richards | February 29, 2016
PURPOSESTATEMENT TheChurch and SynagogueLibrary Association provides educational guidance in the establishment and maintenance of congregational libraries. CSLA helps congregational librarians learn from and teach each other. Since 1967, CSLA has been an outstanding source of collegial support for congregational librarians where lifetime friendships are formed through common interests.
richards | February 21, 2016
The Hasidim Last night PBS aired an extraordinary documentary titled "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America." Most people are familiar with Hasidim as the "ultra-orthodox" in Israel. On TV news, you usually see the men in their long black coats, beards and sidecurls on the front lines of some demonstration for expansion into Palestinian land
richards | February 21, 2016
Beginning in the 10th century, Jewish mystics and philosophers wrote commentaries on Sefer Yetzirah, a book about the secrets of creation probably written around the third century. At the same time, Jewish mystics compiled works of heikhalot literature, an early corpus of texts focused on mystical ascents to heaven
admin | February 19, 2016
Monica Schipper/Stringer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images By David Emery Updated July 09, 2015.
simmons | February 16, 2016
News February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016 Situational Overview ADL has learned of threatening phone calls that were received today by several Jewish schools in a few different states, including Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. This is after Jewish schools in the United Kingdom received recordings of bomb threats yesterday, and after Jewish schools in Florida and Georgia received Read more When ADL announced Greenblatts appointment in 2014, it was hard to ignore the generational and experiential shift by an organization that Foxman, who survived the Holocaust as an infant, had led for 28 years. Greenblatts diverse resume includes serving as an adviser to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, cofounding a bottled water company called Read more The Anti-Defamation League and the European Jewish Congress have formed a new partnership to fight anti-Semitism and join in engaging the European Union, Interpol, and other high-level organizations to cope with the increasingly hostile and dangerous climate for European Jewry.
richards | February 10, 2016
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
richards | February 9, 2016
Tidbits From The Talmud I have read the rebuttals to these tidbits from the Talmudists and found them completely lacking in credibility. After all, it is required of them to lie...so why expect the truth? Why do they attack those online who have websites exposing the Talmud if it weren't true?
richards | February 5, 2016
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Man Up Series Thu, Feb 4th at 8:30p to 10:00p Judaism and our sacred Torah provide incredible insight and guidance in how to be a responsible, respectful, compassionate and moral man. In a world of confusion, compromise, and corruption, now more than ever, we need to man up. Join Rabbi Goldberg for the following open and frank conversations about what Judaism believes it means to be a real man.
richards | February 3, 2016
Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Hasidic Jews Watch "Fiddler on the Roof" For the First Time Bloomingburg mayor, trustee seek re-election Bloomingburgs mayor and a village trustee have filed their paperwork to run for re-election in March. Mayor Frank Gerardi and trustee James Johnson will run again on the Rural Heritage ticket, an independent party that was built on its opposition to developer Shalom Lamms construction of a 396-unit Hasidic townhouse development within the village. The last two village elections were decided in a courtroom, after allegations of voter fraud and religious discrimination led to fierce legal battles
simmons | February 1, 2016
Every year, the president proclaims May Jewish American Heritage Month. The Jewish Women's Archive invites you to join us in honoring the legacy of American Jewish women
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