admin | December 28, 2019
When the nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced earlier this month, one notable snub astounded critics and film aficionados: Greta Gerwig, the acclaimed writer and director of "Little Women," was left out of the running. The exclusion seemed to underscore the gender inequities and biases of Hollywood, particularly when it comes to the major awards ceremonies.
admin | December 28, 2019
SILVER SPRING A Walter Johnson High School student remained in the intensive care unit in critical condition after being struck while crossing Montrose Road to board his school bus on Dec. 13. Eyal Haddad, a 17-year-old senior, was struck while crossing Montrose Road at Bargate Court on his way to the school bus, located on the far right lane.
admin | December 27, 2019
Photo Credit: ArtScroll Title: Introduction to the TalmudPublisher: ArtScroll ArtScroll has done it again! The ArtScroll Schottenstein Talmud revolutionized Gemara learning throughout the world.
admin | December 27, 2019
Dr. Jordan Rosenstock and son, Eytan, of White Plains, after being crowned the parent-child Diaspora Winners. Rabbi Joshua Lookstein, WDS head of school, with winner Eytan Rosenstock and his younger siblings, Ilan and Talia
admin | December 27, 2019
The holiday of Chanukah is mentioned only briefly in the Mishnah and the Talmud. In fact, the names of the sons of Matityahu are not mentioned.
admin | December 27, 2019
During this time, we Jews have been enjoying our holiday of Chanukah, the festival of lights. As most people know (indeed the public schools tell the children about it now), the menorah candelabra is lit with one additional candle each night, culminating with eight candles burning on the last, eighth evening.
admin | December 27, 2019
Rabbi Reines' 'Ohr Hadash al Tzion' manuscript National Library of Israel Rabbi Isaac Jacob Reines (1839-1915) was one of the first rabbis to give wholehearted support to the Zionist movement. He corresponded regularly with Theodor Herzl and founded the Mizrachi movement, the international Religious Zionist organization that is globally active until today. Descendants of Rabbi Reines recently learned of the existence of 88 of his manuscripts, purchased them, and donated them to the National Library of Israel (NLI) in memory of Rabbanit Elka Cyperstein.
admin | December 27, 2019
One of the most trenchant observers of the American Jewish scene, Professor Chaim I. Waxman, the distinguished sociologist, has written a wide-ranging, engaging and comprehensive analysis that examines changes in conduct as well as halachic behavior in Orthodox Judaism in America, from a social and psychological perspective. Waxman, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, has lived in Israel since 2006, and currently serves as chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Hadassah Academic College.Waxman first introduces readers to the two main groupings by which Orthodox Jews in America are usually categorized ultra-Orthodox and Modern Orthodox Jews and traces the practice of Judaism in the United States until the end of the 19th century
admin | December 27, 2019
The Divisive Decade: When The Center Couldnt Hold The 2010s meant a lot of things to a lot of people, but weve chosen to label the past 10 years The Divisive Decade.
admin | December 27, 2019
Photo Credit: Jewish Press One of the main mitzvos of Chanukah is publicizing the great miracle Hashem performed for our forefathers.
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