A Chanukah Story as told to a 12 year old – GazetteNET
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Not all of us were fighters.
Dirshu to hold historic siyumim in Israel and around the world – Arutz Sheva
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Dirshu, the largest Torah organization in the world will be having its "siyum hashas" (celebration upon completion of learning the Talmud) on December 28 at Binyanei Haumah (the International Convention Center) in Jerusalem and on January 9 at Yad Eliyahu in Tel Aviv. These events will be two of eleven that will be held around the world. According to Yitzchok Saftlas of Dirshu, the siyum hashas taking place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on February 9, 2020 sold out so fast that additional locations had to be added at the NJPAC and Newark Symphony Hall in New Jersey.
How will we bring a little extra light into the world this Hanukkah? – The Jewish News of Northern California
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TheTorah columnis supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek.MiketzGenesis 41:1-44:17Zecharia 2:14-4:7 When he was quite young, my son and I were driving through our neighborhood during this time of winter holidays when he remarked, Now I know who is Jewish and who is Christian everyone with Christmas lights hanging on their houses are Christian, and those without lights are Jewish. This determination made perfect sense to my sons five or six-year-old self, and he was clearly satisfied to have so neatly ordered his world. What he couldnt fathom at that age was that ones religious observance and faith is so much more complex than bright, flickering lights on the front porch.
Chemical City Chanukah: Flint-based organization brings Jewish holiday traditions to Midland – Midland Daily News
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Flint-based organization brings Jewish holiday traditions to Midland mitchell kukulka, mitchell.kukulka@mdn.net Greg Kleynberg of Bay City, right, chats with Shainie Weingarten, foreground, as he stands with his grandchildren, Eli Cicci, 6, center, and Maya Cicci, 9, left, during a Hanukkah celebration, hosted by Chabad of Eastern Michigan, Monday, Dec. 23 at the Midland Mall. Guests enjoyed latkes, music and the lighting of the menorah
Does God need a light at night?: The eternal flame in the Hanukkah candles – The Jerusalem Post
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The first rabbinic reference to Hanukkah is found in Megillat Taanit, dated to the late Second Temple. It is a series of dates, mostly based on military victories that took place toward the end of the Second Temple period.
101 Words In A Row Beginning With Alef – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press I recently acquired an entertaining invitation to the wedding of one of Rabbi Yehudah Yudel Rosenbergs children. Rabbi Rosenberg (1859-1935) was the author of many sefarim and is most often remembered for reviving the story of the golem of the Maharal of Prague (He also wrote a sefer defending the use of electricity on Shabbat called Maor HaChashmal. At the time, this position wasnt that unusual.) Leaving a rabbinic position in Tarlow, Poland, in 1913, Rabbi Rosenberg immigrated to the New World where he became rabbi of Torontos Beth Jacob Congregation, which was founded in 1899 by a group of Polish-born Jews.
‘Little Women’ and 20 other great films directed by American women – NBC News
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When the nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced earlier this month, one notable snub astounded critics and film aficionados: Greta Gerwig, the acclaimed writer and director of "Little Women," was left out of the running. The exclusion seemed to underscore the gender inequities and biases of Hollywood, particularly when it comes to the major awards ceremonies.
High school senior in critical condition after being hit by a car – The Prince George’s Sentinel
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SILVER SPRING A Walter Johnson High School student remained in the intensive care unit in critical condition after being struck while crossing Montrose Road to board his school bus on Dec. 13. Eyal Haddad, a 17-year-old senior, was struck while crossing Montrose Road at Bargate Court on his way to the school bus, located on the far right lane.
‘Jews of Florida-Centuries of Stories’ brings the past to life – Heritage Florida Jewish News
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"What Macaulay was to the history of the English, Marcia Jo Zerivitz is to the history of Florida Jewry. She has salvaged the records of the past and turned the struggles and successes of the dead into a living, breathing narrative," said Stephen J. Whitfield, professor emeritus of American Studies, Brandeis University
The top 10 Jewish stories of 2019 – Heritage Florida Jewish News
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(JTA)For many Jews around the world, theres probably no love lost for 2019.
