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.
The Ticking Time Bomb: Explosive Children
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our Children“But, I want it NOW!” Yankel screamed as his mother lifted his baby sister, Leah, out of her car seat. “Yankel, we can’t get ice cream now. I told you we could have it for dessert. We have to get inside to feed the baby.” “No! I will not go inside! I’m going to sit in the car until you give me ice cream.”
July 19, 2012 – An Open Letter To Anyone Who Cares
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenA couple of years ago The Jewish Press published a letter I wrote about how people treat “kids/teens off the derech.” I wrote about my daughter who had totally left religion and how I felt people could make a difference in these children’s lives; they either inspire them or turn them off. The response to my letter was overwhelming. People contacted me wanting to help and others wrote about their children in similar situations.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Some Wear and Tear Expected as Olympics Committee Chief Steps into a Jewish Lion’s Den Monday
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
News → News Briefspresident Jacques Rogge will address a planned ceremony by the Olympic Committee of Israel, the Israeli Embassy in London and cross-communal British group the Jewish Committee for the London Games on August 6. Ankie Spitzer, widow of slain Israeli fencing coach Andre Spitzer, is planning to give him a piece of her mind.
French Swimmer Says Hebrew Tattoo Is a Tribute to Auschwitz Survivor
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
News → News BriefsFrench Olympic swimmer Fabien Gilot said the Hebrew tattoo on his left arm is a tribute to his late grandmother’s husband, a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz. Gilot, who is not Jewish, said the tattoo is dedicated to his family and honors Max Goldschmidt, who has been a large influence in the Olympic champion’s life. The [...]
US Queen of Kosher: “I’m a Jewish Person and it’s the Jewish Homeland, and I Want to Go Home!”
Posted on: August 2nd, 2012
Sections → AliyahWith great emotion and to the joy of Jewish foodies throughout the world, the Queen of Kosher cooking is coming home to rule the roast/roost.
If You Launch It, They Will Come: ArtScroll On The iPad
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → SciTech → Electronics TodayFor the Siyum HaShas in MetLife Stadium, community leaders, security officials, and even dogs (K-9 units) spent months getting ready for the close to 100,000 in attendance on Wednesday afternoon. However, members of ArtScroll have been focusing on what happens after the celebration. In honor of the 13th daf yomi cycle, ArtScroll has begun to launch its newest edition of the Babylonian Talmud – a digitized version for the iPad.
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → BooksMany conservative pundits write and lecture on the threat of radical Islam. Almost none, however, possess political power. Geert Wilders is an exception. Head of the Netherlands’ third largest political party – the Party for Freedom – Wilders is on a mission to halt Islam’s advance in the West.
It’s My Opinion: Weathering The Storm
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Community → South FloridaSouth Florida will soon be marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, the last Category 5 hurricane to strike the United States. The storm hit South Miami-Dade county on August 24, 1992. It left a path of devastation.
Chabad Of South Broward To Hold Daf Yomi Shiur
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Community → South FloridaDaf yomi will be returning to Hallandale on August 3. The daily study of one page of Talmud will start again at the Chabad of South Broward, 1295 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Rabbi Mordy Feiner, director of the South Broward Kollel for Businessmen and Professionals, has announced the new (13th) cycle.
Tomchei Shabbos Of Miami Serves Needy Families
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Community → South FloridaTomchei Shabbos of Miami was founded in 2009 by students of Rabbi Friedberg of North Miami Beach. Every Friday the organization distributes kosher food to more than seventy families throughout South Florida. Tomchei Shabbos means “supporters of the Sabbath” and that is just what the organization does.
Rev. Samuel Myer Isaacs: Champion of Orthodoxy (Part I)
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryUnless otherwise noted, all quotations are from “The Forerunners – Dutch Jewry in the North America Diaspora” by Robert P. Swierenga, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1994. The nineteenth century witnessed a decline in religious observance by most of American Jewry. Changes were instituted in Orthodox synagogues that led many of them to affiliate with [...]
Dirshu World Siyum – Menachem Av 5772/Summer 2012
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish World.
Community Currents – August 3, 2012
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Community → Community Currents.
Costas Recalls Munich 11 During Olympic Opening Ceremony
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Olympics 2012Sportscaster Bob Costas remembered the 11 Israelis killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics on air as the Israeli delegation entered the Olympic stadium in London.
Aly Raisman Leads US to Gymnastics Team Gold
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
News → News BriefsAly Raisman, a Jewish American, won the floor exercise in helping the U.S. women's team to the gold medal in the gymnastics competition in London.
Video of Jewish Gymnast’s Parents’ Anxiety Goes Viral
Posted on: July 31st, 2012
News → News BriefsA clip from NBC showing Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents’ reaction to her uneven bar routine has garnered close to 100,000 hits on You Tube.
Meet the Israeli Olympians: Rhythmic Gymnastics – Neta Rivkin
Posted on: July 31st, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Olympics 2012Video: Neta Rivkin, a returning Olympian in rhythmic gymnastics, sees participating in London 2012 and winning a medal as the fulfillment of a long-term dream. Her beautiful yet difficult training sessions show how she is preparing to make her dream come true.
Meet the Israeli Olympians: Sailing – Vered Buskila (Video)
Posted on: July 30th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Olympics 2012Video: Vered Buskila is competing as a sailor in her third Olympics and dreams of winning a medal this time. Buskila talks of her love for the sport, her desire to compete at the highest level and the balance she must find between sailing and her other career as a lawyer.
Tevye in the Promised Land, Chapter Seven: ‘Get Thee Forth to the Land’
Posted on: July 30th, 2012
Sections → Books → The Bookshelf → Tevye in the Promised Land"Oy Golda, Oy Golda," Tevya moaned. "Is this to be your reward? To be thrown to the fish? To have your bones scattered to the ends of the seas? Without any dry earth to warm you, or a flower to grow over your head? Is this to be your reward for being Tevye's wife for twenty-eight years and for raising his seven daughters?"
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