admin | December 28, 2021
The word rabbi originates from the Hebrew meaning "teacher." The term has evolved over Jewish history to include many roles and meanings. Today it usually refers to those who have received rabbinical ordination and are educated in matters of halacha (Jewish law). They are the ones knowledgeable enough to answer halachic questions.
admin | December 28, 2021
A rabbi is a teacher of Judaism. The word itself literally translates from Hebrew to my teacher or my master. For most of Jewish history, the primary qualification for this title was sufficient learning to render decisions in Jewish law
admin | December 28, 2021
Depressed by the mutual contempt in which the two Americas hold one another? By the gloom hanging over what is supposed to be a season of light?
admin | December 28, 2021
In November, when Rabbi Ariana Capptauber offered to house a few of the hundreds of Afghan refugees expected to arrive in the Harrisburg region, she was compelled by a deeply personal reason. Capptauber is the descendant of Holocaust survivors. Her grandmother and great-grandmother fled Nazi-occupied Poland in the 1930s, embarking on a journey of survival made possible by the help of total strangers
admin | December 28, 2021
PHOTOS BY JOE APPEL PHOTOGRAPHY When the cloudy skies cleared just long enough for Benjamin Altshuler and Natalie Shribmans outdoor wedding ceremony on October 3, 2021, it shouldnt have been surprising. After all, they had God on their side.
admin | December 28, 2021
Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Shalom le Israel Rabbi Boris Tsiprush prepares for the synagogue's weekly Torah study having just learned that Sacramento County authorities arrested a man they believe targeted a menorah in front of his place of worship."My reaction, like a person who believes in God, like a rabbi it's: I forgive him," said Tsiprush.A message of forgiveness for 33-year-old Nicholas Sherman.According to the offices of the Sacramento County District Attorney and Sheriff, Sherman is now charged with one felony count of desecrating a religious symbol on the property of the Shalom Le Israel.He's charged with 12 additional misdemeanor counts of terrorism by symbol for placing Aryan Nation flyers containing a swastika on the doorsteps of several Carmichael homes and one additional misdemeanor count of terrorism by symbol for placing similar flyers on the property of Deterding Elementary School in Carmichael.They are crimes that left Shalom le Israel members concerned for weeks."We pray about it. We will pray for this man too," Tsiprush said
admin | December 28, 2021
RABBI JOSEF GERMAINE By RABBI JOSEF GERMAINE The holiday season, which begins with Thanksgiving and ends Jan. 1, comprises religious, ethnic and national qualities.
admin | December 10, 2021
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, rabbi and cantor of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, will be a featured speaker at the Anti-Defamation League Clevelands annual meeting held virtually Dec. 14. Also speaking at the event will be ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who will be in conversation with Myers about experiencing and fighting hate with love.
admin | December 10, 2021
Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah, and it's been a busy week for Chabad Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn, the only ordained rabbi in the entire state of Wyoming. By the fifth night Mendelsohn had already driven about 1,000 miles across the state, from Jackson to Cheyenne and back again, plus a quick stop in Denver to pick up kosher catering. "One of the things that often happens being a traveling rabbi is that there are snowstorms and there are those dreaded blinking lights that come on and say, 'Road Closed.' And here you had planned on doing a wedding or a bar or bat mitzvah or a funeral and you're just stuck," he says.
admin | December 10, 2021
On the last night of Hanukkah, Hebrew College officially kindled a unique partnershipofBoston-basedorganizations,both local andnational,tobreak ground on a new homein Auburndale, Newton, andforma dynamicinterdisciplinarycenterof Jewish learning, leadership,community and creativity. Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week. The Dec
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