Parashat VaYakhel וַיַּקְהֵל
Moshe gathered Bnei-Yisrael and the word used here is VaYakhel ("ויקהל"), to teach us about a specific act by Moshe. Moshe separated Bnei-Yisrael from the Erev-Rav (the Egyptian converts), who joined for glory only,...
Parashat Pekudei פְקוּדֵי
Moshe provided Bnei-Yisrael a precise accounting of the Tabernacle donations and content; this Tabernacle is a testimony that HaShem forgave Bnei-Yisrael. Essentially, Moshe provided an accurate “ledger” of all that was donated for the...
Moroccan Government to Remove Kosher Tax
Rabat – Saad Eddine El Othmani’s government is set to adopt a decree that will suspend the tax on kosher meat consumed by the Jewish community, at the government council on Thursday, March 8, in...
Oh, baby! Israeli startup goes ga-ga over baby monitors, measuring everything from sleep quality...
“Kids who know they’re cared for and cared about have fewer behavioral problems and stronger relationships,” acclaimed author Heidi Murkoff asserts in her classic What to Expect series on pregnancy and child-rearing. Many experienced parents will...
116-Year-Old UES Jewish Bakery Glaser’s Will Close This Summer
An Upper East Side institution at 116 years old, Jewish bakery Glaser’s Bake Shop will close its doors come July 1. Owners, still the Glaser family but now in its third generation, posted on Facebook that...
A Bundist Talks About the Bund
I HAVE ALWAYS wondered what qualifies someone to write an article on a given topic. I had always assumed that one needed to be an expert in a given field to give an interesting and...
All spaced out: Exhibit boldly goes where Jews go . . . into the...
A new exhibition debuted in New York on Monday that explores the connection between Jews and something outside of our own world: outer space. (And no, it’s not a reshowing of the Mel Brooks...
Parashat Ki Tisa כִּי תִשָּׂא
This Parasha followed the sin of the Golden-Calf. HaShem commanded Moshe to count the “Heads” of Bnei-Yisrael, “רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל”, by way of giving a half Shekel as a Terumah. This comes to teach us that...
Fighting fire and stigma: How a special-needs success story inspires all
Students with special needs often feel overwhelmed and helpless; many roadblocks can appear to block their way to success and cause them to think that the world is against them. But Yaakov Guttman, an...
Tourism official: ‘We want a Jewish presence in Portugal’
During a whirlwind tour that included dozens of visits to Jewish organizations in the United States, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism urged Jews to visit, invest in and seek citizenship in her country.
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