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Parashat Beha’alotcha בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
HaShem, with His Divine attribute of mercy, commands Moshe to have Aharon “elevate” the Menorah lights (not light them), just as He elevated Aharon amongst Beni-Israel. While Moshe was “delayed” coming back from Mount...
Rabbinic group calls for review of professor berating men for putting on tefillin
The Coalition for Jewish Values is calling on two American universities to revisit courses assigned to Professor Pnina Peri after she was caught on video in Hebrew mocking and shaming two men performing Jewish rituals at...
Ken Disho Ke….. ?
Kale saver retirarmos kuando viene el momento i saver ke es tiempo de GOZAR de la vida i render grasyas al Sielo por ayegar a estos diyas kon la kavesa, las pachas i los...
Documentary on San Diego Jewry very well done
SAN DIEGO – Isaac Artenstein’s newest documentary, To The Ends of the Earth: A Portrait of Jewish San Diego, which is on sale at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park, tapped present and past...
Israeli VR Platform Wins TLV Hackathon For Benefit Of Holocaust Survivors
Israeli entrepreneuers hosted a hackathon this month for the benefit of Holocaust survivors in Israel and across the world. Twenty-three teams took part in the 36-hour “Spark Hackathon” event on May 10 and 11...
70 years of Israeli crafts on display at Mingei
The Mingei International Museum’s current exhibition of Israeli crafts and design is a retrospective that incorporates aspects of the Jewish State’s history with what the exhibit’s curator, Smadar Samson, describes as four major themes...
Parashat Bamidbar בְּמִדְבַּר
The book of “Bamidbar” (“במדבר") has ten parashot, that coincide with the Ten Commandments, and Moshe will be teaching Bnei-Yisrael their true and divine details. There are 159 verses (“קנט”) in our Parasha, which...
How to THINk THIN for Shavuot
SAN DIEGO — Ahh, Shavuot is soon upon us. With its extended synagogue services, special readings including the story of Ruth and the 10 Commandments among others, Tikkun Leil Shavuot –the practice of staying...
Dairy, first fruits and more: Welcoming Shavuot with customs of the season
I’ve often heard (and many rabbis lament) that Shavuot is the only major Jewish holiday many Diaspora Jews have never heard of or ever celebrated.
If you are one of these newbies to the holiday,...
How a Jewish story may link to others
RICHMOND, California — Some observations suggest sharing. They may be intimate, personal, or idiosyncratic. The task is to make them meaningful for a wider reading audience. My mission is to identify stories by Jews...