admin | November 14, 2021
Theres something amusing about the demographic sting operation conducted by Ethiopian Israeli Saraka Siom that brought in 61 new immigrants from Ethiopia, most of whom lack any trace of Jewish ancestry. But the Population and Immigration Authority didnt find it so funny, deeming the operation a planned conspiracy that exploited the system
admin | November 14, 2021
The World Jewish Congresss esteemed president, Ronald Lauder, spoke about the need for unity among the Jewish people at WJCs Theodor Herzl Awards Gala on Tuesday at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
admin | November 14, 2021
A crochet museum in Joshua Tree, California features countless crochet animals that appear in airport ads worldwide.
admin | November 14, 2021
Hundreds of congregations, Jewish Community Centers (JCCs), Federations, schools, camps, independent minyanim and Jewish organizations around the world plan to celebrate Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend, from December 3 to December 5 to welcome Hanukkah the Jewish Festival of Lights. A wide variety of gatherings from celebrations, services, rituals, meals, festivals, community art projects, concerts, and candle lighting are available to jews in their local regions. Both in-person and online gatherings will be offered.
admin | November 14, 2021
I admit I have not read Martin Indyks 688-page love letter to Henry Kissinger, Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy. I sort of feel like I have though, as the book has now scored excerpts in The Forward, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as reviews and/or interviews in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Haaretz, The Forward, The Guardian, Jewish Insider, The Jerusalem Post, and CNN.com.
admin | November 14, 2021
The 19th annual Austin Jewish Film Festival starts this week and will include both in-person and virtual events. Last year, the festival was mostly virtual, with a couple of drive-in movies,because of the coronavirus pandemic. But with coronavirus vaccines available and Austin-Travis County in Stage 3 of Austin Public Healths coronavirus risk-based guidelines, attendees can meet up in person this year, if theyre comfortable.
admin | November 14, 2021
Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious party that flourished in Palestine during the latter part of the Second Temple period (515 bce70 ce). The Pharisees insistence on the binding force of oral tradition (the unwritten Torah) remains a basic tenet of Jewish theological thought.
admin | November 14, 2021
A few years ago, I was in a synagogue, and I overheard one man ask another, "When is Channukah this year?" The other man smiled slyly and replied, "Same as always: the 25th of Kislev." This humorous comment makes an important point: the date of Jewish holidays does not change from year to year. Holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish year is not the same length as a solar year on the Gregorian calendar used by most of the western world, so the date shifts on the Gregorian calendar. The Jewish calendar is primarily lunar, with each month beginning on the new moon, when the first sliver of moon becomes visible after the dark of the moon.
admin | November 14, 2021
Hebrew (and Yiddish) uses a different alphabet than English. The picture to the right illustrates the Hebrew alphabet, in Hebrew alphabetical order
admin | November 14, 2021
Israels Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana is on a mission. A member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennetts Yamina party, Kahana has set out to break the Chief Rabbinates monopoly on conversion and kashrut
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