admin | May 21, 2020
We live in an era so filled with partisan rancor that even a public health emergency that has killed tens of thousands is seen by many as another political talking point. Thats why it was so refreshing to see a moment of bipartisanship in Congress last week on an issue thats hardly new but is always worthy of attention. The Senate unanimously passed the Never Again Education Act, which authorizes spending $10 million over the next five years to further Holocaust-related programming and educational materials in middle and high schools.
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admin | May 21, 2020
Looking for some stories that are not about the coronavirus?Here's a selection of stories from across our regions.
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admin | May 21, 2020
Joseph Miner, a 29-year-old resident of Queens, New York, fits into what you might imagine the alt-right to be. A young man who posted photos of himself performing the Hitler salute alongside jokes about being an incel, he lived with his parents and posted racial abuse online under the handle souljagoy. (Get it
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admin | May 21, 2020
Michelle Toledano is the new Head of School at the Azrieli Schools of Talmud Torah and Herzliah High,effective July 1. Ms. Toledano joined the Azrieli Schools family 13 years ago.
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admin | May 21, 2020
As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, we prepare to greet the giving of the Torah with all-night study in a Tikkun Leil Shavuot. The classical mode of Torah study is in chavruta, a pair or small group of learners who explore texts in partnership
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admin | May 21, 2020
There are a lot of success stories emanating from the Foundation and Auxiliary of the Jewish General Hospital. Indeed count Mindstrong and its fight against mental illness among them. The event has raised over $7 million in the last five years and was slated to take place on June 7 before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted everything.
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admin | May 21, 2020
The NYPD broke up a gathering of about 100 people at a Brooklyn synagogue Wednesday morning while responding to a 311 complaint, police and the mayors office said. The officers responded to a call shortly before 8 a.m. at the Congregation Yetev Lev Satmar Ohel Feiga on South 8th Street near Bedford Avenue and found the gathering, according to cops.
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admin | May 21, 2020
The tables were still covered with open copies of the Book of Esther when Rabbi Yigal Chazan reentered his Milan synagogue this week. The scripture is read during Purim, the Jewish holiday that took place more than two months ago
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admin | May 21, 2020
Anyone entering the Shtiblach Katamon synagogue on Hahish Street in Jerusalem gets a strange feeling. The dust on the benches is heartbreaking. The clocks on the walls, which are an hour behind because there was nobody to switch them to summer time, added to the depressing atmosphere.
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admin | May 21, 2020
Reopening begins in Connecticut. Connecticut, which has been less affected by the coronavirus than neighboring New York, took the biggest step toward restarting its dormant economy on Wednesday, allowing restaurants, stores and malls to reopen, with significant limits.
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