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We were greatly astonished, when we saw Eleazar engaged in the service of the Temple, at the mode of his dress, and the majesty of his appearance (which) created such awe and confusion of mind as to make one feel that one had come into the presence of a man who belonged to a different world. So writes the author of the Letter of Aristeas, about meeting the High Priest Eleazar, who lived 260245 BCE.
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JNS.org At a time in American politics when it seems just about anything is possible, it was one of the more bizarre occurrences of a congressional session that has had no shortage of them. Last month, two members of Congress one Democrat and one Republican announced that they were forming a Torah Values Caucus. It would be one among many dozens of caucuses that seek to advance myriad causes
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Recently Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of the ABC News talk show The View, was suspended for comments she made about the Jewish Holocaust. She said the Holocaust is not about race; its about mans inhumanity to manthese are two white groups of people. The Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish groups took immediate umbrage, and as a result, she received two weeks unpaid leave, even though she offered sincere apologies twice.
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Since becoming University of San Franciscos rabbi-in-residence in 2019, Rabbi Camille Angel has been busy, whether shes creating inclusive on-campus spaces, helping to empower students through her classes, officiating Jewish lifecycle events or leading Passover seders. When Angels hiring was announced, it made headlines
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The lurid murder-for-hire plot that claimed Carol Neulanders life, landed her rabbi husband, Fred Neulander, in prison, and broke the heart of South Jerseys Jewish community has inspired a full-length musical theater piece.
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REBECCA L. DAVIS begins the acknowledgments to her new book, Public Confessions: The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics, with these words: I am the daughter of a religious convert, with clear memories of well-meaning childhood friends asking me, Well, what are you?
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Religious Composition of Countries The world has become increasingly more secular in the last few decades. However, religion remains an integral part of many peoples lives, and 84% of the worlds population identifies with a religious group
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One definition of modesty is behavior, manner, or appearance intended to avoid impropriety or indecency. This covers the Islamic custom of keeping the girls and women covered from the eyes of men and the public.
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Eli Rosenblatt, visiting assistant professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University, presents the first of three presentations in this years Emerging Scholars Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies at Youngstown State University and the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University. The virtual lecture, titled Creole Israel: The Jews of Suriname (1900-1960), will be 5 p.m
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A new era of Peace, Hope and Prosperity in the Middle East The Abraham Accords have shifted the geopolitical order in the Middle East.
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