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Los turkos en Viena: La ekspozision sovre la komunidad sefaradi de Viena
La komunidad sefaradi de Viena ke fue en el pasado un importante sentro de vida djudia, onde los sefaradis yegaron a alkanses sin presedentes en el kampo akademiko i en el relijiozo tambien, oy...
German newspaper Bild broadcasts documentary on anti-Semitism Arte didn’t show because it is ‘too...
German newspaper Bild, the largest circulation in the country, broadcasted a documentary on anti-Semitism among European Muslims that was canceled by French-German television channel Arteon the ground that it was too pro-Israel.
Arte originally commissioned...
To Bris or not to Bris
What is a brit milah, and what are the reasons for it?
A brit milah, also known as a bris, is the Jewish ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised. Circumcision dates back to...
4,000 Indian jews expected to attend PM Modi address in Israel
Approximately 4,000 Jews of Indian origin, now residing in Israel, are expected to attend a keynote event hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to the Jewish state in July.
According...
Koppel: Maccabiah Games bring excitement
As a small boy, my father, Yehuda Koppel, used to tell a story of how he took my brother and I to the Opening Ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
We watched and proudly...
Reb Dovid Yitzchok Wallk, Z”l
Reb Dovid Yitzchok Wallk of Boro Park was niftar Sunday evening, 17 Sivan, at the age of 61, after a difficult illness. Reb Dovid, a highly respected member of the Gerrer kehillah and alumnus...
The non-issue of Sharia
At a time when Western democracies face a terrible surge in terrorist attacks on their own soil perpetrated chiefly by radical Islamists of the al-Qaida and Islamic State brands, an American group has decided...
Must-see: 150 people sing ‘O Canada’ in Yiddish
Last week a group of 150 people from all walks of life gathered in Toronto to perform a version of the Canadian national anthem … in Yiddish. It’s really something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CarKYJ71lII
Apparently, the June 6 performance, perhaps...
The potential impact of educational technology on jewish education
A History of the “Future of Jewish Education”
By Russel Neiss
In 1911, William Inglis, writing for Harper’s Weekly profiled Thomas Edison’s latest invention that he guaranteed would, “make school so attractive that a big army...
La seconde vie des sites juifs du maroc
Alors que la présence juive au Maroc s’est considérablement réduite ces dernières années (moins de 3000 selon plusieurs sources), l’héritage judéo-marocain prend de plus en plus d’ampleur. «Nous assistons à un intérêt grandissant pour l’histoire...