Another Jewish school shuttered amid worst US measles outbreak in 25 years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the current measles outbreak in the United States is the worst in over 25 years, as the City of New York closed another...
Handwritten Hebrew letter by Joseph Trumpeldor to be sold at auction
For years, there has been a debate about whether Zionist hero Joseph Trumpeldor actually uttered the famous declaration attributed to him moments before he died of his wounds defending the Jewish settlement at Tel...
TICO features works of Dvorak, Alfven, Stern
David Amos did unusual programming at TICO’s recent concert at Tifereth Israel Synagogue by opening with the longest work of the evening, Dvorak’s New World Symphony. However, the orchestra musicians seemed warmed up enough...
This Shavuot study focused on two other women
It was Erev Shavuot on Saturday evening, June 8. Once again we were talking about two women in the Bible during the customary evening study session at Tifereth Israel Synagogue.
This time, however, the two...
![Rachel Lyra Hospodar from Oakland, CA, United States [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jerusalem_old_city_28_435626908-324x235.jpg "Rabbi Yehuda Halevi")
Rabbi Yehuda Halevi
Rabbi Yehuda ben Shemuel Halevi nasyo en Toledo en 1085. Poko tiempo antes ke nasyo Espanya fue konkistada por el Reynado de Castilla i paso de la Kultura Araba Islamika al poder i a...
Shavuot for kids: Giving a new generation the gift of Torah
It’s one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah, as amazing as the splitting of the sea.
Imagine the Master of the Universe coming down to Earth in an astounding fireworks display of thunder,...
On Shavuot, savor the dairy, but don’t forget the grains
Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It begins seven weeks after the first day of Passover. Agriculturally, it...
Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world
Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
What it’s like to be the rabbi on the beaches of Normandy 75 years...
Exactly 75 years ago, Normandy was the site of one of the largest military invasions ever staged. Forever known as D-Day, June 6, 1944 marked the turning point of World War II, in which 156,000 American,...
First wedding held at site of Europe’s second-oldest synagogue in 1,500 years
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century CE in the Calabria area of southern Italy played host to a Jewish wedding on...