simmons | July 31, 2017
For the first time in the history of the country, a sitting Israeli prime minister paid a diplomatic visit to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Last Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu met the heads of Hungarys Jewish community, noting that he sees it as the duty of the Israeli government to protect every Jew in the world and to ensure that Jews can live freely, without religious oppression. During the meeting, Chabad emissary to Hungary Rabbi Shlomo Koves, gave a powerful speech.
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admin | July 31, 2017
After years of study, Sacramentos Jewish Community has two reasons to celebrate The Jewish community of Sacramento gathered together Thursday to celebrate the culmination of learning. Five years ago,Rick Brodovsky, a Sacramento, California native, was at a crossroads. Confronted with difficult decisions and an unclear future, Brodovsky turned to his local Chabad rabbi for advice.
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admin | July 31, 2017
Published on: July 31, 2017 | Last Updated: July 31, 2017 5:08 PM MDT Edmonton police are investigating after fire damaged a recycling bin outside of Talmud Torah School on Saturday in Edmonton, as seen on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Ian Kucerak / Postmedia Edmonton police have arrested two suspects after a series of arsons in Callingwood. Southwest division detectives began investigating after a fire was reported at Talmud Torah School at 6320 172 St
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richards | July 31, 2017
Tisha BAv, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, comes this year at a particularly fraught moment for the Jewish people. The only surviving architectural element of the Temple, its western restraining wall, has become a site of contention both between different religious movements and between world Jewry and the Israeli government
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simmons | July 30, 2017
Rabbi Steinsaltz on the phone Machon Shefa President Reuven Rivlin called Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Sunday to congratulate the rabbi and wish him good health on his 80th birthday. Rabbi Steinsaltz is considered one of the great rabbinical commentators and scholars of this generation, and has written numerous world-renowned commentaries on the Bible, the Talmud, and many other religious Jewish texts
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admin | July 30, 2017
It is forbidden to study Torah. This is one of the surprising Halakhot of the fast day of Tisha BAv, which we will be marking during the coming week. And the reason its forbidden to study Torah, is thatTorah gladdens the heart
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simmons | July 29, 2017
When a 50-year old womans botched operation in 1995 rendered her unable to have sex, a Portuguese court ruled that the injury took place at an age when sex is not as important as in younger years, and duly reduced the damages owed to her by the hospital. The New York Times reported this week that Maria Ivone Carvalho Pinto de Sousa Morais, now 72, has disputed this, and the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this was, in fact, an unjust ruling
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simmons | July 29, 2017
Parshat Devarim Deuteronomy 1:13:22 Shabbat Chazon One of the proudest moments of my life occurred at a yeshiva summer camp, where I spent five days a week learning Torah and two days a week touring Europe.
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richards | July 29, 2017
This past week in Manchester Center an event was held, Can We Talk, Bridging the Political Divide, at the Manchester Community Library. The event came out of a conversation between Cindy Waters, Ruth Hoffman and Ed Morrow.
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richards | July 28, 2017
Edmonton Sun Arson suspects sought after 9 fires in Callingwood - Edmonton Sun Edmonton Sun Talmud Torah fire Edmonton police are investigating after fire damaged a recycling bin outside of Talmud Torah School on Saturday in Edmonton, as seen on ... and more »
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