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Rabbi Akiva’s gift to a ghost
“You shall teach your children diligently” (Deuteronomy 6:7). Rabbi Akiba traveled from town to town in Israel, teaching the Torah, judging cases, settling disputes, offering wisdom and listening to the stories of his people.
Shavuot – Torah for everyone
My daughter, Dina, accepted a summer job here in Los Angeles last year. Before being hired, she explained that she was an observant Jew who would have to take off two days in early June to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot.
For Shavuot, Bay Area Jews head to the wilderness
Most Jews around the world observe Shavuot in the relative comfort of their synagogues and homes. Not so for Wilderness Torah, a Berkeley-based nonprofit.
The Torah of our lives: On writing the next chapter
“Boomers [people born between 1946 and 1964] are the first generation in human history … to reasonably anticipate living well and wholesomely into their 80s and 90s, if not beyond,” sociologist Steven Cohen writes.
Shavuot: The Giving of the Torah
Four local rabbi discuss the holiday of Shavuot...
Opinion: If Passover is the question, Shavuot is the answer
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover.
Israel’s Draft Deferments
Agudath Israel of America says the controversy over draft deferments for full-time students of Torah is a “red — or perhaps better, blue and white — herring.”
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld: An Unorthodox Cure for Insomnia
I know so many people who have all the pillows they need and yet have trouble sleeping at night; they walk through their lives sleep deprived. What many don't realize is that the Torah already told them why they can't sleep.
Torah scrolls opened for cleaning at Adath Yeshurun Synagogue of Aiken
A master scribe was hired to repair 100-year-old Torah scrolls at an Aiken synagogue.
Historic Torah to be dedicated at Temple Beth Sholom Sunday
The Temple Beth Sholom Brotherhood’s newly acquired Sefer Torah has plenty of untold stories behind its journey from the city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic to Framingham.
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