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When an auction house recently unveiled a newcatalogof rare Jewish books and manuscripts, Rabbi Elli Fischer was among the many who rushed to examine the goods. An Israeli-American university researcher, Fischer was particularly intrigued by an old handwritten journal opening bid: $100,000. The journal, known as a ledger, or pinkas, belonged to a rabbi from the holy city of Tiberias who had toured Jewish Europe some 200 years ago to raise money for his community
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Two days ago in Haifa, a city where Palestinian Arabs comprise 10% of the population, the municipality placed a sign in one of the parks in the French Carmel neighborhood to remind people who have dogs to close the gates. The sign is written in Hebrew, English and Russian, but not Arabic, thus excluding the Palestinian Arabic-speaking residents that live in the neighborhood.
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Fred Fox thought he wanted to grow up to be a rabbi, comedian, therapist or entertainer. Instead, he became a stockbroker in his native New York City. Now retired and living in Tiburon, Fox, 73, has pretty much achieved his childhood goals as the Spinning Rabbi
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In this weeks Torah portion, we continue reading Mosess final speeches, incredibly beautiful and lofty addresses meant to prepare the Jewish nation for entering, conquering, and then living in, the Holy Land. In the address asking the Children of Israel to worship God and walk in His path, Moses says: For the Lord, your God, is God of gods and the Lord of the lords, the great mighty and awesome God, Who will show no favor, nor will He take a bribe. He executes the judgment of the orphan and widow, and He loves the stranger, to give him bread and clothing (Deuteronomy 10:17-18)
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Across the globe, people from all walks of life came together Monday, the 17th of the Hebrew month of Menachem Av, which corresponds with July 26, to mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of my beloved mentor, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz of saintly memory. Steinsaltz, lovingly known to his students as Rav Adin, was recognized as a once-in-a-millennium scholar, who revolutionized the world with his trailblazing translation and commentary of the entire Talmud, Bible, Maimonides Mishneh Torah, the Tanya; his authorship of many books on Jewish mysticism, philosophy and sociology; his educational institutions; and his life mission to let my people know
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Barnardos has investigated one of its teachers after Jewish News discovered social media posts apparently written by her, which claimed Israel has world governments in their pockets, controlled the media and massacres thousands. Rubina Halim, a Yorkshire-based staffer with the leading childrens charity wrote on Linkedin this month: Israel is not looking at taking over Palestine
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By Rabbi David Etengoff Our parasha, Eikev, contains a phrase, familiar to many, that is found in the first blessing of the Shemoneh Esrei: He is the great (hagadol), mighty (hagibor) and awesome (vhanorah) G-d. If this is acceptable, one might think it is permissible to add other descriptions of the Almighty during the recitation of the Shemoneh Esrei. This approach was undertaken by an anonymous shaliach tzibbur who, to his surprise, was strongly criticized by Rabbi Chanina bar Chama, as recounted in Talmud Bavli, Berachot 33b: A certain [reader] went down in the presence of Rabbi Chanina and said, G-d, the great, mighty, awesome, powerful, mighty, awe-inspiring, strong, fearless, steadfast and honored
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by Brant Rosen This weeks Torah portion, Parashat Ekev, contains the well-known commandment: You must love the stranger because you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19) While its often characterized as the most repeated commandment in the Torah occurring a total of 36 times, thats actually a bit of hyperbole it actually appears only six times.[1] The number 36 seems to have originated from a passage in the Talmud [2] but in the end, Id suggest that the accuracy of this claim is really irrelevant. For liberal American Jews in particular, this commandment looms large for because its a powerful statement of collective empathy.
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The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, photographed on Oct. 17, 1934, is superimposed with an image of a page from a manuscript of a Tiberias rabbi who traveled to Europe on a fundraising mission in 1807. (MCNY/Gottscho-Schleisner/Getty Images) By Asaf Shalev When an auction house recently unveiled a newcatalogof rare Jewish books and manuscripts, Rabbi Elli Fischer was among the many who rushed to examine the goods.
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(JTA) The Jewish highlights of the Tokyo Olympics kicked off with Jewish basketball superstar Sue Bird serving as one of Team USAs two flag bearers at the opening ceremony, a huge honor. The lasting accolades, though, are the medals that winning athletes take home. Dozens of Jewish athletes are competing in the Games this year, but the fierce competition means that only some will enter the record books as gold, silver or bronze medalists.
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