Tag: Baalei Teshuva
Lodz Hosts First-Ever Jewish Festival, Honors City’s Illustrious Jewish Fire Marshal
In recent years, a growing number of these individuals, popularly known as the “Hidden Jews of Poland,” have begun to explore their connections to Judaism
Beardless and Bareheaded, Matisyahu Continues to Draw Inspiration From Jewish Sources
The first time I saw Matisyahu perform he was mesmerising. It was 2006, at the height of his chassidic phase...
Rabbi Adin Even Yisrael Steinsaltz Hospitalized in Jerusalem
One of the most beloved rabbis worldwide is recovering at a Jerusalem hospital after a catherization for a cranial blood clot.
A Man Who Brings Students to Israel and a Revolutionary Rabbi Brigadier General
Yishai is joined in-studio by Momo Lifshitz, the CEO of Lirom Global Education and former director of Oranim Educational Initiatives, the #1 provider of Birthright Israel participants. He shares his dream to bring Jewish and non-Jewish students to study in Israel and get a college degree at a great price, while falling in love with -- and in -- the country.
Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Rabbi Avichai Rontzki, former IDF chief rabbi (2006-2010), with the rank of Brigadier General. During his post, Rontzki carried out a mini-revolution in the command, expanding his mandate to allow for a much more active role of rabbis in the army, and creating the "Jewish Awareness Department," which conducts educational activities in combat units.
Of Truth and Belief
As currently defined, an Orthoprax Jew tends to follow Halacha, but may question the existence of God or whether the Torah was given to us at Sinai .