admin | November 19, 2020
I grew up in a Conservative synagogue which, around the time of my bat mitzvah in the 1980s, was limiting womens participation rather than expanding it. My parents, good feminists that they were, were also part of a small egalitarian prayer community, and it was decided that although I would celebrate my bat mitzvah at our big synagogue in March, I would also chant the Torah portion with our egalitarian community closer to my birthday in November.
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admin | November 19, 2020
The Torah uses three different words to refer to Rivkah as a girl: naarah, betulah, and almah.
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admin | November 19, 2020
This past year has been a challenge for the whole world.
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admin | October 30, 2020
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid appointed former MK and Talmud scholar Dr. Ruth Calderon to be World Zionist Organization president on Thursday.Calderon, whose appointment must be approved by the WZO, will be the first president of the organization in decades, and the first woman to hold any president or chair post in any Zionist institution. The post comes with an automatic grave in Mount Herzls section of leaders.Calderon is an educator and Talmud scholar working to promote Hebrew, Israeli, and Jewish culture, to cultivate the study of Torah in the secular world, and to create a liberal, humanistic public space that is rich in culture.She served in the 19th Knesset as an MK for the Yesh Atid party and as deputy speaker of the Knesset.Calderon founded Beit Midrash Elul in Jerusalem and Alma Home for Hebrew Culture in Tel Aviv.
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admin | October 30, 2020
Since time immemorial, the Jewish people have been known as the people of the Book. While historically the term originates from Islam, which categorized the Jews as people of the book meaning those who possessed an earlier revelation from God that was written down the term most often refers to the intimate connection between the Jews and the Torah the Hebrew Bible (Tanach), and the many books associated with it, such as the Talmud, commentaries, and codes of Jewish law
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admin | October 30, 2020
(JTA) Like many progressives in America, as soon as Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court Monday night, my social media feeds erupted with anger over the process and fear that her appointment could presage a rollback of marriage equality.
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admin | October 30, 2020
Elijah is a biblical prophet and a central figure in Jewish folklore, which is riddled with stories of his roaming the earth, performing miracles, and providing spiritual and physical healing. The Talmud features many tales of ancient rabbis encountering Elijah, who weighs in on their legal conversations, answers questions, gives advice, and reports what is going on in heaven
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admin | October 30, 2020
In recent decades many Christians have begun to appreciate the integrity and genius of Judaism on its own terms rather than as the negative foil for Christianity. Old characterizations of Judaism as a religion of law not grace, or of legalism not love, have been recognized as caricaturesimpediments to understanding Jews of the first century or of today. Yet such caricatures retain power in parts of the church and continue to seep into Christian sermons
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admin | October 30, 2020
As the pandemic rages, some in the ultra-Orthodox community continue to cram into yeshivas to study, flouting the warnings of health officials, and to hold mass events.
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admin | October 30, 2020
Date and time: November 2, 2020, 8 pm Greenwich Mean Time (UTC0) Join Jeremy Havardis Zoom meeting.
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