Posts Tagged ‘ judaism ’

Third in a series on people and places fostering commitment to Judaism and the Jewish people. It's not easy for a teacher to communicate in an entirely foreign language, especially to pre-schoolers. But that is what happens in an extraordinary experiment in Hebrew-language immersion launched seven years ago at the Jacob Pressman Academy, a Conservative...
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Orthodox Jews in Britain and the United States fear that recent court cases are taking away their right to define who is Jewish and will destroy Jewish identity. Despite a recent British ruling against a Jewish school deciding who may enroll, the courts have allowed Muslim “Sharia” courts to act independent of British law....
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Christmas came early for Israel’s enemies this holiday season. On December 1 a “draft statement” from the European Union calling for the immediate restart of negotiations leading to a “viable state of Palestine…with East Jerusalem as its capital” made worldwide news.
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The Sanhedrin has warned the UN General Assembly not to hold a plenum debate this Wednesday on the anti-Israel Goldstone Report. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and the UN's member states, the Sanhedrin warns that continued consideration of what it calls the "hostile, fallacious, and malicious" Goldstone document will bring upon the...
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Just as angels (so to speak) stand upright, so too we spend most of Yom Kippur standing in the synagogue. And just as angels (so to speak) wear white, so too we are accustomed to wear white on Yom Kippur. Just as angels do not eat or drink, so too, we do not eat...
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Pistol-packing rabbis are locked-and-loaded The idea of pistol-packing rabbis and a locked-and-loaded congregation may sound ludicrous, but Gary Moskowitz - who is both a rabbi and a martial arts sensei - is deadly serious about what he sees as terrorist threats to American synagogues and what he believes is the appropriate response.
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On Rosh Hashana, the shofar reminds us of a higher calling. From my earliest childhood, I recall standing next to my mother in synagogue as the shofar was sounded. A feeling of awe and trepidation descended on the congregation as the call of the shofar reverberated throughout its walls. Time stood still, no one moved....
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How the wishes of our hearts can shape our reality.
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by Rabbi Boruch Leff The secret to making lasting changes. My eight year old daughter, Ahuva, came home from camp very upset. “I’ve taken the deep water test a few times already this summer and I keep failing! I can’t take it anymore. It’s the last week of camp and I just have to pass that test...
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Taking their misinterpretation of international law to new heights, the Arab League this week accused the Jews of Israel of violating the rules that govern global behavior by praying atop Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
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