admin | October 16, 2020
Before addressing Shabbat Minchah, letsunderstand which days of the week the Torah is read and why. The Talmud tells us that Moses instituted that the Torahbe read three days a week, Shabbat, Monday and Thursday, so that three dayswould not pass without a public Torah reading.This is alluded to in the verses describing how the Jews traveled for threedays and then thirsted for water
admin | October 16, 2020
Ifyou look closely at the letters of a seferTorah (Torah scroll), you will see that many of the letters are topped bysmall spikes, called tagin or ketarim, the Aramaic and Hebrew wordsfor crowns. At times, they are also called zayins, since they resemble the Hebrew letter zayin (), coming out of the top of the letter
admin | October 16, 2020
1. Its Known as Tefilat Haderech Known as Tefilat Haderech (Prayer for theWay), the travelers prayer is a single paragraph that we say when setting outon a journey. In it, we ask for a peaceful and successful trip.
admin | October 16, 2020
Proposition 18 would amend the state constitution to allow all California citizens who will be 18 years old by a general election to vote in the preceding primary. This is already the law in many states both red and blue as well as in the District of Columbia
admin | October 16, 2020
The Conference Center rooftop of Temple Square in Salt Lake City during the October General Conference held Oct. 3-4
admin | October 16, 2020
When does life actually begin? Some conservatives Supreme Court Justice candidate Amy Coney Barett among them believe that it begins at fertilization. That poses a potential challenge not only to abortion advocates, but to the one in eight American couples suffering infertility and many Jewish organizations and fertility advocates are concerned about Coney Barretts stance on IVF (in vitro fertilization)
admin | October 16, 2020
The restoration of the Kadavumbhagam synagogue at Mattancherry, which was a place of worship for the Malabari Jews, is caught in a tussle between the State Department of Archaeology and local residents. After a portion of the roof of the synagogue and its facade collapsed last year, the Archaeology Department had decided to erect a temporary roof to prevent the structure from crumbling further and avert an erasure of history
admin | October 16, 2020
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City In the months that followed New Yorks COVID-19 shutdown, Rabbi Marc Schneier of The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach set four goals for himself and his leadership teamto make The Hampton Synagogue the first major synagogue in the state to reopen, to launch their own television platform and build a global congregation, to adapt their annual Jewish film festival into a drive-in format at Gabreski Airport, and to continue the Jewish author discussion series in-person. He and his team managed to accomplish each of these goals, complying with all COVID-19 guidelines without compromising the quality and authenticity of programs offered. In addition to reopening his own synagogue in May, Schneier was appointed to advise Governor Andrew Cuomo on how to best reopen all churches, mosques and synagogues in New York
admin | October 16, 2020
YouTube is the latest social network to take action to limit the spread baseless conspiracy theories online. The Google-owned video platform followed the lead of Twitter and Facebook by announcing an expansion of their existing hate and harassment policies on Thursday. YouTube will "prohibit content that targets an individual or group with conspiracy theories that have been used to justify real-world violence", the company said in a blog post
admin | October 16, 2020
YES on Prop 17 Will Restore Voting Rights to Nearly 50,000 Californians Who Have Completed Prison Terms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts:Shay Franco-Clausen, [emailprotected], 408-966-8157Rafael Medina, [emailprotected], 202.869.0390 SACRAMENTO, CA Today, the Yes On Prop 17 campaign announced a wide array of endorsements from leading national and state advocacy groups, Ben & Jerrys, and The Sacramento Bee in favor of Proposition 17, a measure on the November ballot that would restore the right to vote for nearly 50,000 Californians who have completed their prison terms. Among the latest wave of national endorsers are Color Of Change PAC, Human Rights Watch, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Urban League, R Street Institute, The Sentencing Project, and UnidosUS
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