admin | August 3, 2017
Over the course of just a few days, the tiny Jewish community in Nicaragua more than doubled when 114 people converted to Judaism. Last month, community members answered questions before a beit din, or religious court, of three Orthodox rabbis from Israel and the United States and immersed in a newly built mikvah in Managua, the Central American countrys capital
richards | August 3, 2017
Spread the word! Rav Shlomo Amar is coming for Shabbat to Congregation Shaarei Orah in Teaneck. We are incredibly excited to host one of the great chachamim of our generation and eagerly look forward to hearing his divrei Torah and words of inspiration. Rav Amar currently serves as the rav roshi of Jerusalem and is the prior Rishon LeTzion (Sephardic chief rabbi).
simmons | August 3, 2017
As every working mum (or dad) will tell you, modern families lead busy lives. Parents find themselves juggling work presentations with spelling tests, interview preparation with school plays and client calls with science projects. Just as the free market economy has created ways to ease hectic lives (I may see my Amazon delivery driver more than my own mother) and smartphones mean your weekly shop can be done on the bus to work, parents still struggle with the question of whether they are giving enough time to their children.
admin | August 3, 2017
2 August 2017, 14:13 James O'Brien: This Is Why Holocaust Denial Is On The Rise 00:01:15 A leading campaigner has warned Holocaust denial could rise in the next 20 years, and James OBrien has a theory why this is worryingly true.
richards | August 3, 2017
The titular schlubby hero of Menashe might, with a few tweaks, be a perfect fit for the lead of a Judd Apatow comedy about a wayward man-child.
simmons | August 3, 2017
Q: You once told a sad and poignant story about a goat whose magnificent horns were given away, piece by piece. I think you attributed it to a particular Hasidic rabbi. Would you please remind me where that story comes from, perhaps point me to a source
simmons | August 3, 2017
Jewish liturgy is the expression of the hopes, fears, joys and sorrows of the Jewish people, and the Aleinu, the best-known concluding prayer, is a very good example. Composed when the Temple still stood in Jerusalem, and originally recited only on the High Holy Days, it became part of the daily liturgy after the blood libel massacre of the Jews of Blois, France, in 1171.
simmons | August 3, 2017
While the commemoration ran from Monday evening to Tuesday evening, it's not too late to tie Tisha BAv (literally, the ninth day of the Hebrew calendars month of Av) to the current state of affairs. You might want to refer to this handy Religion News Service Splainer." I'm not qualified to speak definitively about just how the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif dispute breaks down along religious, nationalistic and political lines among ordinary Palestinians and other Muslims that support them -- as opposed to the statements of Palestinian leaders who always stress religious claims in rallying global Muslim support
admin | August 3, 2017
The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday slammed new Republican legislation, embraced by US President Donald Trump, that would dramatically reduce legal immigration and shift the policies toward a system that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties. Trump joined with Republican Sens.
admin | August 2, 2017
A Palestinian flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
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