The Spiritual Purpose Of Clothing – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | March 8, 2022
Before Adam sinned, he required no clothing (Bereishis 2:25).
History of the Jews in Mexico – Wikipedia
admin | February 21, 2022
The history of the Jews in Mexico can be said to have begun in 1519 with the arrival of Conversos, often called Marranos or Crypto-Jews, referring to those Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and that then became subject to the Spanish Inquisition.
Beyond the Huppah – 03-01-2022 | JewishBoston – jewishboston.com
admin | February 21, 2022
Create the Jewish marriage you want. Join us for Mayyim Hayyims six-session seminar for engaged and recently married couples that will provide tools to solidify a strong relationship and explore different ways of creating a Jewish home. LGBTQ+ and interfaith couples welcome
What Smotrich got right: The Conversion Bill and Diaspora Jewry – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
Last week, a firestorm erupted when MK Bezalel Smotrich set foot on British soil. Smotrich, who heads the Religious Zionist party affiliated with the ultra-Orthodox side of the national-religious sector in Israel, is known for his extremist views on various issues such as the attitude toward the Arab minority in Israel and the LGBT community, and Judaism and State issues
Dear Sophie, Israel has failed you | Donniel Hartman | The Blogs – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
The Israel Advocacy Forces are in overdrive. The talkbacks are humming with experts ready and willing to attack any criticisms of Israel, especially accusations of apartheid, with an arsenal of facts and figures proving the injustice and spuriousness of the allegations: the critics of Israel are antisemitic, applying double standards; they ignore context and lack nuance; fail to take into account the decades of peace overtures on the part of Israel and their rejection by the hands of Palestinians, and so on
This weekend’s U-M production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ will be like nothing heard before – Detroit Free Press
admin | February 21, 2022
The University of Michigans University Musical Society will present a world premiere this weekend with a concert performance of Fiddler on the Roof. It features John Williams orchestral arrangement of the 1971 film score, which is being done live for the first time. Broadway performers Chuck Cooper and Loretta Ables Sayre star alongside U-M musical theaterstudents in the performance, and the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra will accompany the singers.
Circumcision doesn’t make someone Jewish | Rebecca Wald | The Blogs – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
Israels High Court of Justice will hear arguments on Wednesday seeking state funding for the circumcision of all converts. The costly procedure is currently free for Orthodox converts but not for those seeking Reform or Conservative paths to Judaism
ShabbaTTogether time to hear the message – Australian Jewish News
admin | February 21, 2022
Chazakah is a fascinating concept in Judaism. This word, with its roots in the Hebrew word for strength, has many halachic applications of which perhaps the best known relates to an action repeated three times. Following tri-fold repetition, an act becomes a chazakah, setting a precedent.
Revelation, Co-creation, Illumination | Hebrew College Wendy Linden – Patheos
admin | February 15, 2022
Parashat Ki Tissa (Ki Tisa: Exodus 30:1134:35)By Rabbi Adina Allen | February 14, 2022 The Ten Commandments are the cornerstone of Judaism. Torah teaches that the stone tablets containing the commandments were given to us after we escaped Egypt, crossed the Red Sea, and arrived at Mount Sinai.
The power of Word(le) – jewishpresstampa
admin | February 15, 2022
You may have seen friends posting on social media with what seems like a secret code.
