admin | March 1, 2020
In July 2017, Israeli historian Yoram Meital stumbled upon a handwritten 1028 CE biblical codex that was lying abandoned on a dusty shelf in a Cairo synagogue.
admin | March 1, 2020
Featured Photo by Jaemi Loeb A group of 30, most from Metro Detroit, escaped winter for a week and had the thrill of stepping on a sand-covered synagogue floor among other interesting Jewish sites during the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroits inaugural Jews of the Caribbean cruise. Leaders were Jaemi B
admin | March 1, 2020
This year, Purim begins in the evening of March 9 and continues through the evening of March 10. The holiday commemorates the defeat of Hamans plot to massacre the Jews as recorded in the Book of Esther. Dont know where to go and what to do to celebrate Purim?
admin | March 1, 2020
4:21 p.m. Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills today officially canceled a mid-March trip to Israel and Greece. As of Friday, no refunds were being made to the 40 or so people who had signed up.
admin | March 1, 2020
I never really understood Chanukah until I went to Spain. Standing in a church that had been a synagogue until the Jews were all either expelled or murdered, looking at the crucifix hanging where the ark had been, I understood the Maccabees in a whole new way.
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TEL AVIV For passengers hurrying through the departures hall of Israels main airport on Sunday, many with their faces covered by masks, there was one big conundrum: Should they stay or should they go? It wasnt just the threat of the coronavirus spreading around the world that made them think twice about traveling. It was the thought of missing Israels general election on Monday the countrys third in less than a year.
admin | March 1, 2020
The Health Ministry on Friday said that a second Israeli has been diagnosed with coronavirus after contact with a man who tested positive for COVID-19 following his return from Italy. According to Hebrew media reports, the second person diagnosed with the virus is the mans wife and she has been hospitalized at the Sheba Medical Center where she is reported to be in good condition.
admin | March 1, 2020
For the past 49 years, Yeshiva University has held an annual lecture series titled the Hillel Rogoff Memorial Lecture. Not many students, however, are acquainted with the life story of Rogoff
admin | March 1, 2020
Alma via JTA Both on-screen and behind the scenes, Jewish directors, producers and writers are credited with developing the Hollywood system as we know it today. These seven pioneering Jewish actresses defied expectations of their gender and many survived religious persecution, fleeing Europe during World War II
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On this "Face the Nation" broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan: Clickhereto browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington and this week on FACE THE NATION, the coronavirus has now claimed the life of an American within the U.S. and the number of infected has increased and now includes cases of unknown origin. Meanwhile, the Trump administration scrambles to calm fears of Americans concerned with the spread of coronavirus and its impact on the economy as the stock market has its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis
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