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Masorti groups to avoid hotels denying Torah scrolls - Jerusalem Post


Masorti groups to avoid hotels denying Torah scrolls
Jerusalem Post
By JEREMY SHARON Conservative Movement says groups encounter difficulty trying to use Torah scrolls for mixed-gender, egalitarian services. The Rabbinical Assembly, an international association of Conservative rabbis, announced last week at its annual ...

Opinion: Pay to Play: The High Cost of Getting a Jewish Education - Jewish Exponent


Opinion: Pay to Play: The High Cost of Getting a Jewish Education
Jewish Exponent
When we look to the Torah for guidance in handling challenges in our modern world, our eyes do not usually fall on the agricultural laws detailed in the recent weekly parshah, or Torah portion. But in its teaching of the Jewish laws of the Jubilee year ...
Sustaining day school education, financially and morallySt. Louis Jewish Light

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Poetic Torah - Sun-Sentinel


Poetic Torah
Sun-Sentinel
But I am deeply moved by these four volumes of poems on the Torah for several reasons. One is the lavishness and the variety of the language that he uses. Consider this poem for example. In the poem called "The Leper's Wife," the poet begins with a ...

Rabbi Akiva's gift to a ghost - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

Rabbi Akiva's gift to a ghost
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
by Rabbi Ed Feinstein 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 happened once, as he made his way to a certain town, ...

Shavuot – Torah for everyone - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

Shavuot – Torah for everyone
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
In response to their curiosity, Dina patiently explained that Shavuot commemorates the revelation and the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shocked that she had never heard of the holiday, her Jewish colleague said, “Now that's a big deal!
Counting the Omer: Spiritual Prep for TorahJewish Exponent
Palm Beach synagogues to highlight Torah study, dairy foods for ShavuotPalm Beach Daily News
To whom does the Torah belong?Jerusalem Post
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The Torah of our lives: On writing the next chapter - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

The Torah of our lives: On writing the next chapter
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
We first learned this in the early '70s when the Jewish feminist movement challenged us to think about the Torah of our lives and acknowledge the divinity present in all of our experiences. While one could certainly argue that there are many other ...

Good manners preceded the Torah - San Diego Jewish World


Good manners preceded the Torah
San Diego Jewish World
Thus, we translated the very first verse of the Torah as “In der anfang hatte der Oibeshter bashaffen“, not having a clue that “In der anfang” meant “in the beginning,” that the “Oibeshter” was “the One Above,” and that “bashaffen” meant “created.

Ethiopian chief rabbi welcomes Torah's translation - Jerusalem Post


Ethiopian chief rabbi welcomes Torah's translation
Jerusalem Post
By RUTH EGLASH The chief rabbi of Israel's Ethiopian community, Yosef Hadane, welcomed on Tuesday the first-ever professional translation of the five books of the Torah, or Chumash, into Amharic. The Chumash – which is being published by Koren ...

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The Torah of Chesed: Why I Became A Kidney Donor - The Jewish Week


The Torah of Chesed: Why I Became A Kidney Donor
The Jewish Week
Ten or so years ago in the Carlebach Shul, someone told me the following torah that they had just learned from a friend: When someone does chesed for you, you want to find a way to pay them back, to reciprocate the chesed that they have done, ...

OU's 'Torah Tidbits' turns 20 - Jerusalem Post


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OU's 'Torah Tidbits' turns 20
Jerusalem Post
The Orthodox Union celebrated the 20th year and the 1000th edition of its weekly Shabbat pamphlet, Torah Tidbits, during a gathering at the Jerusalem Theater on Sunday night. The event was attended by almost one thousand members of the public, ...
Torah Tidbits has Big 'K'The Jewish Press

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