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This Romanian rabbi spent 7 years translating the Torah into Romanian even though he moved away – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

| September 4, 2022

(JTA) As a Modern Orthodox rabbi who works at a Jewish day school in Montreal, Sorin Rosen knows his way around a prayer book. But that wasnt always the case. I remember when I was a kid, and I started going to synagogue, I probably kept my siddur upside down for three months until someone said, Hey, look, this is how it works, Rosen recalled about an experience he had as a teenager in his native Romania.

‘The Patient’ is a very Jewish TV show. Should it have been more so? J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| September 4, 2022

A few weeks ago, the creators of The Patientdefended their decisionto cast the non-Jewish Steve Carell as a Jewish therapist. Having just binged all 10 episodes of the FX thriller, I can see why. Im not going to weigh in on who should play Jewish, except to say that Carell gives a powerful and credible performance

He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety. – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

| September 4, 2022

(JTA) Jewish prayer in a mosque.

A Conversation with Yael Eckstein, IFCJ President and CEO, on the Jewish Sabbatical Year – Programming Insider

| September 4, 2022

To sign up for our daily email newsletter, CLICK HERE Yael Eckstein, IFCJ President and CEO, oversees all ministry programs and serves as the international spokesperson for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Prior to her present duties, Yael served as Global Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Director of Program Development and Ministry Outreach

My boyfriend died in May. It showed me how meaningful Jewish mourning rituals can be and how flawed – Forward

| September 4, 2022

Asher wearing tefillin when he was 8. Photo by Rina Shamilov By Rina ShamilovSeptember 02, 2022 On the Thursday of my English final in May, I woke up to a missed call from my boyfriends mother. That was unusual because the two of us were never particularly close

The Difference between Moab and Amalek – aish.com – Aish.com

| September 4, 2022

Devarim: 23:4-5: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, even their tenth generation shall not enter the congregation of Hashem. Because they did not greet you with bread and water on the road when you were leaving EgyptDevarim, 25:17-19: Remember what Amalek did to you, on the way when you were leaving Egypt. That he happened upon you on the wayYou shall wipe out the memory of Amalek from under the heaven you shall not forget

Amid higher threat levels, Jewish communities lean on $130 million initiative to bolster security – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

| September 4, 2022

When Haya Varon relocated to Houston from Mexico City more than four decades ago, she felt like she was moving to a safer place. As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who had lost most of his family to Nazi genocide, Varon was especially sensitive to threats of violence and antisemitism

Jewish anti-Zionists are trying to legitimize anti-Semitism – JNS.org

| September 4, 2022

(September 2, 2022 / JNS) If you not only read The New York Times but still consider it the authoritative news source, then you are aware of a growing problem associated with anti-Semitism. By that, Im not referring to the fact that its been open season on attacking Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City with the preponderance of hate crimes being directed at them and, as Tablet recently reported, only a single perpetrator spending even a day in prison for their crimes.

Quiet quitting, the sudden trend in work, sounds sort of Jewish? (Hear me out.) – The Jewish Standard

| September 4, 2022

Ihadnt heard of quiet quitting until about 10 minutes ago. Since then, every major news outlet has done a story on this purported trend, defined as a movement among office workers to draw firmer work-life boundaries by doing less work.

The abandoned heart of the once-thriving Jewish community of Merthyr Tydfil that’s being brought back to life – Wales Online

| September 4, 2022

The former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil is undeniably one of the most recognisable structures in the town.


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