Why the great Talmudists valued contrary opinions – San Diego Jewish World
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By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California The Talmud has always been a champion of free speech
Turn to Tractate Shabbat for wisdom navigating the pandemic – Forward
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Four months ago, those of us who take part in Daf Yomi opened Tractate Shabbat to begin a 157 day journey through the longest volume of the Talmud. Daf Yomi is the practice of reading a page of Talmud everyday. The seven year cycle takes readers through 2,711 winding, nuanced and fascinating pages of ancient wisdom.
Don’t hide from the sins of St. Louis – America Magazine
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I will pour forth tears until like a river they reachUnto the tombs of your most noble princes,Moses and Aaron, on Mount Hor, and I will ask: Is thereA new Torah, that your scrolls may be burned?
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz: Times and customs – The Jerusalem Post
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Thursday marks the fast of the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, a day commemorating a number of tragedies in Jewish history and the start of a mourning period known as the Three Weeks, when many Jews traditionally follow some mourning customs. Five tragedies are said to have occurred on the 17th of Tammuz: the breaking of the tablets of the Ten Commandments by Moses, the cessation of the daily offering during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, the burning of the Torah by Apostomos, the placing of an idol the Temple in Jerusalem and the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by the Romans in 69 CE after a long siege
This Friday Is Special. Here’s Why – Chabad.org
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Friday, July 10, 2020, is super important. Not just because of what happened on this day (significant things happened on every day of the calendar), but because of what will happen. On that day (18 Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar), around the world, hundreds of thousands will begin anew to study Maimonides Mishneh Torah a digest that encompasses all the Torahs laws and directives as part of an annual study program that begins its 40th cycle on this date.
In Defense of King Louis IX | Thomas F. Madden – First Things
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The current iconoclastic moment in the U.S. has taken an odd turn here in the city of St
The huppah – a beloved object of Jewish art – The Jerusalem Post
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The huppah, the Jewish bridal canopy, is one of the most beloved objects of Jewish art. It is steeped in history, customs, symbolism and beauty. It is both the actual bridal canopy and the ceremony
Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, All in All – National Review
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(PatriceO/iStock/Getty Images Plus)For the new moralists of cancel culture, there is no context. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLEIn his Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke took aim at Lord George Gordon, who had led the anti-Catholic riots that bore his name. By the time of the Reflections, Gordon resided in Newgate Prison, convicted of libel and unable to afford the security the judge demanded for his freedom.
How the ADL went from working with Facebook to leading a boycott against it – thejewishchronicle.net
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It was when Mark Zuckerberg said he would allow Holocaust denial on his platform that the Anti-Defamation League realized its partnership with Facebook wasnt working. The social media giant and the Jewish civil rights group had been working together for years to curb hate speech online. In October 2017, Facebook headlined a new ADL initiative to start a Cyberhate Problem-Solving Lab in collaboration with Silicon Valleys biggest companies.
Combat Anti-Semitism: Trying to combat the haters – The Jerusalem Post
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"I met antisemitism from an early age and saw the face of being a Jew in the Diaspora. I felt at home only between the four walls of my home. I understood that as a Jew, I am different.At 18, Sacha Roytman Dratwa moved to Israel from his native Belgium, served in the IDF for eight years, and then worked as director of digital advocacy for the World Jewish Congress
