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This letter was originally sent to members of Young Israel of Woodmere on May 7. It has been reprinted here with permission. WOODMERE, N.Y
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Torah states that any kohen or animal with a mum (blemish) becomes unfit for ritual sacrifice. Rabbi Sholomo Pappenheim (1740-1814) writes that mum and meumah derive from the two-letter root mem-mem, which denotes the smallest amount.
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iStock The conversation returned to the image of the ner tamid, a continuous flame that required meticulous care to ensure its everlasting presence.
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(May 8, 2020 / JNS) The holiday of Lag BOmer is one of the most boisterous events in Israel, in particular the bonfires in Meron at the tomb of one of the greatest Jewish sages, Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai. The second-century sage is considered by many the author of the Zohar, one of the most important works of Kabbalah, the mystical teaching of Judaism.
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On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City Health + Hospitals, the citys public hospital system, will be leading the citys new contact tracing program, with some assistance from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. De Blasios decision not to have the health department oversee this initiative, however, has struck some as odd and indicative of the mayors contentious relationship with the department
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This past Purim, in late March, a delegation of kabbalists and rabbis from Jerusalem flew over Israel in a helicopter, praying and blowing shofars and horns. Their aim was to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Israel.
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Men in dark formal suits, with long hair protruding from under their hats, stride purposefully through New Yorks streets. Women with wigs and conservative dresses push strollers on Brooklyns sidewalks
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CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN Crown Heights is a hot spot of social distancing violations or at least sits in a swath of Brooklyn where cops have cracked down more than nearly any other place in the city. Newly-released NYPD data shows cops in the 77th Precinct covering north Crown Heights issued 22 social distancing summons that's the fourth-most of any police precinct. It also neighbors the top three police precincts for social distancing tickets.
admin | May 8, 2020
Youve finished Fauda on Netflix, The Plot Against America on HBO and The Marvelous Mrs.
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Disappearances Buchenwald camp survivorsSome deniers posit that the Jews said to have been killed under the Nazi regime actually survived the war, and succeeded in avoiding detection by going to places such as the Soviet Union or the United States. In these countries, the deniers claim, there were already so many Jews that no one noticed a couple of million more.
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