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This column is an opinion by Idris Elbakri, a Canadian Palestinian who calls Winnipeg his home.For more information aboutCBC's Opinion section,please see theFAQ. When war broke out in Ukraine, our family sat mesmerized and shocked in front of the TV
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Through her love of cycling, 79-year-old Judith Hammond has found inspiration for her fundraising in The Big Ride (TBR). This year at the end of July, TBR will go from Derby to Manchester, via Stoke, and Judiths challenge will be to get to Derby by cycling with her friend Michael Weltike.
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In January, Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary, said that anyone who chanted the Hamas slogan could be referred to the police and that it was essential for universities to clamp down on the slogan following the outlawing of support for Hamas. Mr Zahawi told the Jewish Chronicle in January that the rallying cry used by Hamas is the kind of anti-Semitic, intolerant, murderous attitude of the organisation thats proscribed. The group of pro-Palestine protesters had objected to the choice of speaker for the event made by the universitys Conservative Society, Colonel Richard Kemp, the former head of British forces in Afghanistan, partly because of his support for Israel
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(RNS) Probably no event is more indelibly marked in U.S. Jewish life this year than the Jan
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Welcome to your monthly tour of the Jewish literary landscape! I have four new titles to share and a special announcement we just launched our Bookshop storefront, where you can shop the books recommended in this newsletter.
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In the three months since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held at gunpoint in their Texas synagogue, new carpet has been laid in the sanctuary, the walls have been repainted, the entry retiled and new doors installed By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press April 9, 2022, 3:01 AM 4 min read COLLEYVILLE, Texas -- In the three months since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held at gunpoint in their Texas synagogue, new carpet has been laid in the sanctuary, the walls have been repainted, the entry retiled and new doors installed. He said it has been healing to watch
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(RNS) When Middle Collegiate Church was devastated by fire in December 2020, the rabbi of a Manhattan Reform synagogue 10 short blocks away responded, along with many others. I was heartbroken and I reached out to the Rev. Dr
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The teachings transmitted by the rabbis in the centuries following the destruction of the Second Temple formed the core of what has come to be known as rabbinic Judaism, which still provides the framework for the various types of Judaism practiced today. The most widely studied of these rabbinic teachings are known collectively as the Talmud, which has two parts: Mishnah and Gemara
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An evolving symbol of hope and redemption in Judaism over the centuries, Elijahs return is said to mark the messiahs earthly arrival. A harbinger of the messiah is a strange role for Elijah
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How a Contentious Halachic Principle Has Shaped the Nature of Eruv Jewish communities past and present have striven to erect an eruv to permit carrying outdoors on Shabbat. The familiar type of eruv involves surrounding the area with a series of rudimentary doorframes (tzurat hapetach, often taking the form of poles with wire running across the tops)
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