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admin | February 23, 2022
Good afternoon and welcome to This Just In. I'm Mike McDermott, managing editor of The Providence Journal. To those celebrating the Lunar New Year, gong hei fat choy
Rabbi ousted from Park East Synagogue announces new congregation on the Upper East Side – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
admin | February 23, 2022
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt, who made headlines when he was abruptly fired from his position at Manhattans swanky Park East Synagogue, has officially launched a new congregation.
The First Kosher Certified NFT Collection with Its Own Metaverse Synagogue – StreetInsider.com
admin | February 23, 2022
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US House hearing on extremism toward minorities turns into ‘defund the police’ debate – Wisconsin Examiner
admin | February 23, 2022
WASHINGTON Leaders of faith organizations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday how their institutions and places of worship have been roiled by bomb threats and extremism. They talked about the recent waves of bomb threats aimed at HBCUs, a terrifying hostage-taking at a Texas synagogue and a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
History of the Jews in Mexico – Wikipedia
admin | February 21, 2022
The history of the Jews in Mexico can be said to have begun in 1519 with the arrival of Conversos, often called Marranos or Crypto-Jews, referring to those Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and that then became subject to the Spanish Inquisition.
Beyond the Huppah – 03-01-2022 | JewishBoston – jewishboston.com
admin | February 21, 2022
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What Smotrich got right: The Conversion Bill and Diaspora Jewry – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
Last week, a firestorm erupted when MK Bezalel Smotrich set foot on British soil. Smotrich, who heads the Religious Zionist party affiliated with the ultra-Orthodox side of the national-religious sector in Israel, is known for his extremist views on various issues such as the attitude toward the Arab minority in Israel and the LGBT community, and Judaism and State issues
Dear Sophie, Israel has failed you | Donniel Hartman | The Blogs – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
The Israel Advocacy Forces are in overdrive. The talkbacks are humming with experts ready and willing to attack any criticisms of Israel, especially accusations of apartheid, with an arsenal of facts and figures proving the injustice and spuriousness of the allegations: the critics of Israel are antisemitic, applying double standards; they ignore context and lack nuance; fail to take into account the decades of peace overtures on the part of Israel and their rejection by the hands of Palestinians, and so on
This weekend’s U-M production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ will be like nothing heard before – Detroit Free Press
admin | February 21, 2022
The University of Michigans University Musical Society will present a world premiere this weekend with a concert performance of Fiddler on the Roof. It features John Williams orchestral arrangement of the 1971 film score, which is being done live for the first time. Broadway performers Chuck Cooper and Loretta Ables Sayre star alongside U-M musical theaterstudents in the performance, and the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra will accompany the singers.
Circumcision doesn’t make someone Jewish | Rebecca Wald | The Blogs – The Times of Israel
admin | February 21, 2022
Israels High Court of Justice will hear arguments on Wednesday seeking state funding for the circumcision of all converts. The costly procedure is currently free for Orthodox converts but not for those seeking Reform or Conservative paths to Judaism
