Jewish Religion and Thought
Shavuot wasn’t always a dairy-heavy all-nighter.
Israelis eat cheesecake, have water fights, show off their agriculture and study all night on this most wonderful and easygoing of holidays.
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called for the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the entire Royal Family to be blessed with years of health and strength.
Report: Despite forming more than 50% of Israeli exports, Israel Innovation Authority figures show the two communities’ participation in high-tech industry is declining.
“After the horrific stabbing attack, we made it clear that we wouldn’t be scared off and would continue growing and spreading light,” said Rabbi Dan Rodkin, director of Shaloh House.
The three-year program starts this fall at its Tal Campus for Women.
It features three impressive copper-etching illustrations by artist Anton Balzer, a resident of Venice, with comments and additions by Rabbi Yisrael Landau and other sages of the time.
Rabbi Yehoshua Lefkowitz was in the Crown Heights neighborhood when he was approached by an unknown suspect who punched him in the head and kicked him in the legs.
In a nail-biter of a competition, students show their prowess in Jewish history, Bible verses and the geography of ancient Israel.
Some 38% base their support for Jewish worship at the Temple Mount on “the message it sends regarding Israel’s sovereignty over the holy site.”
The goal? To expand the existing renovated center into a $20 million state-of-the-art Rambam Quarter. “The vision is that you’ll find your link to Judaism here, no matter who you are—religious, not religious, male or female, Sephardic or Ashkenaz. This is our link,” says Rabbi Yamin Levy.
Rabbi Mendy Greenberg told Florida’s “Fox 4” that he hopes the teens will develop an appreciation for Judaism, and “hopefully, in the future, they’ll be advocates for the Jewish community.”
