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.
Installing A Pesach Kitchen On The Cheap
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Jewess Press → Daily LivingI am not one of those people who start cleaning for Pesach the minute the menorah gets put away and, in fact, I typically indulge in denial until the last possible moment. However, after making Pesach in my so-called Pesach kitchen for the first time, I realized just how useful a Pesach kitchen could be.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Jewess Press → Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. JacksonI have always been overwhelmed by the sense of responsibility the message of Har Sinai has placed upon women. The Midrash teaches that the Almighty asked Israel: “What can you give as an assurance that you will keep my covenant?”
Life Lessons from Raising an Autistic Child
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Family → Challenging ParentingAnd underneath there exists the same deep desire for connecting with others that all of us have. More desperate, perhaps, because the desire is trapped inside a mind that doesn't know how to reach out.
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.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → ArtsJohn Bradford’s paintings span over 40 years of intensive exploration of the joys of the Biblical narrative. He has explicated its myriad passionate moments from almost every narrative in Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers to stories from Nach such as Ruth and Naomi, David and Bathsheba and Mordechai and Esther.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → TravelI find travel difficult. I am not crazy about flying, to say the least, and I am most happy and comfortable staying close to hearth and home. On the other hand, my husband, Lou, has an astounding amount of boyish curiosity and an unending desire to see new places.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferThere is a wise Yiddish saying that translates into this observation: "Yichus (illustrious ancestors) is like potatoes - they are both under the ground."
Children Giving Chizuk To Their Disabled Mom
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Respler: The letter from the husband lamenting his family’s difficulties brought on by his wife’s physical impairments (“For Better Or Worse – Or Bailing Out,” 1-11) brings back memories of my experience. I was the wife who one day found herself physically incapacitated and unable to do the simplest acts.
Posted on: February 1st, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesMy relationship with social media is and remains an ambivalent one. Unlike many of my peers, I did not initially embrace social media, from its beginning stages with AOL instant messenger and proceeding quickly on to MySpace and Facebook.
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
News → IsraelWhile Netanyahu reportedly has his hands full with Yair Lapid’s coalition demands, Avigdor Liberman met with Naftali Bennett today to discuss Bennett’s joining the coalition, according to Avigdor Liberman’s Facebook page. Liberman said they discussed the political options currently on the table as well as the Chareidi draft issue. They agreed to continue talking. Bennett [...]
Bar Refaeli Snags Tel Aviv Apartment for Brother
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
NewsIsraeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has purchased a swank Tel Aviv apartment for her 26 year-old brother, Dor, according to a report by Globes online business magazine.
LGBT Jews Excited About Kids’ Purim Book With Two Dads
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → BooksIn honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim, gay news site Queerty is encouraging LGBT Jews to buy a new book featuring a Jewish boy with two fathers, the first of its kind to bring Judaism, children, and homosexuality together.
Louisiana Super Bowl Game to Serve Kosher Grub
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
FoodThough the permissibility of watching hired sports players go to battle in a large stadium is a source of controversy amongst Torah observant Jews, the food being served at the upcoming Super Bowl games in New Orleans is not.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Anxiety and Bedwetting: Are They Linked?
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenYossi’s mother was at her wit’s end. Yossi’s grey pants were wet again. It was the second time that week.
A Special Flag For Abraham Lincoln
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn February 1861, Abraham Kohn, one of the founders of Chicago’s Congregation Kehilath Anshe Maariv and at the time the city clerk in the administration of Mayor John Wentworth, presented Abraham Lincoln with a unique American flag.
It’s My Opinion: American Dream/Terrible Nightmare
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaDr. Elias Konwufine, a native of Africa, came to The United States with his wife, Francisca, earned doctorates and went on to become an associate dean at Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale. Education was his passion and he loved his work. He was respected and loved by family, colleagues and students.
Young Israel Of Bal Harbor Presents Rabbi Berel Wein
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaThe Young Israel of Bal Harbor, located at 9592 Harding Avenue in Surfside, will present an incredible Scholar in Residence Weekend with internationally acclaimed scholar, historian and speaker Rabbi Berel Wein on February 1 -2, Shabbos Yisro.
RASG Hebrew Academy Honor Society Induction
Posted on: January 31st, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaThe Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy held its first Alef Hebrew Honor Society Ceremony on January 3. Twenty-five students were inducted. The Hebrew Honor Society recognizes outstanding achievements in the study of Hebrew language and literature and promotes an understanding and appreciation of the culture of Israel.
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