richards | February 27, 2017
(The Tower)Archaeologists have discovered and restored a stone column with Hebrew inscriptions from an 1,800-year-old synagogue in the town of Pekiin in the western Galilee region, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced this week.
richards | February 27, 2017
In each case, JCC leaders have taken the bomb threat seriously and evacuated the building.
richards | February 27, 2017
The Villager Historic E. 6th 'tenement synagogue ' reopens The Villager BY LESLEY SUSSMAN | The historic, more than 100-year-old Anshe Meseritz Synagogue , which was renovated to make room for luxury condominiums, reopened its doors in the East Village this month after a four-year hiatus. The original synagogue was ..
richards | February 27, 2017
Rescue workers alerted after shots heard in Matmidim synagogue in Beitar, south of Jerusalem. David Rosenberg, 26/02/17 22:03 A man was found dead in a synagogue in the predominantly haredi city of Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem Sunday evening. The grisly discovery was made after gunshots were reported in the Matmidim synagogue on Darchei Ish Street.
richards | February 27, 2017
The top of a limestone column discovered in the Western Galilee may pinpoint the location of the ancient village of Peqiin, where the Galilean sages hid in a cave from the Romans 1,800 years ago, Israeli antiquities experts say. The stone, found upside-down during a renovation and conservation project, is engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions that experts believe were written to honor donors to the ancient synagogue that once stood there. The Talmudic and Midrashic sources tell of the Galilean sages that lived in Peqiin, including Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who hid from the Romans in a cave, said Yoav Lerer of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in a press release
richards | February 27, 2017
Sarah Aroeste is passionate about two things, her love of Ladino music and sharing her culture with others. But thats not the only reason she was picked to perform five times during AJMF8.
richards | February 27, 2017
Klezmer, the Eastern European musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews, is constantly evolving. Played by musicians called klezmorim at weddings and other celebrations, it has enjoyed a world revival in recent years
richards | February 27, 2017
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday unveiled new directives they said would end discrimination against ultra-Orthodox Sephardic girls, many of whom are rejected from largely Ashkenazi institutions due to their ethnic background.
richards | February 27, 2017
There are many respects in which being of Jewish descent seems like a wonderful gift. Even as a practicing Catholic, my ties with my ancient heritage are very real
richards | February 27, 2017
New Guineas multicolor birds-of-paradise, all 39species of which were first photographed in the wild in 2013, served as the inspiration for Goga Ashkenazis fall collection.For her first runway show at Milan Fashion Week, which was hosted at the prestigious Casa degli Atellani where Leonardo da Vinci livedwhile painting The Last Supper, the designer reworked all the signature houses codes, including draping and pliss, for a lineup that was both beautifully crafted and elegant.The birds flamboyant plumage echoed in the hints of bright colorsgreen, turquoise and fuchsiapaired with neutrals on the sumptuous evening gowns that combined pliss chiffon with floating silk charmeuse panels.
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