simmons | July 26, 2017
Sacramento has a small Jewish community, with perhaps no more than two-dozen households where Shabbat and kashrut are kept. Yet it will host a big celebration on Thursday night, when a group of dedicated students will celebrate the completion of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud.
simmons | July 26, 2017
The first chapters of tractate Megillah discuss the laws of the holiday of Purim, and specifically the laws pertaining to the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) and its reading on Purim.
admin | July 26, 2017
A favorite saying of the Rabbis of Yavneh, told in the Talmud, was: I am Gods creature and my fellow is Gods creature. My work is in the town and his work is in the country. I rise early for my work and he rises early for his work.
admin | July 26, 2017
Patch.com Upper West Side Synagogue Granted Permission To Sell Building To Developers Patch.com UPPER WEST SIDE, NY A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of an Upper West Side synagogue petitioning to sell its 179-year-old building to a real estate developer in the hopes of tearing it down and replacing it with a mixed-use ...
simmons | July 26, 2017
If Rabbi Hyim Shafner encounters Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, at Kesher Israel in Washington, D.C., he already has a line planned: Hmmm... are you related to the Teaneck Trumps? Shafner is preparing to become head rabbi at Kesher Israel after he leaves Bais Abraham Congregation, a modern Orthodox synagogue in University City, later this summer
richards | July 26, 2017
Woodbury > > Beth El Synagogue welcomes Benjamin Goldberg as student Rabbi for the upcoming year. Ben Goldberg says he is becoming a rabbi because the most powerful experiences in his life were Jewish ones, and he wants to help others experience that power.
simmons | July 26, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) The Kahal Zur Israel, the oldest synagogue in the Americas, has become the first Jewish site to join a Brazilian governmental tourism project. The synagogue is the only non-Christian temple to join the Sacred Recife project, which includes another seven churches, chapels and basilicas in the city of Recife, located in Brazils northeastern corner
richards | July 26, 2017
VENTNOR Kerrin Wolf will discuss the school to prison pipeline as part of the second Salute to Stockton speaker series 7 p.m. July 28, at Shirat Hayam Synagogue, 700 Swarthmore Ave.
richards | July 26, 2017
Rabat Sephardic musics unique, age-old sound is coming to the United states in a rare showcase. New Yorks Sephardic Music Festival will take place from August 24 28, featuring world-renowned artists in the ancient music genre. The ancient music of the Sephardi Jews, who originated from medieval Spain and Portugal, is gaining prominence with music-lovers across the world as evidenced by Sephardic music festivals around the world.
simmons | July 26, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn watches the annual Durham Miners Gala from a hotel balcony on July 8.
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