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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.
It's Not Just Porn: Why Ultra-Orthodox Jews Fear the Internet
At Citi Field Stadium this Sunday, 50,000 religious men gathered to discuss the dangers of the Web. An organizer explains why the digital era is so challenging for the people of the book.
Guest column: What a Jewish holiday can tell us about our absolutist, idolatrous attitudes
We commonly identify idolatry as the worship of nature, statues or pictures. But idols also can be ideas and they often surface in the realm of politics, the writer says.
Women Detained for Wearing Prayer Shawls at Western Wall
Three women were detained after attempting to pray at the Western Wall in Jewish prayer shawls. Click here for the rest of the article...
Women questioned for wearing prayer shawls at Western Wall
Three women were stopped for questioning after attempting to pray at the Western Wall in Jewish prayer shawls.
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman: 43rd Day of the Omer: Jerusalem -- The Heart of the World
Jerusalem from time immemorial has been the heart of the Jewish people. A request for its rebuilding is included in our prayers three times a day and all Jews, no matter where in the world, face Jerusalem to pray.
Sacred Spaces religion briefs for the week of May 19, 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 19• Congregation Rodef Sholom's religious study hike, Torah on the Trails, meets at 8:30 a.
Torah Portion: Emor
By Shlomo Riskin ~ “On the fifteenth day of this month there shall be the festival of matzot for the Lord; for seven days shall you eat matzot.” (Leviticus 23:... Read more »
Women fight bias at Western Wall in Israel
Anat Hoffman was arrested in Israel for going to the Western Wall to do what would be regarded as a holy act in her synagogue: donning a prayer shawl and reading from the Torah.
‘Torah thief rabbi’ claim doesn’t have a prayer in court
BY LESLEY SUSSMAN | Testimony was concluded last week in a bitter three-year court case in which a Brooklyn rabbi who was once convicted of stealing a Torah from an Upstate synagogue and trying to fence it, now claims to be a member and assistant rabbi of an East Village orthodox synagogue — which the synagogue’s rabbi and congregation members strongly deny.
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