admin | July 10, 2022
City folk used to walk past the plain wooden door on Plymouths Lambhay Hill day after day with no clue of the fascinating secret that lay hidden behind it. It took an intrepid enthusiast to rediscover the long forgotten Jewish Cemetery that for more than a century had remained unloved and overgrown with weeds in the shadow of the citys Citadel.
admin | July 10, 2022
The Midrash states that the commandment of Parah Adumah is the ultimate religious mystery, and its reasons are unknowable. The commandment outlines a purification ritual for those who come in contact with a dead body. A red heifer, or Parah Adumah, is sacrificed on the Mount of Olives, and then burnt on a pyre
admin | July 10, 2022
The Gospel for this Sunday is here. 1. Jesus teaches us that a stranger is our neighbour Who is my neighbour, Jesus was asked by a scholar of the law immediately after the Teacher told him about the commandment of loving God and his neighbour as himself
admin | July 10, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin By Jonathan S. Tobin The Supreme Courts decision to overturn the Roe v
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My struggle to find and embrace who I really am. Being the eldest is a blessing. Were constantly reminded by our parents, history, and even researchers that its a privilege to be a firstborn
admin | July 10, 2022
A memorial site near the scene of the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Elad NehoraiJuly 07, 2022 The first moments after finding out about a shooting in my hometown felt like living in slow motion.
admin | July 10, 2022
The threat that caused officials with Temple Beth-El to cancel Saturday's Shabbat services and that inspired the Jewish Federation of San Antonio to urge that "all Jewish gatherings be suspended" was lifted in the late afternoon. In a statement, the Jewish Federation of San Antonio explained that it "received an official update from the FBI that there is no 'known imminent threat' in effect any longer for the San Antonio area Jewish community." It continued: "Although we recommend staying vigilant and aware of your surroundings at all times, we are pleased to share that the urgency of concern has been lowered." The statement also thanked "our local and national law enforcement partners, along with our colleagues at the ADL and SCN, for their diligence, expertise, and professionalism." Nammie Ichilov, president and CEO of the Federation, also reported that the FBI had apprehended a suspect. TPR had not confirmed that report by late Saturday
admin | July 10, 2022
People throughout New England are being confronted more and more by white supremacist incidents. There was a march on Boston on July 3 by a group called Patriot Front.
admin | July 10, 2022
Resilient Ethiopian Jews and their immigration journey to Israel; the mystery of whether Pancho Villas famed raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916 targeted a Jewish shopkeeper; dynamics between two small Jewish communities in Cochin, India; the Cuba to Catskills Mambo dance craze of the 1950s, and a Mambo party the 2022 Stowe Jewish Film Festival takes viewers around the world in stories of Jewish communities.
admin | July 10, 2022
Most South Haven residents know where Lakeview Cemetery is located. But few may realize theres another cemetery right next to it; one that observes the burial rituals of the Jewish faith. The First Hebrew Congregation Cemetery was born out of the Jewish population that flourished in South Haven during the first half of the 20th century
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