Rosh Hashana Greetings From John Dean (And Other Unusual Rosh Hashana Cards)

In this article, I present some of my more “off the beaten path” items that I think might be of interest to readers.

From Lawrence To Har Nof, Rambam Sophomores Go Big For Terror Victims

“We had been in our first-period class for less than three minutes, and the website was already in-motion,” Rabbi Young told The Jewish Press.

The Pied Piper Of Auschwitz

Mrs. R. hurls the violin at the couch, screeching, “It’s horrible! I sound so horrible!” and again runs out of the room, sobbing.

Former NYS Assemblyman Arrested

The protest was not publicized on social media, so no pro-Palestinian protestors showed up.

The Chofetz Chaim’s Personally Inspected Books

The word mugah can indeed be found in many of the copies of the early editions of the Chofetz Chaim's publications, both in books that he authored himself or books that he had published, such as those of the Sha'agat Aryeh and Asifat Zekenim.

A Moses Montefiore – David Roberts Connection

Correspondence between two famous personalities are particularly valued by collectors, particularly when it establishes a heretofore unknown connection between the individuals involved.

350 Business Owners Vow To Fight New Lockdowns

“[W]e were successful in the spring and we will be successful once again,” the group said in a statement released on Monday.

The Palestine Pavilion – 1924-25

They could view articles of Eastern craftsmanship, including Hebron glassware, Jerusalem pottery, Nazareth lace, Palestinian olive wood, and other locally manufactured products, including soap from the renowned Shemen company.

Freud’s Twisted View Of Jewish Origins

That Freud was Jewish is universally recognized. Not as well known is his strong and proud self-identification as a Jew. Freud was also very...

Word Prompt – SEPARATION – Adena Berkowitz

It was the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l, who pointed out one of the paradoxes of Havdalah: that its ultimate function is to join and unite the very things it comes to differentiate.

Word Prompt – MITZVOT – David Curwin

As noted, mitzvah and tzivah both come from the root tz-v-h. It means to command, order.

Financial Planning For Frum Families: There Is Nothing Average About An Orthodox Lifestyle

If you explain to a gentile friend or co-worker the concept of making a Thanksgiving feast twice a week (Shabbos dinner and lunch), they will think you are out of your mind.

Holy Land Hardball: The Oys Of Summer

In a symbolic move, Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax was the last player chosen in the draft.

Menorah Style – What’s Old Is New

It seems that a significant portion of European Jewry of the 19th and early 20th centuries desired Judaica resembling what their grandparents and great-grandparents used.

Minding The Gap

Beit Daniella offers everything in one place: therapy, education and teaching how to function in a normal setting. Most students stay at the farm for four to six months but afterwards, they can come to the alumni program, which takes place once a week, after school, for up to three years.

Lower Manhattan’s Auschwitz Exhibition

The exhibit covers three floors. The first floor depicts pre-war Poland and Germany, the second floor covers the “camps," and the third floor highlights the individuals who populated Auschwitz.

A Manhattan Pinkas

By the end of the Civil War, Ahavath Chesed was ready to hire its first permanent rabbinic figure and, in 1866, Dr. Adloph Huebsch came from Hungary to assume the helm.

A Sefer Banned And Then Revived

When the book was first published, the author's contemporaries in Egypt upon reading the book found that the author used harsh language in many places against other rabbis and their opinions.

Dementia Diary – Chapter 51

The problem is of course that because Violet is sweet and caring, he misinterprets her kindness as a romantic gesture. Being a caregiver is full of unexpected challenges. I notice that she now sits on a different sofa when keeping him company. Smart girl.

Our Changing World

Gone are the days when culture connoted fine art, music, refinement or even polite behavior. Good taste is no longer governed by rules.

The Proud And The Prejudiced (Part V)

Things were really quite desperate at that time. People really thought that this was it. So then, my mother wasn't the only one that started especially since we were traveling, ‘Why don't you save yourself, go.’

OU Israel Delivers Tefillin, Tzitzit And Siddurim To Soldiers

When soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces went into combat against Hamas in Gaza, they were armed with the highest level of military equipment Israel could provide them. Some of the soldiers were also armed with "spiritual ammunition" provided to them earlier this week by the Orthodox Union (OU), which delivered 102 packages consisting of tefillin, tzitzit and a siddur with Tehillim prepared especially for soldiers on the battlefield. The materials were brought to Gaza by Rabbi Avi Berman, director of OU Israel, and represent the first disbursement of the special fund created by the OU to provide the items to soldiers who wanted to add a spiritual component to their armament. Funding for these packages was provided by Beth Jacob Congregation of Beverly Hills, CA. In the next few weeks, hundreds more of these packages will be provided by the congregation to soldiers returning from Gaza. "The IDF arms the soldiers with their military weaponry; the OU's mission is to arm them with spiritual ammunition as they put their lives at risk," said OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb. The fund-raising campaign is taking place in OU synagogues across North America. The tefillin delivered to the 102 soldiers on Sunday cost $33,000. Another 70 soldiers are on the waiting list to receive their packages. "Commanders who have been with the IDF for a long time were telling me that they didn't remember such a spiritual high in the army since the day after the Six-Day War," Rabbi Berman told The Jewish Press. "These tefillin represent Jews in America whose heart is with the soldiers who are risking their lives in Gaza. The soldiers are putting the tefillin on at a critical time in their lives, and the people who contributed are hoping that they will continue to do so forever and ever."

Little-Known Holocaust History: These British Isles Were Occupied By The Nazis

In April 1942, three Jewish women of Polish and Austrian background living on Guernsey were handed over to the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz where they were killed.

Word Prompt – GEZUNT – Daniel Finkelman

Its impact is far-reaching and beyond all proportion to its quantity.

Pesach In Thailand

It isn't often a person from West Bloomfield, Mich., shares a PassoverSeder in Thailand with someone from Sydney, Australia, but that's exactly what I did this year.

A Beacon Of Orthodoxy In Central New Jersey

It was while serving there that he realized there was a large contingent of worshippers coming for services from the Covered Bridge development, a retirement community comprised of elderly Holocaust survivors and an assortment of mostly Jewish, but religiously diverse, “over 55” residents.

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