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The organization representing the largest American Jewish denomination is pledging to divest from the fossil fuel industry as a response to the climate crisis. Citing the biblical teaching of till and tend the earth, the Union for Reform Judaism announced on Wednesday that it has committed to ensuring its investment and pension plans, as well as mutual funds, are free of direct ties to oil, gas, and coal companies
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admin | April 11, 2024
Chabad at Binghamton brought together more than 2400 attendees to celebrate Shabbat, surpassing the participant total from previous years and demonstrating the strong sense of Jewish community at Binghamton.
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admin | April 11, 2024
Go back to Auschwitz!... Were coming for you!...
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admin | April 11, 2024
Understanding Zionism: Historyand Perspectives By Anne Perez Fortress What exactly does it mean to identify oneself as a Zionist or to call someone else one?
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Introduction: In the Jewish tradition, childbirth is regarded as a sacred experience, marked by rituals and offerings that signify gratitude, devotion, and purification. However, when we explore historical practices beyond Jewish tradition, we encounter a stark and troubling reality: the widespread prevalence of infanticide. Through understanding and embracing the ethical principles of Judaism, we can strive to build a more compassionate and just world, where every life is cherished and protected.
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Aaron Nielsenshultz, the director of religious school and bnai mitzvah training at Beth Or, discusses Israel with high school students. Photo by Allison Levin Leslie Feldman Aaron Nielsenshultz, the director of religious school and bnai mitzvah training at Beth Or in Maple Glen, strongly believes in connecting teens to their Jewish background to offer them a sense of identity, belonging and cultural richness. After the COVID-19 lockdown ended in the fall of 2021, Nielsenshultz was looking to re-engage with teens because they had not been active in the synagogues online pandemic programming.
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Dr Ed Kessler MBE, the Chair of the Progressive Judaism Advisory Board, appeared on The Rest is Politics to discuss the war in Israel and Gaza and what happens next both there and for interfaith work in the UK. Ed is Founder President of the Woolf Institute and a leading thinker in interfaith relations. He told Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, who host the award-winning podcast, that he remains optimistic, despite the very difficult situation.
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By Alan Jay Gerber With the onset of Pesach, I find the study of the historical and philosophical side of our religious tradition to be of great inspiration in getting myself into the holiday mood.
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admin | April 11, 2024
In his book Mateh Dan published in 1714, Rabbi David Nieto of Bevis Marks Synagogue incorporated science to explain Jewish belief. He was the first in a line of prominent British rabbinic scholars, which would include Hertz, Jacobs and Sacks, who have demonstrated that there is no rupture between Judaism and the modern world. Raphael Zarum, the Dean of the London School of Jewish Studies, formerly Jews College, is now stepping into that line
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As I write this, in early April 2024, the war is raging in Gaza.
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