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In recent years, we have been looking for something more than a house in Israel " we have been looking for a home
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (1779+ words) The Torah on a Lost Dog: Hashavat Aveidah in a Modern Canadian City In recent years, we have been looking for something more than a house in Israel " we have been looking for a home The United Arab Emirates are…...
Shavuot 5786: The Peak of Weeks | Aish
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (1163+ words) GOOD MORNING! This week we experience a unique quirk of the Jewish calendar that throws Jewish communities into misalignment. This results in a divergence in the congregational readings of the weekly Torah portions. In Israel, because Shabbat is not Shavuot,…...
Five Jewish Quotes on the Power of Learning Torah | Aish
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (178+ words) Shavuot is the perfect time to discover what Jewish tradition says about learning....
Shavuot: a festival not to be missed
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (911+ words) There are growing opportunities to celebrate an often under-rated Yom Tov, which begins on Thursday night I imagine for some hayfever sufferers the prospect of a flower-filled synagogue on Shavuot might be a challenge. But otherwise, what is there not…...
Chabad of Bakersfield Rabbi Shmuel Schlanger tells the story of Passover
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (23+ words) KBAK Chabad of Bakersfield Rabbi Shmuel Schlanger tells the story of Passover...
Sivan: Anticipating receiving the Torah
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (28+ words) Real time news brief - Sivan: Anticipating receiving the Torah - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Sivan: Anticipating receiving the Torah...
Haftarat "Machar Chodesh": The Rosh Chodesh Jew
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (39+ words) Rosh Chodesh is about enabling connection and conversation. One of the ways this happens is when we reach out to Jews who are different from ourselves, across the lines that divide us. Haftarat "Machar Chodesh": The Rosh Chodesh Jew...
From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (759+ words) Mount Sinai was the culmination of a 400-year process that began when God selected our ancestor Abraham. This revolutionary figure built a family that became a clan and ultimately developed into a nation. Our nation was enslaved in Egypt for…...
Bamidbar: Finding God in the Wilderness
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (692+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Two thousand years ago, Philo of Alexandria asked a sharp question: Why did the Almighty choose to give the Ten Commandments in the middle of nowhere " in the wilderness? His…...
The real meaning of "Naaseh V'Nishma' After Oct. 7 - Israel & Jewish News - JNS
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (240+ words) At Sinai, the Jewish people did not become connected only by belief. They became connected by shared purpose....