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Parshas Noach–”Survivors of Trauma”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb There are many words in the English language that originally had great power but have become watered down over the...

Parshas Noach – Do We See Ourselves As G-d Sees Us?

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis There is a famous Midrash based on this week’s parsha that asks, “If there are so many ways through which G-d could have saved Noah,...

Working to Promote Holocaust-Era Restitution Worldwide

By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Cherrie Daniels, a lively Jewish mom and career member of the Senior Foreign Service, represents the United States when it...

Twitter, Google Decline To Be In State Department Event Countering Anti-Semitism

(JNS) — Twitter and Google declined to participate in next week’s U.S. State Department event, featuring U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on countering...

Former UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Undergoing Treatment for Cancer

Edited by: Fern Sidman Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Kingdom has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment, his...

Safra Synagogue’s Rabbi Elie Abadie to Move to Dubai for Rabbinical Post; NYC’s Loss is UAE’s Gain

By: Fern Sidman The historic Abraham Accords which signified a long lasting peace between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain is now only a little...

HISTORIC EXHIBIT OF ANTIQUE MENORAHS DATING FROM THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE HOLOCAUST TO TODAY

Monday, November 23rd is the opening of an extraordinary historic exhibit of Menorahs dating from the early days of the Renaissance through the Holocaust...

Parshas Bereishis – The Secrets of Creation

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston In the beginning, God made the Heaven and the Earth. (Bereishis 1:1) The words are so incredibly simple, and yet, of course,...

The Halachic Dateline in Given Extensive Treatment in 3-Volume Set of Books

Crossing the Dateline by Rabbi Mordechai Kuber (Mosaica Press, 2020) Reviewed by: Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein In this monumental work, Rabbi Mordechai Kuber gives the topic...

Newark Minutemen: Fighting Nazis in New Jersey

By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller It all started with a birthday party. Five years ago, Leslie Barry’s mother was turning 90. Leslie, an entertainment industry executive...

Simchat Torah: Just You and Me

By: Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld Simchat Torah is given a curious description in Torah: “On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you… it...

Shmini Azeret and Simchat Torah

By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons Imagine you throw a huge party and invite everyone you know. But this is no “regular” party: It’s one solid week...

Super Simple and Delicious Recipes for Simchat Torah

By: Elizabeth Kurtz We are embarking upon the last days of the Yom Tov season, Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret, about 11 Yom Tov meals...

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Etrog

One of the founding fathers of citrus fruit worldwide, the etrog has a fascinating history and many strange and interesting uses. By: Naama Barak –...

Simchas Torah: Dancing With The Bride

By: Rabbi Yochanan Zweig “The Torah that Moshe commanded us is a heritage to the Congregation of Jacob”(33:4) Simchas Torah is a day in which we...

Jewish scientist among Nobel Prize winners

(AP) Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton jointly won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for...

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