admin | January 4, 2017
South Jersey contest winner: The dragon who teaches tolerance The drop is long, and the king is certain of his death until a friendly dragon scoops him up and deposits him safely on level ground. The unexpected rescue teaches Firemarth, who had previously feared the dragon - and all different-looking beasts in the kingdom - that "you shouldn't deny someone respect simply because they're different." So goesThe Legend of Firemarth, a children's book written and illustrated by Paulsboro High School sophomore Samson Beaver, who took home first prize this week in B'nai B'rith's "Diverse Minds Writing Challenge" in South Jersey. Beaver's prize was a $5,000 college scholarship he hopes to eventually put toward art school
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richards | January 3, 2017
The Old New Synagogue or Altneuschul (Czech: Staronov synagoga; German: Altneu-Synagoge) situated in Josefov, Prague, is Europe's oldest active synagogue.[1] It is also the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin-nave design.[2] Completed in 1270 in gothic style, it was one of Prague's first gothic buildings.[3] A still older Prague synagogue, known as the Old Synagogue, was demolished in 1867 and replaced by the Spanish Synagogue. The synagogue was originally called the New or Great Synagogue and later, when newer synagogues were built in the 16th century, it became known as the Old-New Synagogue.[2] Another explanation derives the name from the Hebrew (al tnay), which means "on condition" and sounds identical to the Yiddish "alt-nay," or old-new
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richards | January 3, 2017
How Businesses Celebrate the Month of April Thomas Barwick/ Stone/ Getty Images Updated September 08, 2016 April Fool's Day Business Humor For years BMW has run print ads (mostly in Europe) announcing special features not found in other cars. How many were duped is anyone's guess
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richards | January 1, 2017
When Rabbi Boruch Rabinowitz arrived at his Santa Monica synagogue on the first day of Hanukkah, he made an unpleasant discovery.
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richards | January 1, 2017
The Great Synagogue of Rome (Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma) is the largest synagogue in Rome.
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richards | January 1, 2017
Question: Ive heard it said that theres no mention of the synagogue in the Torah.
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richards | January 1, 2017
An overview of the wide variety of food eaten by the descendants of the Spanish exile. By MJL Staff Get Sephardic (and other) Jewish recipes sent straight to your inbox! Sign up for The Nosher newsletter here.
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