Poetry and Music | The UCSB Current – The UCSB Current
admin | February 28, 2022
Paco Dez is something of a musical wizard.
The Five Minute Read – Lowell Sun
admin | February 28, 2022
Lala Books monthly event pairs book talk with cocktails LOWELL Lala Books has crafted a monthly gathering that brings readers together to chat about a good book while enjoying a cocktail. The Boozy Bookclub meets at Warp & Weft, at 197 Market St., in Downtown Lowell on the fourth Thursday of every month at 6 p.m
Kissing Children In The Synagogue – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | February 28, 2022
As a general rule, it is forbidden to kiss another person in the synagogue, especially ones children. The reason for this is that we must remember that our love for G-d must even exceed the love that we have for our children.1 Similarly, it is explained that if it were permitted to kiss ones children in the synagogue, the function of the synagogue as a place where we focus exclusively on G-d would be compromised.2 Although there is an opinion that the ban against kissing children in the synagogue only applies to ones little children,3 most authorities rule that it applies to ones children whether theyre little or grown-up adults.4 A number of authorities are of the opinion that the prohibition against kissing in the synagogue only applies to ones children and not to other people.
40% Of Americans Might Be Eligible For Dual Citizenship (And A Second Passport): Here’s What You Need To Know – Forbes
admin | February 28, 2022
For many years, U.S. citizenship and an Americanpassportwere the gold standard around the world. The pandemic and the recent election changed all that, resulting in a surge in demand for Americans seeking second passports and wanting to buy citizenshipespecially in Europe.
TABC Sephardic Student Inquiry: Is It Acceptable for Me to Wear My Tzitzit Out? – The Jewish Link
admin | February 11, 2022
Ashkenazic Approach Many Ashkenazic yeshiva students wear their tzitzit out, in line with the Mishna Beruras (8:26) powerful exhortation to do so. The Chafetz Chaim famously writes: Those men who tuck their tzitzit in their pants, not only are they ignoring the Torahs direction ureitem oto, you should see the tzitzit and thereby recall all the mitzvot (Bamidbar 15:39), they are degrading Hashems mitzvot and will be held accountable by Hashem for having done so!! The Mishna Berura writes that if one received a special garment from the king with the latters name carved in it, he would proudly display it at all times. How much more so should we show the garment of the King of all Kings, Whose Holy Name is alluded to in the tying of the tzitzit! The Aruch Hashulhan (Orah Haim 8:17), while using milder language, expresses a similar sentiment
Five Towns Chabad honors the Friedmans | Herald Community Newspapers – liherald
admin | February 11, 2022
Lifelong Five Towns resident David Friedman, the former ambassador to Israel under President Trump, along with wife, Tammy, will be honored by the Chabad of the Five Towns as Ambassadors of Light, at the religious organizations 27th annual gala dinner on Feb. 15. While the Friedmans have a deep history of Jewish involvement in the Five Towns, Davids father was Morris Friedman, an iconic figure in the Jewish community, who was one of the founders of the modern Orthodox movement and was the spiritual leader at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere.
Top UK Jewish body tells visiting far-right MK Smotrich to get back on a plane – The Times of Israel
admin | February 11, 2022
A top UK Jewish body said on Wednesday that far-right Religious Zionism MK Bezalel Smotrich is not welcome in the country, as he tours Britain. The Board of Deputies of British Jews, UK Jewrys mainstream umbrella organization, tweeted in Hebrew that they reject the abominable views and the hate-provoking ideology of Bezalel Smotrich. We call on all members of the British Jewish community to show him the door
Drop the Goldberg name you co-opted, Whoopi — you don’t deserve it – New York Post
admin | February 7, 2022
Decades ago, when the performer Caryn Johnson decided her name wasnt interesting enough and dubbed herself Whoopi Goldberg instead, it wasnt because Goldberg signified whiteness. Through the years, shes offered many weird and contradictory explanations for her change in moniker, but it might have seemed at the time that a black person sporting the surname Goldberg would be especially eye-catching and noteworthy (especially in conjunction with that wild first name) because it would represent the proud ownership of her outsider status.
Review: In Prayer for the French Republic, Echoes of the Past – The New York Times
admin | February 7, 2022
The well of nave young Americans being schooled in life, love, politics and croissants by effortlessly worldly French people is in no danger of running dry. The latest addition to this cohort is 20-year-old Molly, a New Yorker who has just met her distant cousins in Paris
Tell Us Your Encanto Opinions And We’ll Give You A Perfect Book Recommendation – BuzzFeed
admin | February 7, 2022
The Inheritance of Orqudea Divina by Zoraida Crdova The magic of Four Rivers had faded before Orqudea Divina moved in. The matriarch has never left the home, holding tight to secrets her family hopes will be revealed after she invites them to her funeral. But they're left with more questions as she is transformed, her gifts manifesting for the family in different ways in the 7 years following
