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Hillel’s voice is back, and she sounds great! (Parashat B’Shalach/Shabbat Shira)
This week I write to you from Jerusalem, inspired by the headline story from this past Tuesday ‘s Ha’aretz. On the first morning of my trip, here is the headline I woke up to: “New Orthodox Rabbinical Group Puts Israeli Women at Its Head – Hopes to Counter Creeping Religious Extremism.”
Secret Codes In The Bible And The Torah? Investigators YES!
Christians and Jews share the first five books of the Bible. Jews call that the Torah, the sacred scrolls revered in every synagogue in the world. They believe they contain the words of God given directly to Moses roughly 33-hundred years ago. But now a group of researchers says hidden within those words may be messages for us about this year -- 2012.
Kevin Bermeister: The Neck and the Site of the Temple
In the time it takes for the brain's signals to pass through the neck's constricted channel, Jewish mystics identify that the transference of a thought into its physical interpretation occurs.
Amsterdam Orthodox Rabbi Suspended over Curing the Gays Declaration
The chief rabbi of Amsterdam’s Orthodox Jewish community has been suspended after signing a manifesto terming homosexuality a “treatable” condition, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Observant survivors keep the faith after Holocaust
Jewish Holocaust survivors hold a weekly meeting and Torah class in Jerusalem. / By Sebastian Scheiner, AP JERUSALEM (AP) — It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history?
Rabbi Shmuel Silber On ‘Bridging The Great Jewish Divide’
Recently, we commemorated Asara B’Teves (the fast of the 10th of Teves). It was on this day that Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon began a siege on Jerusalem that resulted in the destruction of the first Temple. According to some it was on this day the brothers sold Joseph into servitude.
Israelis Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Women
JERUSALEM -- In the three months since the Israeli Health Ministry awarded a prize to a pediatrics professor for her book on hereditary diseases common to Jews, her experience at the awards ceremony has become a rallying cry.
SAN MARCOS: Alef Center to welcome Torah scroll
The Alef Center in San Marcos this month will welcome a Torah scroll from Jerusalem that members hope will form part of their religious community for generations.
Israel's identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict
When Tanya Rosenblit boarded the No. 451 bus to Jerusalem last month, she knew that the predominantly ultra-Orthodox passengers would keep their distance from her because of their adherence to strict rules of gender segregation.
In Jerusalem, women are voiceless at a decidedly womanly event
A major conference on gynecological advances is permitting only males to speak, the latest move under pressure of ultra-Orthodox leaders
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