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Torah, Not Bagels, Sustains the Jewish Future
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (647+ words) Categories: Front Page /" Features July 2, 2026, 7 AM ET Our daughter Alisa did. Nearly fifty years ago, Alisa announced that she was going to a Jewish school. Roz and I smiled. We were proud Jews. We belonged to a synagogue, celebrated the holidays,…...
The Kapaun Virtue
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (818+ words) Even in our screen-driven, fast-food comfortable lives, Kapauns can be formed. When Venerable Emil Kapaun's earthly remains were returned home to his native Kansas in 2021, Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Miller, at attention from his wheelchair, extolled him: "You don't have 'em…...
The Blogs: Why Do Jews Fast for Jerusalem?
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (1150+ words) A 17th of Tammuz reflection on why one small city still matters to the world. I write these words as the sun rises over Jerusalem. The first light breaks across the hills of this extraordinary city, just as it has for…...
Understanding the Three Weeks and the Fast of Tammuz
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (470+ words) From the Seventeenth of Tammuz until the Ninth of Av, the House of Israel observes customs of mourning over the calamities and destruction that befell Israel. The purpose of these fasts and mourning practices is "to awaken the hearts and…...
The Blogs: Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Quebec, the oldest reform synagogue in Canada
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (346+ words) I would like to thank Executive Director Chad Lubelsky for his support of this article. Following a 1957 fire, Max W. Roth redesigned Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in 1959 as a modernist masterpiece, replacing a 1911 Byzantine Revival structure. The new, unified design features a…...
Call For A National Temple Movement Grows In Israel After New Red Heifer Birth
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (1025+ words) JERUSALEM (Worthy News) " A new red heifer born in Israel's Galilee region has reignited calls among Temple-focused rabbis, educators, and activists for a broader national movement to prepare the Jewish people for the restoration of Temple service in Jerusalem. The…...
Israeli group opens "secular house" on Koh Phangan
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (400+ words) PUBLISHED: 1 Jul 2026 at 17: 38 A group of secular Israelis has opened a community centre on Koh Phangan, saying it wants to offer Israeli visitors to the tourist island an alternative to the "indoctrination" found at Chabad houses. The Secular House is…...
The Blogs: What the Torah's Animal Laws Were Always Pointing Toward
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (246+ words) Isaiah: "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts. I do not delight in the blood of bulls." Amos: "I hate, I despise your feasts. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings…...
Memories don't preserve themselves | Religion | wmicentral. com
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (186+ words) This Fourth of July is unlike any other in our lifetime. As the sounds of fireworks and parades echo across the magnificent ponderosa pines of the White Mountains, our nation celebrates a monumental milestone: America's 250th anniversary. Two and a half…...
What are the Three Weeks? Understanding the saddest days of the Jewish calendar
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1325+ words) Jul 1 2026 02: 00 AM EDT The Jewish calendar contains several fast days throughout the year, but three weeks stand out as the saddest days of the Jewish calendar. The Three Weeks begin on the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of Av, or Tisha…...