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A bochur was kvetching to a shliach at a farbrengen is a perfect sentence, rules the Oxford English Dictionary, which recently added a number of Jewish terms and words. By Anash.org writer The Oxford English Dictionary recently includes a selection of Yiddish terms and words, the Times of Israel reported, with some entries not particularly complimentary, such as bagel a derogatory and offensive word in the US for a Jew. We reflect, rather than dictate, how language is used which means we include words which may be considered sensitive and derogatory
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SOUTH FORT MYERS A vigilant friend likely stopped a mass shooting in Southwest Florida.
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Conservative AGUDATH BNAI ISRAEL: Meister Road at Pole Ave., Lorain. Mark Jaffee, Ritual Director
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You dont often see rabbis on business journals 40 under 40 lists, but Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham made the San Antonio Business Journals list in 2018, which was a first for a clergy member. Despite that recognition of his success in Texas, Abraham recently decided to leave Congregation Agudas Achim for a rabbinic post at Congregation Bnai Amoona. He starts July 1.
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One local Jewish synagogue is hosting a special event not only to celebrate Purim but also to teach children about social justice. Temple Emanu-El in Sandy Springs will hold its annual Purim Carnival March 8 from 10:30 a.m.
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Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton recently came to Washington and stated straightforwardly before us: Now, at 71 years of age, Randy is in the process of dying. Randy is John Randolph Hall, born March 21, 1948, in Glendale. He is Keatons younger brother, now suffering from dementia while residing in an assisted-living facility
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Over 180 Jews Fly in to Celebrate Shabat at Recently Restored Alexandrian Synagogue According to various videos circulating on social media, a congregation of 180 Jews of Egyptian origin flew over to Egypt during the weekend to celebrate the opening of the Eliahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria following its restoration work. The event was organized by the Nebi Daniel Association, reports the Jerusalem Post
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Participants in a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., Feb.
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Photo Credit: Chaldean via Wikimedia Commons. {Reposted from the MEF website} Throughout Middle Eastern countries where Jews were once prosperous, numerous Jewish sites are getting a makeover and Jewish history is being remembered. It is a major change from the past decades when Jewish history in many Muslim countries was sidelined, or even purposely erased
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HAVANA (JTA) The remaining Jewish community in Cuba has much to contend with a lack of resources and rabbis, a population thats both aging and dwindling, and ongoing uncertainty about how much aid and assistance they can expect from their co-religionists in the United States. Adding to that long list: Its not easy to find traditional Jewish foods. There are a variety of reasons why, especially for observant Jews who keep kosher
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