Take One, Talmud to Go Bava Metzia 51 and 52 – Tablet Magazine
admin | April 20, 2024
Todays pages, Bava Metzia 51 and 52, discuss prohibitions on financial exploitation.
Empty chairs, mirrors and pomegranates: How Jews are bringing the war to their seder table – The Jerusalem Post
admin | April 20, 2024
As Jews around the world read the haggadah at their seder tables every year, they encounter a passage instructing them to see themselves as if they personally left Egypt. This year, some of them will also have on their seder tables a symbol of the perseverance of women traumatized in captivity.
NYPD Pre-Passover Security Briefing With Community Leaders and Rabbi Reuven Feinstein – VINNews
admin | April 20, 2024
NEW YORK (VINnews) The annual Pre-Passover Security Briefing hosted by the (NYPD) in partnership with community and senior rabbinical leaders at One Police Plaza in NYC was a significant event that highlighted the collaborative efforts between law enforcement and the Jewish community to ensure the safety and security of all residents. Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email This years briefing, organized by NYPD Deputy Chief Richie Taylor, was a critical gathering under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams, who has placed a strong emphasis on community policing and building trust between law enforcement and the diverse communities they serve. The event saw the participation of senior Jewish leadership, including Rav Reuvain Feinstein shlita
‘Most influential rabbi in modern history’ recognized today – WICZ
admin | April 20, 2024
"This event every year and in general, our community has always been a beautiful show of crossed political working together in a beautiful way, while we maintain our views and our perspectives on things, we've always been able to work together and grow together,"said Rabbi Levi Slonim with the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at Binghamton University.
We Had Plenty of Matza, But Then Something Happened – Anash.org – Good News
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Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty. But then he read a letter of the Rebbe which changed everything. Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty
All in the family: father and son become rabbis on the same day – The Jewish Chronicle
admin | April 20, 2024
It cant be often that a father and son are ordained as a rabbi on the same day, and it may well neverhavehappened before in British Jewry. But on Sunday, Rabbi Yosef Gabai and his son Michael formally entered the rabbinic fold at a ceremony at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Lauderdale Road, west London
Jewish Life at Oberlin – Oberlin College and Conservatory
admin | April 20, 2024
Oberlin is deeply committed to our Jewish community, and vibrant Jewish living, dining, and culture are longstanding and valued parts of our history. Many students at Oberlin identify as Jewish and participate in rich offerings from the Jewish Studies Program, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, and campus chapters of Hillel and Chabad. Students also lead a variety of organizations and activities focused on Jewish life and culture
FBI on alert as Jewish Long Islanders prepare to celebrate Passover – News 12 Long Island
admin | April 20, 2024
The FBI says it's on alert for threats to Jewish places of worship nationwide, as millions of Jewish Long Islanders prepare for Passover on Monday. FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke about the threats during a meeting with Secure Community Network, a Jewish community nonprofit safety and training organization. "We at the FBI are closely tracking these very real threats that have your communities on edge and were actively hitting back at the perpetrators full force, said Wray.
Kitniyot in Israel: The most heated debate around Passover – The Jerusalem Post
admin | April 20, 2024
Judaism is famous for its dietary restrictions, but Passover takes it to another level by prohibiting the consumption or even any benefit derived from hametz. But while this is universal among observant Jews, there is another restriction that is far more divisive and continues to this day: kitniyot.
Beloved Hebrew tutor Susan Loether dies at 67 | The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle – thejewishchronicle.net
admin | April 20, 2024
Susan Andrea Loether, a Hebrew teacher who tutored hundreds of Pittsburgh-area teens for their bnei mitzvah during a 40-year career, passed away March 21 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 67. What we all saw, what everyone saw, what was impossible not to see, was how much Susan Loether loved life, said Rodef Shalom Rabbi Sharyn Henry, who met Loether after moving to Pittsburgh in 1991
