admin | December 21, 2019
Literary criticAdam Kirschis readinga page of Talmuda day, along with Jews around the world. Each volume of the Koren Talmud Bavli comes in a dust jacket that bears an image related to its contents. Avoda Zara, about idol worship, features a marble bust of a Greek god; Menachot, about meal offerings, has an illustration of a sacred vessel full of flour.
admin | December 21, 2019
Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Shelah (1560-1630) writes that every special date on the Jewish calendar is related to the parashiyos read in close proximity to it. What, then, is the connection between Vayeishev and Chanukah
admin | December 21, 2019
The Yeshiva University Office of the Provost and the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a longstanding pioneer in interreligious relations, convened a meeting of American Muslim and Modern Orthodox Jewish leaders on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, for conversations on the theme of Tradition and Modernity: Religious Identity and Civic Engagement in the United States.
admin | December 21, 2019
By Rabbi Shaya Katz Its that time of year. We pause our diets for oily treats; we break our bank accounts for some gifts; and we take time off to see our loved ones.
admin | December 21, 2019
Betrayed and abandoned, the 17-year-old Joseph finds himself in an environment that is the polar opposite of the home in which he was brought up. Far away from the atmosphere of intense spirituality and awareness of God that was palpable in Jacobs home, he is sold into servitude to Potiphar, one of Pharaohs ministers and also now has to find the moral fortitude to withstand the advances of his masters wife
admin | December 21, 2019
During the shorter and somewhat chillier days of winter, some of us tend to feel a bit more despondent, less motivated, slower to get around, maybe even a little hungrier. Even in the sunnier hemisphere, we can become susceptible to subtle seasonal mood disorders.
admin | December 21, 2019
captionHanukkah candles.sourceJACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Many Jewish holidays can be summed up as We fought, we won, now lets eat, and Hanukkah is no exception. The story goes that while the Jews were living under the Greek empire around 166 BC, King Antiochus IV outlawed Judaism and defiled the Holy Temple that stood in Jerusalem by sacrificing pigs on the altar.
admin | December 21, 2019
IfNotNow has grown in prominence every year since its 2014 founding. But this past year proved to be its most high-profile one yet.
admin | December 21, 2019
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Against all expectations, political logic and basic commonsense, Israels major parties have refused to form a unity government, and are dragging an irate public back for a third national election in less than a year. The contest, scheduled for March 2, will likely reprise the two previous stalemates.
admin | December 20, 2019
One of the suspects in the attack on a Jersey City, New Jersey kosher grocery store wrote several Facebook posts demonstrating belief in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, the Anti-Defamation LeaguerevealedTuesday. David Anderson, one of the two suspected shooters in the attack, used the alias Dawad Maccabee on Facebook from July to December 2015, according to the ADL
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