admin | January 5, 2020
Among the 90,000 people who packed MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 1 were more than 100 Clevelanders, some of whom finished reading the 2,711 pages of Talmud in as many days
admin | December 30, 2019
The Talmud is a commentary on the Mishnah, a thirdcentury compendium of Jewish law. Its mostly composed of the quoted traditions of hundreds of rabbis from the first to fifth centuries, organized into topical discussions that frequently proceed associatively, rather than systematically. Its written in Aramaic, but quotes many Hebrew text and the two languages are intertwined throughout
admin | December 30, 2019
There I was, watching my old VHS copy ofThe Boys from Brazil, idly reading the lab reports on the swabs I took from my gentile neighbors kids when he wasnt looking, and revising the bassoon part of a concerto Ive been working on, when I saw something alarming trending on Twitter. Not eugenics, but Bret Stephens. Whats he done now?
admin | December 28, 2019
Not all of us were fighters.
admin | December 28, 2019
Dirshu, the largest Torah organization in the world will be having its "siyum hashas" (celebration upon completion of learning the Talmud) on December 28 at Binyanei Haumah (the International Convention Center) in Jerusalem and on January 9 at Yad Eliyahu in Tel Aviv. These events will be two of eleven that will be held around the world. According to Yitzchok Saftlas of Dirshu, the siyum hashas taking place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on February 9, 2020 sold out so fast that additional locations had to be added at the NJPAC and Newark Symphony Hall in New Jersey.
admin | December 28, 2019
TheTorah columnis supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek.MiketzGenesis 41:1-44:17Zecharia 2:14-4:7 When he was quite young, my son and I were driving through our neighborhood during this time of winter holidays when he remarked, Now I know who is Jewish and who is Christian everyone with Christmas lights hanging on their houses are Christian, and those without lights are Jewish. This determination made perfect sense to my sons five or six-year-old self, and he was clearly satisfied to have so neatly ordered his world. What he couldnt fathom at that age was that ones religious observance and faith is so much more complex than bright, flickering lights on the front porch.
admin | December 28, 2019
Flint-based organization brings Jewish holiday traditions to Midland mitchell kukulka, mitchell.kukulka@mdn.net Greg Kleynberg of Bay City, right, chats with Shainie Weingarten, foreground, as he stands with his grandchildren, Eli Cicci, 6, center, and Maya Cicci, 9, left, during a Hanukkah celebration, hosted by Chabad of Eastern Michigan, Monday, Dec. 23 at the Midland Mall. Guests enjoyed latkes, music and the lighting of the menorah
admin | December 28, 2019
The first rabbinic reference to Hanukkah is found in Megillat Taanit, dated to the late Second Temple. It is a series of dates, mostly based on military victories that took place toward the end of the Second Temple period.
admin | December 28, 2019
Photo Credit: Jewish Press I recently acquired an entertaining invitation to the wedding of one of Rabbi Yehudah Yudel Rosenbergs children. Rabbi Rosenberg (1859-1935) was the author of many sefarim and is most often remembered for reviving the story of the golem of the Maharal of Prague (He also wrote a sefer defending the use of electricity on Shabbat called Maor HaChashmal. At the time, this position wasnt that unusual.) Leaving a rabbinic position in Tarlow, Poland, in 1913, Rabbi Rosenberg immigrated to the New World where he became rabbi of Torontos Beth Jacob Congregation, which was founded in 1899 by a group of Polish-born Jews.
admin | December 28, 2019
When the nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced earlier this month, one notable snub astounded critics and film aficionados: Greta Gerwig, the acclaimed writer and director of "Little Women," was left out of the running. The exclusion seemed to underscore the gender inequities and biases of Hollywood, particularly when it comes to the major awards ceremonies.
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