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The Rebbe and the General – Yom Kippur Remembrances

Sholom Schreirber - 09/27/2022

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin V’heyei brachah…. And you shall be a blessing.” (Bereishis 12:2) Rashi, in expounding upon this possuk, explains that HaShem was telling Avraham Avinu...

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Fish and Fall Fruits to Break the Yom Kippur Fast

Sholom Schreirber - 09/27/2022

On the Shetland Islands where I grew up, my mother served homemade pickled herring and seltzer water after the end of services—essential, she insisted,...

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The Sweet History of Honey Cake

Sholom Schreirber - 09/27/2022

It was used as a talisman in war, offered as food to the gods and purportedly seduced a Russian tsarina who was famously averse...

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The Rosh HaShana When America’s Most Prominent Rabbi Criticized FDR

Jared - 09/24/2022

By: Rafael Medoff Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of the 1930s and 1940s, is widely remembered as a staunch supporter of...

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How Praying for Others Invites Blessings into Our Lives

Jared - 09/23/2022

By Rabbi Ari Enkin, Rabbinic Director, United with Israel We are told that three barren women were remembered and blessed with a child on Rosh...

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Abu Dhabi Rabbinic Wedding is Landmark Event for Jewish Life in Arab World

Sholom Schreirber - 09/21/2022

Emirates nuptials, largest Jewish event in the country’s history, a sign of couple’s commitment to Jewish life By: Menachem Posner Rabbi Levi Duchman, Rabbi to the...

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Returning to G-d, Each Year and Every Day

Sholom Schreirber - 09/21/2022

On the rejuvenation of spiritual life and the essential meaning of teshuvah By: Eli Rubin Many years ago, my teacher, Rabbi Elimelech Zweibel, spoke about teshuvah....

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Shofar Tales & Rosh HaShanah Memories Etched in Our Minds

Sholom Schreirber - 09/21/2022

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin There is a hushed silence in the shul as the Baal Tokeah rises to sound the blasts of the shofar. The...

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First-ever certificate of Jewish ancestry launched

Jared - 09/19/2022

(Tuesday, 20th September 2022) – For the first time ever, the tens of millions of descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish communities, whose ancestors...

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Rabbinical Alliance of America Celebrates 80 Years of Gevurah and 34th Annual Chai Elul Siyum HaShas with an Eye Towards “Fulfilling the Divine Will”

Jared - 09/19/2022

Rabbinical Alliance of America Celebrates 80 Years of Gevurah and 34th Annual Chai Elul Siyum HaShas with an Eye Towards “Fulfilling the Divine Will” ...

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Challah Facts Every Jewish Woman Should Know