Bernie Sanders and the Question of Antisemitism | Jewish & Israel News – Algemeiner
admin | March 7, 2020
IfNotNow members posing with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen.
The Mafia And Loyalty Oaths – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | March 7, 2020
Photo Credit: unsplsah I recently watched a documentary on the Gambino crime family. Mafia members in this group operated by ironclad rules accompanied by a blood oath that necessitated swearing allegiance to La Cosa Nostra This thing of ours.
For anyone who prays, wants to pray, or wants to want to pray – The Jewish Standard
admin | March 7, 2020
If you pick up Prepare My Prayer: Recipes to Awaken the Soul, dont expect to read about cooking. The recipes referred to in the subtitle are not recipes for dishes to eat.
Chabad edition offers mystical insights into Book of Esther – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | March 7, 2020
For the Jew who takes Purim text study as seriously as Purim drinking, theres a new commentary on the Book of Esther (aka the Megillah) from Rabbi Yossi Marcus of North Peninsula Chabad thats worth checking out.
Where has the Yiddish gone? – The Jerusalem Post
admin | March 7, 2020
A few weeks ago, two monumental events took place to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The first was at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, and the second was at the Auschwitz Camp Memorial in Poland
The dam is breaking for LGBT acceptance in the Orthodox world – Jewish Journal
admin | March 7, 2020
A few days ago, I saw a headline that read: This Orthodox Jewish rabbi just performed his first-ever joyous same-sex wedding. As a gay Jew, this piqued my interest, but for the rest of the world, it seemed that this news went over with a yawn.
What is the Talmud? Biblical Meaning & Definition
admin | February 28, 2020
TALMUD tal'-mud (talmudh): I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III.
US National Library of Congress to accept book of Talmud for first time – The Jerusalem Post
admin | February 28, 2020
For the first time ever, a book of Talmud will be accepted into the US's National Library of Congress, the largest library in the world.The book of Talmud, translated by world renowned scholar Rabbi Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz, will be released to the library in a celebratory event due to be held on Thursday. The translation from Hebrew to English took Rabbi Steinsaltz 8 years to complete. The event, first of its kind, will feature Jewish elected officials Congressman Eliot Engel, member of the United States House of Representatives, and Carla Hayden, Principal Director of the Library of Congress
Judaism and the Power of Love | Jewish & Israel News – Algemeiner
admin | February 28, 2020
Lets face it if you need inspiration before going out on a date or asking someone to marry you, it is unlikely that you will look for such inspiration in a collection of volumes containing Jewish law and a range of idiosyncratic narratives and there is nowhere in the Talmud where you can find love-inducing poetry or compelling romantic prose. But there may be at least one exception.
Hearts On Fire – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | February 28, 2020
Photo Credit: Jewish Press Speak to Bnei Yisrael and let them take for Me a portion, from every man whose heart inspires him to generositygold, silver, and copper; turquoise, purple and scarlet wool; linen and goat hair; red-dyed ram skins, tachash skins, acacia wood, oil, spices, incense; shoham stones and stones for the settings (Shemos 25:2-7).
