Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Torah Academy Of Boca Raton To Purchase New Campus
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
Sections → Community → South FloridaLast week, Torah Academy of Boca Raton announced its intent to purchase a 2.5 acre campus just 300 yards from the current facility.
Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy Launches Project
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
Sections → Community → South FloridaThe RASG Hebrew Academy in Miami Beach recently launched Project Hemshech. The new project places young rabbis who primarily study in kollel to study with 12th grade students from local Jewish Day Schools.
Before The Deluge: Jews Of The Mediterranean Islands (Part III)
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldFindings in catacombs confirm the existence of Jews on Malta from the time of the Roman Empire until late in the Middle Ages. They came from Alexandria to this important crossroads on their way to Italy.
Community Currents – December 30, 2011
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
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Are You A Caterpillar Or Butterfly
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenHave you ever seen pictures or a video of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly - what a miraculous site, truly a confirmation of the Creator constantly at work.
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenTikun Olam, "repairing the world" has become a modern day catch phrase. It appears to be everywhere from the yeshiva world, to Christian groups, used by even certifiable cult leaders and Kabbalah enthusiasts - both the respected ones and the phony ones
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 12/23/11
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldTo explain to my children what Chanukah was like for me as a young girl, I find I am just as inclined to recount what it wasn’t as I am to describe what it was.
Listen To The Flames: As Told To Rayzel Reich By Her Grandmother, Mrs. Jenna Reich
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
In Print → From the PaperMiss Ida is our beloved teacher. Her brown hair is piled softly on her head. Her dress is of course old and worn, and she must not be very young, but to us, she is beautiful. She is not religious, but she is always kind, and she is always fair. We sit in class, all [...]
Part II: College – I Don’t Think So!
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriSuddenly and abruptly, everything I had always known about myself no longer applied. There would be no long yeshiva career, Kollel or the like. At that point I really had no identity. I didn’t know who I was or what it was that I was going to do.
Gloria Schreiber: Working Below The Radar
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
In Print → From the PaperAs the members of the I.D.F. lined up for the daily flag raising ceremony held on the Tel Hashomer Army Base outside of Tel Aviv, Gloria Schreiber approached the flagpole with a mixture of pride and awe.
Old and New: Podwal’s Altneuschul Paroches
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Sections → ArtsMark Podwal is a busy, busy man. When I wrote that in these pages in September 2010 it is now clear I didn’t know the half of it…witness his current exhibition at Yeshiva University Museum.
Yehudith: The Heroine Of Channukah
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Sections → Jewess Press → Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. Jackson“Women are obligated to participate in kindling the Chanukah lights,” instructs the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, a nineteenth century commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, the basic Jewish legal text. And, surprisingly, even more: “A woman can light the candles for all the members of her family.”
Chanukah – Stepping Up To The Plate
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferAs Jewish festivals go, Chanukah is one of our favorites – it is quite “user-friendly.” We get a rare green light to travel and cook with no restrictions. We can drive back and forth (no need for our hosts to find sleeping accommodations) and feast with family and friends as we gleefully celebrate the miracle of a rag-tag band of heroes beating the odds. We rejoice over the improbable reality that a few overcame the many; of a bit of burning oil lasting way beyond its “shelf-life.”
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: My husband recently started davening in a vasikin (sunrise) minyan. Our problem is that I am a light sleeper, and he sleeps right through his alarm. I realize that while he is not trying to be cruel by intentionally leaving on his radio in the middle of the night just to hear what is going on in the world, my patience is extremely thin at 4 a.m.
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
In Print → From the PaperIt was a lovely Sunday afternoon in the park when I bumped into a friend whom I hadn’t seen in a long time. After the obligatory pleasantries were exchanged, she tentatively asked me if something was wrong with my health. “No,” I responded, confused. “I’m doing better than ever.”
Zion Orphanage Jerusalem Still Growing
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Sections → Community → West Coast HappeningsMembers of the Los Angeles Jewish community recently attended a reception for the Zion Orphanage Jerusalem. Founded over 100 years ago by Rabbi Abraham Yochanan Blumenthal, the orphanage started out as home to Israel’s homeless children.
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