admin | December 24, 2021
Philadelphia-based philanthropist Jeffrey Barrack and International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community In Hebron Yishai Fleisher erected a Chanukiah which could be seen throughout the city of Hebron during Chanukah.
admin | December 24, 2021
Henry Luce Foundation funds a three-year partnership between the Program in Jewish Studies and University Libraries to recover, study and elevate voices of Jews of color The University of Colorado Boulder will launch a new initiative called Jews of Color: Histories and Futures, thanks to a three-year, $250,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Jews of Color will be a partnership between the Program in Jewish Studies and University Libraries and will strive to recover, study and elevate the voices and experiences of Jews of color in the United States through four primary areas of activity: Samira Mehta is the principal investigator of the project. The grant will also realize the vision of Samira Mehta, assistant professor of Jewish Studies and women and gender studies, said Elias Sacks, director of the Program in Jewish Studies
admin | December 24, 2021
As is the nature of nature, omicron continued to infect most of the cabinet ministers schedules this week.
admin | December 24, 2021
With the arrival of the Omicron variant in Israel, the Israeli government made a sweeping decision to close its skies from the entry of foreigners.
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
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
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