Opinion – Einat Wilf: Who will give up first in the battle for Zionism … – Jewish News
admin | May 24, 2017
A simple counting of 50 years of military occupation might lead reasonable people to believe that it can no longer be considered temporary.
Nice Zionist Patriotic Booster, Moskowitz Prize for Zionism 2017, 5777 – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com (blog)
simmons | May 24, 2017
Photo Credit: Courtesy The media is so negative when it comes to idealistic Zionism that we all need some good booster shots periodically, and attending the prize-giving ceremonies put together for the Moskowitz Zionism Prize are just perfect. For various reasons I hadnt been to one for a few years, and Im glad to have come this year.
Zionism’s Post-1967 Choices – Algemeiner
admin | May 24, 2017
An Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The Talmud’s Hot Tub Time Machine – Tablet Magazine
admin | May 24, 2017
Literary criticAdam Kirschis readinga page of Talmuda day, along with Jews around the world. A strange, time-bending moment came in this weeks Daf Yomi reading, in the course of the rabbis extensive discussion of the laws of inheritance. As we saw last week, the order in which a deceased Jews relatives inherit his property was established in the Torah in Numbers Chapter 27, in the episode of Zelophehads daughters
As Connecticut synagogue prepares to close, congregation looks to the future – New Haven Register
simmons | May 24, 2017
TORRINGTON > > There are a series of plaques on the walls of the Beth El Synagogue on Litchfield Street, each bearing the name of a member of the congregation and their date of death. On the anniversary of their passing, a small light is illuminated next to their name, and they are announced during the next service in remembrance. Some of those lights were shining Tuesday afternoon; but the names are disappearing from the wall
Florida man negotiating plea deal in plot to bomb Miami-area synagogue – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
richards | May 24, 2017
(JTA) A South Florida man charged with plotting to bomb a Miami-area synagogue and Jewish school is negotiating a plea agreement, his defense attorney said. James Medina, 41, has been negotiating with prosecutors on a proposed guilty plea, The Associated Press reported, citing court papers filed last week.
Temple Beth Tzedek details plans for new Amherst synagogue – Buffalo News
admin | May 24, 2017
The merged congregation of Temple Beth Tzedek and B'nai Shalom plans to build a new, 10,210-square-foot synagogue on North Forest Road that will connect to the existing synagogue on the site. The construction will allow Temple Beth Tzedek to move from its longtime Getzville Road home, which the congregation is selling to Northtown Automotive.
Narberth Foundation Awards $20K To Main Line Jewish School … – Patch.com
admin | May 24, 2017
Patch.com Narberth Foundation Awards $20K To Main Line Jewish School ... Patch.com Narberth-Bala Cynwyd, PA - The Kohelet Foundation in Narberth's grant will help a Jewish school and synagogue draw in more Jewish families to the Main ...
Randolph synagogue marks new beginning in Canton – Wicked Local Randolph
richards | May 24, 2017
Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger @JTrufant_Ledger In what he called a very Jewish way of telling a story, Rabbi David Grossman began with his congregations bad news leaky roofs, traffic on Route 28 in Randolph and the tough decision to downsize and sell Temple Beth Ams longtime home. That was the bad news, he said. But here we are now
8 Panamanians Receive Spanish Citizenship Under Sephardic Law Of Return – Forward
admin | May 24, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) Eight Panamanian Sephardic Jews received Spanish citizenship from Spains ambassador to Panama in a ceremony at the embassy in Panama City. The group swore allegiance to the Spanish Constitution and the King, reportedlocal news website Telemetro, thanks to a law passed two years ago that allows the conferring of Spanish citizenshiponthose who prove to be descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. The ceremony held on Friday is an act of historical reparation with the Sephardic Jews who suffered the intolerance that was then not only in Spain, said Spanish ambassador to Panama, Ramon Santos
