admin | December 13, 2021
In just over a weeks time, the Torah reading on Shabbat (Parashat Va-yechi) ends both the long-running story of Joseph and the entire Book of Genesis (Sefer Breishit). That affords us the opportunity for another look at the narrow-minded view of most scholarsboth non-Jewish and Jewishwho study biblical texts critically to determine how they came to be, and the damage that has done to Judaism.
admin | December 13, 2021
Marc Gellman| Monroe News-Star This year marks my 50th year as a rabbi. If you are not a paleontologist or an astronomer, 50 years is a long time and my colleagues from my ordination class have all pitched in to share their memories and lessons from a half a century of working in the fields of the Lord.
admin | December 13, 2021
Going for drinks and desperate to build contacts, a staffer had asked about my background, and Id shared I studied an MA in Jewish History. Before Id even finished speaking she had grabbed my jaw, tilted my head to the side to look at my nose and spat out you dont look Jewish.
admin | December 13, 2021
HOLLYWOOD BEACH, Florida Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Friday that he told senior US officials in Washington this week that Iran is a global problem that requires a global solution, in an effort to combat a growing narrative that places Israel at the center of the Iranian problem. I used every occasion [during my trip to Washington] to emphasize: Iran is first and foremost the biggest threat to global and regional peace and stability, and only then is it a threat to Israel, Gantz said in remarks before the Israeli American Councils national summit in Florida
admin | December 10, 2021
When we were young, my mother invited her Ob-Gyn to join us for a Friday night Shabbos meal. He was a fine doctor and a proud Jew a survivor of the Holocaust
admin | December 10, 2021
One of televisions most notorious cartoon antisemites is now an Orthodox rabbi. Eric Cartman, the egomaniacal, hate speech-spouting grade schooler on Comedy Centrals long-running adult animated series South Park, has had a change of heart in a new hour-long special of the show, which is set 40 years in the future. In South Park: Post COVID, which debuted on Thanksgiving on the Paramount Plus streaming service, Cartman has converted to Judaism, leads a congregation in Colorado Springs, wears a tallit wherever he goes, and has a Jewish wife named Yentl and three children: Moishe, Menorah and Hakham
admin | December 10, 2021
Comic books and superheroes have a cult status. Perhaps its the desire to emulate them or perhaps its falling into a fantasy world where theres someone out there always protecting us from the bad guys. Whatever the reason, their popularity is unparalleled
admin | December 10, 2021
Text Size:A- A+ Former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Syed Waseem Rizvis decision to convert to Hinduism is legally fine. He has that right under the chapter of fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution. To profess a religion, to convert, or even not to profess any religion is a normative idea in most democratic countries
admin | December 10, 2021
A shofar blast signals the start of the ceremony. The guests, many wearing brightly colored African-style clothing and head coverings, take their seats
admin | December 4, 2021
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