David Levi: The Jewish Polemicist Who Defended Judaism Against Joseph Priestley And Thomas Paine
He was pedantic about textual matters, became a renowned spokesman for the traditional Jewish interpretation of scripture, and played a crucial role in providing basic materials to support the religious needs of an English-speaking community largely unfamiliar with Hebrew.
Word Prompt – MISTAKES – Cecelia Margules
Life is a series of blunders, missteps, and errors in judgement. We take chances, we err, we grow.
21 Years Later, Parents Of Sbarro Terror Victim Malki Roth Seek Justice
In the 11 years since Tamimi has been freed, Roth feels completely abandoned and betrayed.
A Shul With A Story: The Warmth Down Under
A small group of members began to explore possibilities for a permanent site for the growing congregation.
Dementia Diary – Chapter 5
With the decline of memory and the increase of stress, the days in recent years were often difficult. There was little joy in a condition which was becoming more and more complex.
NYSED to Vote Monday on Substantial Equivalency Guidelines
All classes are to be given exclusively in English by a competent teacher, with remedial instruction provided as needed for students to become proficient in English.
Tribeca Synagogue On 9/11: The Untold Story Of the Shul Near Ground Zero
Rabbi Glass still didn’t know what happened to his wife. He rushed over to the neighborhood police station, the 1st precinct, to get advice about what to do. “I can’t give you any guidance,” the police officer said. “But if you want my personal opinion: get out of New York.”
Word Prompt – GEZUNT – Daniel Finkelman
Its impact is far-reaching and beyond all proportion to its quantity.
Word Prompt – CANE – Yonatan Milevsky
I say, why should the old and frail have all the fun!? A cane can be a remarkably flashy accessory. Indeed, there was a time in which the cane was a sign of high society.
Word Prompt – BEARD – Hanoch Teller
I was always amazed by the lyrics of the Israeli folk song, Yesh lanu tayish, l’tayish yesh zakan – We have a goat, our goat has a beard…
The Gifts My Mother – Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis – Gave Me: In Honor of...
As I sit now with my book of Tehillim, my mother's words echo loudly in my head. "Pray! Use your ko'ach tefilah and pray!"
Word Prompt – PURIM – Daniel Finkelman
Things happen to us that seem haphazard and random; there seems to be no system in place, no direction to this cold and harsh universe. This is not true.
Dementia Diary – Chapter 76
Last night, I asked Hubby if he remembered the film. He did not. Still, as the film progressed, he began to connect with bits and pieces. He always loved Streisand’s voice and it touched him once again.
Word Prompt – REGRET – Yitzy Spinner
The secret is to use that regret to strive for more. To learn from mistakes. To make sure that when confronted with a similar situation, the best path will be clear.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of South Africa
The oldest Jewish settlements arose in Cape Town, Kimberley, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Burgersdorp. The settlements in Grahamstown and Graaf Reinet have dissolved. There was a (Jewish) community established in Cape Town, which is the oldest is South Africa, while in Johannesburg, which today houses the largest Jewish settlement in the country, the settlement was first built there in 1887, when about 88 settlers came in from England and Australia to develop the mineral wealth of the land.
Beis Hamikdash Model Displayed
Recently, Aish HaTorah inaugurated a beautiful and unique model of the Beis Hamikdash in its world headquarters overlooking the Temple Mount and the Western Wall plaza. The model will be on permanent display on the roof of the highly anticipated interactive museum, called the Exploratorium.
Giorgio Perlasca: The ‘Italian Wallenberg’
I couldn't stand the sight of people being branded like animals... I couldn't stand seeing children being killed. I did what I had to do.
Wanted: Jewish Horse Thief!
my favorite tale of a Jewish horse thief is Sholem Aleichem’s generally unknown Moshkeleh Ganev (Moshe the Thief), which he serialized in twenty episodes in a Warsaw Yiddish daily before it was published in book form in Warsaw (1913) and, after Aleichem’s death in 1914, in Kiev (1927).
The Art Of Chanukah
Many of our greatest artists have produced striking graphic works on these subjects, and I present here a selection of original artwork and related items from my Chanukah collection.
The Shulchan Aruch – First Edition
While codifying and summarizing halachot for easy reference seems natural today, it was met with fierce criticism from some of the greatest gedolim centuries ago.
Max Reinhardt’s Judaism And ‘The Eternal Road’
The staging of a production with the scope, breadth, and vision of "The Eternal Road" represented an almost inconceivable challenge, as nothing on this scale had ever been previously attempted.
The Dreyfus Affair: A Tale Of Two Graphologists
Carvalho’s broad public fame was not based entirely upon his critical role in the Dreyfus case, which was but one of the many famous cases in which he served as a graphology expert.
Word Prompt – EMES – Bin Goldman
This world is a journey of uncovering that infinite truth of who you actually are. When you align with your divine core, you're not becoming something new – you're revealing what was always there.
Einstein And Freud: How Do We End War?
However, Hitler’s rise to power presented a great challenge to Einstein who, though a pacifist, understood that to prevent war, it was sometimes necessary to use force, especially against a threat as monumental as that posed by the Nazis.
Dementia Diary – Chapter 129
Three weddings for the same two people, really is two more than necessary.
Word Prompt – KARPAS – Naomi Nachman
By the time we get to that portion of the seder, we are so famished, that even a plain potato or bitter parsley and celery taste delicious!
Word Prompt – WAXY – Dovid Bashevkin
The presence of absence provides that lingering connection. For example, wax from the havdalah candle, marks on the arm after you take off tefillin, wine stains just about everywhere on Pesach, and a crease in the backyard lawn from the Sukkah.
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