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Moses Mendelssohn: Personally observant progenitor of Reform Judaism
The son of Menachem Mendel, a Torah scribe, Moses Mendelssohn (“son of Mendel”) not only studied in yeshiva and became a promising rabbinic scholar, he also pursued secular learning, particularly languages and philosophy, studying...
I’m an American rabbi. Israel no longer recognizes my religious authority
When I discovered this past week that I was one of the 160 rabbis officially not to be trusted by the Israeli Orthodox rabbinate, I had an uncanny flashback to an earlier sensation.
I was 19,...
As Iran berates us to mark second anniversary of nuclear deal, critics warn of...
Iran’s foreign minister marked the second anniversary of the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday by accusing the US of undermining the agreement.
“We expect all the sides to abide by their commitments, but the US...
Yiddish comes alive in Warsaw every summer
When Gołda Tencer, the director of the Shalom Foundation and the Jewish Theater in Warsaw, lit the Sabbath candles last Friday, she was accompanied by dozens of people from various countries. Though their mother tongues...
Platos a baza de sevoya
En esta rubrika, vos traemos esta vez, tres platos a baza de sevoya. En desparte de su rolo tan importante en el gizado sefaradi, los diversos djeneros de sevoya se komen tambien en sus...
‘Common bond’: Film festival focuses ‘through lens of Jewish culture’
Five – this is the number of films that will be screened as part of the fourth annual Jewish Film Festival in Albuquerque, beginning Thursday, July 20.
And each one of the films will have...
The top 5 archaeological finds proving Jerusalem is Jewish
In the face of UNESCO resolutions trying to erase the spiritual bond between the Jews and their holiest sites, a new video series produced by Christians is making a powerful statement showing the undeniable archaeological proof...
Jewish hairdresser who was fired over Sabbath spat wins legal case
A Jewish hairdresser in Montreal who was not allowed to work on Saturdays and was eventually fired has won a discrimination case against his former employer.
A Quebec judge has ordered Iris Gressy, who is...
Jewish school faces closure for refusing to teach its young girls transgender issues despite...
Vishnitz Girls School has become an unlikely battleground for LGBT rights
The Haredi Jewish tradition dictates the separation of genders in schooling
But Ofsted is insisting that it teach about homosexuality and transgender...
Two Israeli police killed in attack at Jerusalem holy site
Update 10.45am: Two Israeli police officers have been killed by Palestinian attackers near a major shrine in Jerusalem, officials said.
Three gunmen opened fire near the site known to Jews as Temple Mount and to Muslims...