Second man charged in armed carjacking of rabbi in Solon – cleveland.com
admin | August 22, 2022
SOLON, Ohio Authorities arrested a second man in connection with the armed carjacking of a 62-year-old rabbi earlier this month.
Im a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate – Forward
admin | August 22, 2022
On Aug. 12, celebrated author Salman Rushdie was stabbed at an event at the Chautauqua Institution. Photo by Charles Savenor & David Levenson/Getty Images Leven When my wife and I first planned our trip upstate, a conversation between Salman Rushdie and Henry Reese at the Chautauqua Institution stood out to us as a programmatic highlight we did not want to miss
Ben Gvir names scion of prominent rabbinic family to his far-right slate – The Times of Israel
admin | August 22, 2022
Far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir has selected the son of a prominent national-religious family for the No. 4 slot on his Otzma Yehudit partys electoral slate. Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, who heads the Organization of Community Rabbis, a rabbinical group, is the grandson of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, a former chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel, and the son of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the rabbi of Safed and a leading national-religious figure.
‘God is life,’ Rabbi Yonatan Neril on ecological conversion and the war in Ukraine – Religion News Service
admin | August 22, 2022
(RNS) Not long after Russias invasion of Ukraine in late February, Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yonatan Neril found himself surrounded by 25 different religious leaders, including bishops, rabbis and sheiks, in Jerusalems Moscow Square as he affixed a letter calling for peace to the wall of the Russian Orthodox church.
"Come To Punjab, Sardars Will Protect You": Singer Rabbi Shergill To Bilkis Bano – NDTV
admin | August 22, 2022
Rabbi Shergill said the judiciary and the politiians had forsaken the people. Musician Rabbi Shergill, who once moved the country with his song 'Bilquis' that evoked the horrific gang rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots, on Monday sent out a message of compassion for the survivor amid the nationwide outrage over the release of the 11 men convicted of the crime. "I want to tell Bilkis, come to Punjab, we will protect you with our last drop of blood.
Is this Russian rabbi fair game for sanctions, or being held to a double standard? – Forward
admin | August 22, 2022
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, with Rabbi Alexander Boroda, left, and Rabbi Berel Lazar, center, in a visit to the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow in 2013. Photo by Alexey Druzhinin/AFP via Getty Images By Louis KeeneAugust 16, 2022 Rabbi Alexander Boroda, regarded as Russias second-most influential Jewish leader, feels misunderstood and worried for the nations Jews.
Catholic Gestapo agent who spied on Nazis and became anti-Zionist rabbi – Ynetnews
admin | August 22, 2022
Madeleine Lust Ferraille, Ruth Ben David and Ruth Blau are all the names of the same woman, whose life story has fascinated Jews the world over: a French double agent who found herself in trouble with the law and joined an anarchist Haredi faction and kidnapped Yossele Schumacher. Some 60 years on, the affair still has repercussions. 8 View gallery Ruth Blau as Madeleine Lust Ferraille Two separate pieces of research, soon to be published in book form - one by Prof
Of Thorns And Thistles (Part II) – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | August 22, 2022
Last week, we began our exploration of 16th century Italian scholar Rabbi Shlomo of Urbinos list of the 17 different words to connote thorns or thistles in Biblical Hebrew. Commentators and etymology experts offer insights into these different words and the meanings contained in their structure or drawn from the context in which they are used.
The Gates Of Tears – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | August 22, 2022
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov tells us: The main benefit of crying is when it is motivated by joy.
Being Aware of Awareness – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | August 22, 2022
Rebbi said observe these three things and you will not come into the clutches of sin. Know what there is above you: an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and all your deed are written in a book (Avot 2:1).
