admin | November 27, 2021
In June, I went to the Western Wall for the bar mitzvah of a cousin from Ohio who was studying in Jerusalem. It was my first visit to the Wall since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bar mitzvah was probably a more meaningful rite of passage for the bar mitzvah boy because he decided to become a bar mitzvah in his early 20s, rather than at 13
admin | November 27, 2021
Setting the Stage After World War I, Germany was in shambles and its people, led to believe they were winning the war right up until defeat, were in shock. Their leader, the Kaiser, was forced to step down and the Treaty of Versailles led to significant loss of land and citizens.
admin | November 27, 2021
Ergebnisse, lter als eine Woche: Auf 160 Steinelementen sind dort die Namen von 64.440 in der NS-Zeit ermordeten sterreichischen Jdinnen undJudeneingemeielt... Die neue Shoah-Namensmauer im Wiener Ostarrichipark ist nicht unumstritten
admin | November 27, 2021
TWO men have gone on trial over the 2018 murder of an elderly Jewish woman that provoked protests and alarm in France about antisemitic crime.
admin | November 27, 2021
On November 19, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that she is seeking a terror designation for the Palestinian movement Hamas. Its military wing has already been banned in the United Kingdom, but now the government wants to extend the measure to the political party as well. If the designation is approved by the British Parliament, this would effectively criminalise support for the movement, including actions such as wearing clothing with its slogans or flying its flag.
admin | November 27, 2021
By Rabbi Steven Graber Although a relatively minor festival in the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah has become one of our most popular celebrations. It touches on many wonderful themes religious freedom, fighting evil, the rededication of our Temple, the spreading of light.
admin | November 27, 2021
My Hanukkah menorah is broken. My wife tells me theres a piece missing, a branch that is supposed to go from the Star of David in the center of the candelabra to a slot on the back to hold the shamus the candle used to light all the others
admin | November 27, 2021
As we enter the holiday season, lets realize that there are neighbors, young and elder, whose weeks ahead are not brimming with joy. For whatever reason, in whatever circumstance, we know that people in need can be helped if we choose to do so. As the Talmud asks of us: If not you, who
admin | November 27, 2021
Parashat Vayeshev begins the Joseph cycle, the longest narrative in the book of Genesis. A series of unfortunate events befall Joseph that lead to his being sold into slavery and then imprisoned.
admin | November 27, 2021
Rabbi Michael Shields| Your Turn Whenever one of the great sages of Judaism, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, would replace a pair of worn-out shoes, he would neatly wrap up the old ones in newspaper before placing them in the trash and he would declare: "How can I simply toss away such a fine pair of shoes that have served me so well these past years!?" Perhaps, some of us had the same affinity and sense of gratitude for our first car, no matter how much a klunker it was. The Hebrew term for gratitude is Hakarat Hatov, which means, literally, "recognizing the good." Sometimes those trusty, well-trodden shoes are tossed casually to the side, not recognized for the good they brought to our life
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