admin | May 27, 2020
To the Sons and Daughters of Our People of Israel, Everywhere. It was with these words that the RebbeRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memorybegan his public letters, which were transcribed and published before major Jewish holidays each year. These letters, known as michtavim klaliim (general letters), would set the tone for the upcoming holiday
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admin | May 27, 2020
Last week, President Donald Trump called for churches, synagogues and mosques to reopen. In a press conference, the president said, In America we need more prayer, not less.
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admin | May 25, 2020
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Most people think it is Purim or Simchas Torah but Shavuos??
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admin | May 25, 2020
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) The Talmud Yerushalmi in Kiddushin 4:1 states that a Kiddush Hashem is greater than a Chillul Hashem.
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admin | May 25, 2020
For 2,000 years, our ancestors prayed and yearned for a return to Jerusalem at the most meaningful moments of the year: at the conclusion of the Yom Kippur service and of the Passover Seder.As we celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem on this Jerusalem Day, let us examine some classic sources on the citys deep, spiritual meaning in our faith.Psalm 122 is filled with King Davids strong emotions about Jerusalem. In verse three, he sings that it is a city united together. The Jerusalem Talmud (Chagiga 2:6) explains that this means it is a city that makes all of Israel into friends.While the rest of Israel was divided with each of the 12 tribes receiving its own portions of land, Jerusalem is shared by two tribes: Judah and Benjamin.
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admin | May 25, 2020
Some Muppets dont even have lower bodies. But they might all have faith traditions.
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admin | May 21, 2020
Michelle Toledano is the new Head of School at the Azrieli Schools of Talmud Torah and Herzliah High,effective July 1. Ms. Toledano joined the Azrieli Schools family 13 years ago.
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admin | May 21, 2020
As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, we prepare to greet the giving of the Torah with all-night study in a Tikkun Leil Shavuot. The classical mode of Torah study is in chavruta, a pair or small group of learners who explore texts in partnership
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admin | May 21, 2020
There are a lot of success stories emanating from the Foundation and Auxiliary of the Jewish General Hospital. Indeed count Mindstrong and its fight against mental illness among them. The event has raised over $7 million in the last five years and was slated to take place on June 7 before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted everything.
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admin | May 18, 2020
Dr. David Stern of Harvard University will discuss what hes learned about the Talmud a carefully curated collection of thousands of years worth of rabbinic commentaries on Jewish law and the Jewish Bible and its shifting form over time, based on research related to his recently published book, The Jewish Bible: A Material History, part of the University of Washington Presss Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies series. The layout of the Talmudic page, with its text in the center surrounded by a sea of commentaries, is the iconic page format of the Jewish book
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