Jewish Agency head to unveil plan to teach Hebrew worldwide
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog has announced a new plan to teach Hebrew to Jews worldwide as “a Jewish national value and birthright privilege.”
Herzog was laying down his vision as the agency’s new leader...
Jewish book festival spans mystery to memoir
Have cooling temperatures left you longing to curl up with a good book?
The Northwest Ohio Jewish Book Festival has a few recommendations.
Like, say, Beverly Gray’s Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How ‘The Graduate’ Became the Touchstone...
In 2040, Israeli lifespan expected to be the world’s seventh highest
Israelis will enjoy the seventh-highest life-expectancy rate in the world by 2040, according to a University of Washington study published in The Lancet.
Though Israel currently occupies the 13th-place spot at a life expectancy of 82.1...
Parashat Lech Lecha לֶךְ-לְךָ
In this Parasha we are being introduced to Avram’s (Avraham) greatness and unshakeable faith and belief in HaShem even before the official receiving of the Torah. HaShem asked Avram to leave his father’s house,...
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UC Researchers Say Ritual For Orthodox Jewish Men May Offer Heart Benefits
CINCINNATI—A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine suggests Jewish men who practice wearing tefillin, which involves the tight wrapping of an arm with leather banding as...
Kada Koza A Su Lugar !….
ORGANIZAR SU VIDA empesa por metter kada koza a su lugar i no solo las kozas de tres dimensyones (!) Las kozas sin dinguna forma tambien pueden molestar mizmo mas de lo ke se puede...
American Jewish baseball players to make aliyah for Israeli Olympic team
Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
Participants in the Olympics...
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Parashat Noach נֹחַ
Noach was a righteous man a Tzadik (“צדיק”), Tamim (“תמים” – humble), and “walked with HaShem”. The Zohar explains that Noach always had HaShem’s ways lead his path among the wicked people of his...
$12 million grant to support accessibility upgrades at day and overnight camps
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation just announced a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at...
JDC launches Tikkun Olam Ventures to empower Africa’s smallholder farmers
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee launched Tikkun Olam Ventures (TOV), an innovative new program addressing poverty among Africa’s smallholder farmers by leveraging Israeli agricultural technology and training, Jewish philanthropy and private capital, and...