Nefesh B’Nefesh to hold winter ‘aliyah’ fairs in US
Nefesh B’Nefesh will provide prospective immigrants to Israel with the opportunity to have questions about aliyahanswered under one roof at informational fairs in major American cities in December. The fairs will be held in cooperation...
‘A Team of Angels’: Helping an amputee find a reason to live
Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to dramatically improve an elderly water-sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him experience the sea in a...
Dos Kuentizikos De Viejizikos
EL MANKO DE KUDYADO DEL SERVISYO FUNEBRE
El servisyo funebro para la seremoniya del enterrimiento yego a una ande se aviya murrido una mujer resamente.
Los portadores estavan yevando la mujer abasho del apartamente kuando sin...
The Jewish Origins of Thanksgiving
In 1621, colonists at Plymouth held a feast, expressing their gratitude to God for a good harvest. This is widely understood to be the original Thanksgiving celebration—but Moshe Sokolow points to an even earlier celebration and...
First Temple-era weight discovered, complete with Hebrew description
A weight with Hebrew description from the First Temple era, dated from the 10th-century BCE to 586 BCE when the temple was destroyed by the Babylonians, was found in Jerusalem.
It was discovered in archaeological soil...
Thinking, writing, reworking and rewiring in the likes of Rube Goldberg
This Thanksgiving season, there are several opportunities to experience the legendary Rube Goldberg. The Rube Goldberg Cartoon Gallery features the cartoon “simple way to carve a turkey,” as well as many other classic whimsical inventions “for...
With 76 dead and 1,200 missing, sifting through the burnt embers of Paradise
It seemed like just a regular morning in Paradise. It was Nov. 8, and Randy Stein had an early-morning doctor’s appointment in the nearby town of Oroville, Calif. His wife, Lois, joined him, leaving...
The short story on how turkey became kosher
Thanksgiving usually consists of cooking on a level that Jews do every week for Shabbat preparation—soup, salad and all those sides that accompany the main dish.
And while chicken has been a staple from the...
Hanukkah Humor
Hanukkah, known as the reason why people say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” has a rich history dating back to about the early 1950s. What started as a minor, non-religious holiday got swollen...
Meet Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Florida’s first Jewish governor (for five days)
With Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson conceding his re-election bid on Sunday to Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the state will have its first Jewish governor on an interim basis for five days when Scott is sworn...