admin | December 24, 2021
The Book of Exodus starts with the enslavement of the Israelites. Up to this moment, the Torah has been following the lives of individuals the families of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The women were, as in all societies then, either subservient or restricted in their capacity to act or express their individuality
admin | December 24, 2021
During this year back in person at local Hebrew schools, teachers have been a little tougher to find, according to school leaders.
admin | December 24, 2021
The New York State Department of Financial Services is calling on state-chartered financial institutions to voluntarily waive wire transfer and processing fees for Holocaust reparations recipients if they dont already do so.
admin | December 24, 2021
Brittany Kaplan has accused Entertainment Weeklys fired top editor, J.D. Heyman, of joking about the Holocaust and engaging in racist and sexist behavior in a lawsuit against the magazine and its owner DotDash Meredith. Among the other allegations in the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Kaplan, a senior editor at EW, Heyman is said to have called singer Jewel snaggletooth while insulting her for previously being homeless
admin | December 24, 2021
For centuries, a foundational text of Jewish culture had been considered lost forever. Quotes from it surfaced over the years, but they were interspersed with later texts, making it impossible to discern which sections were the original. The book in question is Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim, a midrash, or interpretation and commentary, on the Book of Deuteronomy.
admin | December 24, 2021
Jake Cohen, author of the cookbook Jew-ish, is on a mission to make Jewish food mainstream. "We're not still in the shtetl. We have beautiful cuisine, and it's continued to evolve." One of the ways Jake is proving his point is with his wildly popular social media presence on Instagram and TikTok (2 million-plus followers) where his bread is beloved.
admin | December 24, 2021
Photograph by Jade Womack.
admin | December 24, 2021
The Temple of Israel in downtown Wilmington is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the state. (Port City Daily/Amy Passaretti) WILMINGTON Standing sentinel at the corner of Fourth and Market streets is North Carolinas oldest Jewish house of worship. The Temple of Israel is a beacon of history, a snapshot of Moorish Revival-style architecture and home to the Wilmington Jewish Reform community
admin | December 24, 2021
"Do you love coffee? Do you love history?
admin | December 24, 2021
(JTA) There is a Jewish interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve that situates the two back-to-back. Instead of God creating woman from the stolen rib of Adam, the two walk away and split crack into separate beings
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