richards | July 28, 2017
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Whereas Christianity began as a tiny sect in the predominately pagan Roman Empire, during the Middle Ages it was the dominant religion in Europe. And while its common to describe this period as one of unrelenting persecution and misery for Europes Jews, some historians argue for a more balanced approach
richards | July 27, 2017
This is an embarressing story, but it needs to be told. I was recently stopped at a red light, first in line.
simmons | July 26, 2017
Sacramento has a small Jewish community, with perhaps no more than two-dozen households where Shabbat and kashrut are kept. Yet it will host a big celebration on Thursday night, when a group of dedicated students will celebrate the completion of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud.
admin | July 26, 2017
A favorite saying of the Rabbis of Yavneh, told in the Talmud, was: I am Gods creature and my fellow is Gods creature. My work is in the town and his work is in the country. I rise early for my work and he rises early for his work.
simmons | July 26, 2017
The first chapters of tractate Megillah discuss the laws of the holiday of Purim, and specifically the laws pertaining to the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) and its reading on Purim.
admin | July 25, 2017
This essay is in memory of the beloved mother of Barbara Hanus As a nation, we love asking questions; for centuries we have been asking what caused the destruction of the Holy Temple, the Beit Hamikdash. The Gemara in Nedarim states that Jerusalem was destroyed because the Jewish people did not say Birkot HaTorah (blessing said in morning prayers,before learning Torah) We know that the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed as a result of people violating the three cardinal sins.
admin | July 25, 2017
Rabbi Greg Wolfe.
simmons | July 21, 2017
A scene from Doing Jewish: A Story From Ghana. Photo: Screenshot. Following the loss of itsAmerican colonies in 1783, Great Britain was forced to find alternative locations for its various colonial enterprisesone of which was the mass deportation of convicts to penal colonies in distant geographic locations
richards | July 21, 2017
HaGaon HaRav David Yosef, a member of Shas Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael, called on Shas Jerusalem councilmen to oppose the planned eviction of the Sephardi Sanhedrin Talmid Torah to make more room for the Seminar HaYoshon as planned.
simmons | July 21, 2017
Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, zl As we are about to mark the Shloshim of Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz zl, the founder of ArtScroll, who was born in New York City in 1943 and passed away on June 24, 2017, at age 73, it is appropriate to consider how much ArtScroll has impacted our community and to note some of its history. Imagine a member of the community who wakes up at 5 every morning to learn Daf Yomi from an ArtScroll Gemara.
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