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When Susie and I married oh those many years ago or was it just yesterday?! we never imagined that our wedding date would become such an auspicious, global occasion, and that the third of Tamuz, which occurred this past week, would forever be memorialized as the yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.Though I never had the merit of meeting the Rebbe, he was an important person in my life.There are three rabbis, among many others, who particularly influenced me in my formative years, inspiring me not only to pursue a career in the rabbinate, but to also engage in kiruv, bringing others close to God and to Torah.One of those rabbis was Rav Herzl Kaplan, of blessed memory, my primary teacher in Skokie Yeshiva, a brilliant, soft-spoken scholar with amazing insight into the secrets of the Torah and Talmud as well as a rare sense of humor who nurtured and trained his boys until we received our semicha (rabbinical ordination). The other two sainted men were the rabbis of my synagogue, both of whom also served as the leaders of Chabad in my native Chicago. The first was Rabbi David Moshe Lieberman, who taught me for my bar mitzvah, insisting that I not only read the Torah and haftarah portion for that Shabbat, but that I also lead the prayers both Friday night and Shabbat, as well as deliver a pilpul, a complex halachic discourse, which he wrote for me.
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admin | July 7, 2020
Sentinel photo by BRADLEY KREITZERThe door of St. Marks Episcopal Church in Lewistown. According to its website, St
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admin | July 6, 2020
Conservative AGUDATH BNAI ISRAEL: Meister Road at Pole Ave., Lorain. Mark Jaffee, Ritual Director
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admin | July 6, 2020
Spiritually painful, and overwhelming, tremendously sad its evoked a real sense of grief and loss, he said. But in some cases, Stern and other synagogue leaders said, the switch to remote services presented opportunities for even more connection. Stern said, for instance, he loves seeing his community members in their element their feet are up, theyre in their sweats, their kids are running around, theyre cuddling with their dogs and there is something delightful about the informality of virtual gatherings
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admin | July 6, 2020
Dina, the love interest in The Last of Us Part II is a rare bird in gaming: A relatable Jewish character. Sony Entertainment/Naughty Dog hide caption Dina, the love interest in The Last of Us Part II is a rare bird in gaming: A relatable Jewish character
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admin | July 6, 2020
Samantha Zerin headed home from a Yiddish class she had taught as part of her synagogues adult education program on the evening of Dec. 19 and knew her life was about to change. That evening, the 775 families at Temple Emanu-El of Providence, Rhode Island, would be getting a message that she knew would surprise some of the people she had gotten to know since joining the community 3 1/2 years earlier
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admin | July 6, 2020
By MICHAEL HINMAN At 92 years old in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer considers herself an endangered species.
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admin | July 6, 2020
Samantha Zerin headed home from a Yiddish class she had taught as part of her synagogues adult education program on the evening of Dec. 19 and knew her life was about to change.
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admin | July 6, 2020
Prayer services and weddings, with a maximum of 30 guests, will be allowed to resume in England from today, albeit with certain conditions such as maintaining social distancing. A Jewish writer and mother is looking forward to the reopening of synagogues with hope and caution As a child, synagogue was a central part of my life.
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admin | June 29, 2020
When Rabbi Steve Lebows farewell Shabbat to the Kol Emeth congregation was in the planning stages a few months ago, he never envisioned speaking to families seated in lawn chairs scattered throughout the Synagogues parking lot, with every person watching from behind a face mask. If you want to make God laugh, all you have to do is tell him your plans, the 65-year-old rabbi joked as he walked among his flock before the outdoor service Friday night.
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