richards | July 2, 2017
Holocaust survivors arrive in Israel in 1945. (Wikicommons) (Wikicommons) The BBC was condemned for an inaccurate report claiming the State of Israel was founded because Holocaust survivors had settled there to the detriment of Muslims
admin | July 2, 2017
Thousands of pupils are at risk in unregistered faith schools, according to the new Ofsted boss. Amanda Spielman has called for new powers to protect children who are forced to study religious writings from the Koran, the Talmud and Torah and the Bible full time. It is clear that weaknesses in current legislation allow some organisations to teach school-aged children religious texts full time and avoid proper scrutiny, Ms Spielmantold The Sunday Times
admin | July 2, 2017
Dvar Torah Parashath Chuqqath (Numbers XIX, 1 -- XXII, 1) In this weeks parasha we find recorded the deaths of Moshes sister, Miriam, and his brother, Aharon. The Talmud (Moed Qatan 28a) learns from each of these events that the death of tzaddiqim atones for the sins of Israel.
simmons | July 2, 2017
The Dura-Europos synagogue (or "Dura Europas", "Dura Europos" etc.) is an ancient synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos, Syria, in 1932. The last phase of construction was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 CE, making it one of the oldest synagogues in the world. It is unique among the many ancient synagogues that have emerged from archaeological digs as the structure was preserved virtually intact, and it had extensive figurative wall-paintings, which came as a considerable surprise to scholars.
admin | July 2, 2017
WATCH LIVE Vandals posted a banner containing an anti-Jewish slur on a Holocaust memorial in front of a New Jersey shore town synagogue where several residents were recently accused of misrepresenting their incomes to improperly obtain public welfare benefits. Photos posted online Sunday by the state chapter of the Anti-Defamation League show the covering on the memorial in Lakewood.
simmons | July 2, 2017
AdathShalom Synagogue in Morris Plains exists to nurture the Jewish identity of all who enter its doors by making Judaism continually and increasingly relevant in our lives. We celebrate Judaism in a creative, warm and life-affirming manner, and welcome the diverse views and participation of members of all abilities in the evolution of our spiritual and community soul.
simmons | July 2, 2017
Rabbi Michael Rothbaum at Temple Beth Elohim. Michael Rothbaum was in kindergarten when the man he is succeeding at Congregation Beth Elohim assumed the pulpit of the Acton synagogue 40 years ago.
richards | July 2, 2017
Getty Images (JTA) Women who read aloud from the Torah at a synagogue in Marseille were subjected to threats and insults by congregants after local rabbis condemned the event. The dozens of threats and insults, made on social networks and in emails, started coming in Saturday night after the group of half a dozen women read the Torah at the Fleg Jewish Center that morning, the French community centers president,Raymond Arouch, and director, Martine Yana, wrote in a statement Monday. The threats were of all kinds of assaults and were intolerable, Arouch and Yana said in the statement, which neither identified the women nor contained examples of the abuse
admin | July 2, 2017
A group of rabbis in London have called for the countrys top Sephardic rabbi to be fired over his comments welcoming growing acceptances of homosexuality. Rabbi Joseph Dweck, who serves as senior rabbi at Londons S&P Sephardi Community, came under fire after saying at a lecture last month that societal acceptance of homosexuality is a fantastic development because it opens the door to a more loving society
richards | July 2, 2017
Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz Recreation of chocolate making at Colonial Williamsburg. Chocolate was a Jewish immigrant food to the American Colonies, so you can build on those chocolatey Jewish roots when planning your 4th of July menu starting with the Colonial Jewish-American Chocolate Cake recipe below.
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