Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Holland (Conclusion)
Posted on: April 24th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldUnder the influence of the Age of Enlightenment, the cultural union “Toalet” was formed, which published a number of works of by Hebraic scientists and works of fiction. In recent times, the Jewish-scientific movement has found its stride with the “Union of Jewish Science,” which was founded by S. Seeligmann, a historian and a bibliophile. In its university library, Amsterdam possesses a most valuable Jewish section, the so-called “Rosenthaliana,” which was named after the philanthropist Leiser Rosenthal, who was the father of the Baron von Rosenthal.
Machon Ayalon – Pre-State Clandestine Bullet Factory
Posted on: April 12th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldAbout four years ago a group of orthodox senior citizens from Bnei Brak arrived to tour the Ayalon Institute. One woman seemed to be exceptionally moved and cried a lot. Nearly two week later, she sent a letter to the Institute explaining why. She wrote that she was a Holocaust survivor and between 1943 and 1945 she had been a forced laborer making bullets to help the Nazi cause – bullets that were used many times against Jews. After the war, she had concentrated on raising a frum generation, suppressing all the terror of those horrendous years in order to do so.
The Hazan Family: Formerly Of Neve Dekalim; Now Of Nitzan
Posted on: April 5th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish World“My name is Itzhak Hazan. I was raised in a traditional Jewish family in France. I initially came to Israel in 1977 as a lone backpacker and felt an immediate attachment to the people and country. I realized that there was a difference between the French culture in which I was raised and Jewish culture.
Reading Emma Lazarus In Hong Kong
Posted on: March 29th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldIt started as my daughter’s third grade assignment: choose a person to write about, preferably an American, preferably a Jew. We were going to do just that. I intended to help my daughter choose the topic and then to back away yet, Emma Lazarus ended up drawing me in.
Akko: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Posted on: March 8th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldAlways seeking to increase our knowledge of Israel's tourist sites, from time to time, us tour guides take refresher tours.
Posted on: February 25th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe crane is the king of the Hula Valley with welcoming squawks and shrieks of sheer delight from the thousands on the ground and the many hundreds in the skies above. They are surely calling out “Shalom aleichem, my friends, alechem shalom, so glad you arrived,” for it is known that cranes inform each other of favorable domiciles.
Posted on: February 21st, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, the home of Little League Baseball, is also the home of the Ohev Shalom Congregation and Rabbi Shaul and Michal Rappeport.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Iran & Afghanistan
Posted on: February 20th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe present kingdom of Persia, which recently officially took the name “Iran,” encompasses a region of over 1,640,000 square kilometers with about 15 million inhabitants. The most important cities are the capital Tehran as well Tabris, Mesched, and Isfahan (the former capital).
One Blessing Leads To Many More: G-d’s Hand Can Even Be Found In Batches Of Cookies
Posted on: February 20th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldIn 2001, David Ehrlich, an Israeli promotional filmmaker originally from New York, was down on his luck. He and his wife, Gail, a pre-school teacher, had recently moved their family from Jerusalem to Efrat, but the Second Intifada and a dip in the finances of non-profits had thrown a wrench into his business.
After Long Feud, Shul Evicted From 16th St.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldWhat may be the final chapter in a long standing debate between a real estate developer and a Manhattan synagogue has been written, as a New York State appellate court judge ruled in favor of developer Jack Braha, owner of the building, and denied the Sixteenth Street Synagogue's interim stay of eviction, enabling Braha to oust the synagogue from its home of 67 years.
Rivka Shech – Formerly Of Moshav Gadid; Now Of Be’er Ganim
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe family: My name is Rivka (Teitlebaum) Shech. I have 3 grown children and I’m divorced. Background: My parents, my sister and I came to Israel from Hungary in 1950. We entered at Haifa Port and were taken to the Bat Galim immigrant transit camp. I was 1½ years old at the time and my sister was 4.
Will It Be A Missionary Center Or A Kiruv Center?
Posted on: January 10th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldChosen People Ministries, a Hebrew Christian missionary group, has spent $2.1 million to acquire a building and nearly $1 million more on renovations to construct an 11,000 square-foot missionary center in the heart of Flatbush. It will house a “synagogue,” sefer Torah, classrooms, and a dining hall – all with the intention of attracting the general Orthodox community and particularly unaffiliated local Jews and adults at risk from frum homes who have abandoned Yiddishkeit or are on the fringe.
The Virag Family Formerly Of Rafiah Yam; Now Of Nitzan
Posted on: December 27th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe family: Yossi (38), Yamit (33) and daughters Tohar (4.5), Romi (2) and a new baby girl. Background: Yamit is the daughter of Ezra and Malka Mordechai, the first couple in Gush Katif. Ezra arrived in Gush Katif as a bachelor in 1974 and was one of three community founders. Yamit was raised in Netzer Hazani, the first established Gush Katif community.
Posted on: December 20th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldI met Mr. E at a poetry reading. Hong Kong’s literary scene is small and two Americans reading in one evening was an unusual event. We became Facebook friends, generally “liking” the same local literary events and book launches.
The Hezi Family – Formerly Of Moshav Gadid; Now Of Ein Tzurim Caravilla Site
Posted on: December 2nd, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe family: Carol & Shmuel Hezi and their six children, Asnat, Eitan, Amichai, Vardit, Harel and Maital
Chinese Lanterns In The Sukkah
Posted on: November 16th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldA Hong Kong symphony of sounds fills the air as local laborers shout across the shul courtyard in Cantonese while tossing bamboo in a pile for the sukkah: Filipino maids chatter in Tagalog hovering over the children in their charge, the radio of the Nepalese gurkhas, the Synagogue security, crackles and jackhammers provide the background music. The thick air and humidity within the walls of the partially constructed bamboo sukkah sharply contrasts with the crisp fall air of Sukkot in the northeastern corridor of the United States, where the sukkahs of my childhood were laden with dried fruit and autumn color. Dozens of colorful miniature Chinese paper lanterns dangle from the sukkah and here replace the burnt orange and golden gourds of autumn.
The DeYoung Family: Formerly of K’far Darom; Now of Elon Moreh
Posted on: November 5th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe family: Uri & Hadassa DeYoung and 5 children: Avigayil (16), Noa (14), Beruria (10), Tsuriel (8) and Devora (2). Background: My husband and I are both from New Jersey. We met and married in Israel. My husband always lived along the New Jersey shore and when he discovered that he didn't have to give up the beach in order to live in an ideologically motivated community he was very excited.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of South Africa
Posted on: September 25th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe oldest Jewish settlements arose in Cape Town, Kimberley, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Burgersdorp. The settlements in Grahamstown and Graaf Reinet have dissolved. There was a (Jewish) community established in Cape Town, which is the oldest is South Africa, while in Johannesburg, which today houses the largest Jewish settlement in the country, the settlement was first built there in 1887, when about 88 settlers came in from England and Australia to develop the mineral wealth of the land.
Chabad of Manhattan Beach – Hachnasas Sefer Torah
Posted on: September 9th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldHundreds attend the Hachnasas Sefer Torah for the Chabad of Manhattan Beach. West End Avenue was closed off for the entire event.
Posted on: August 26th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThousands attend the annual Brighton Jubilee fair, spanning Brighton Beach road from Corbin to Coney Island Avenue. Fun for all ages!
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