by David Steinberg
The Shalom Hartman Institute proved to be intellectually
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nourishing, eliciting much appreciation from a skeptical American secular Jew. With a superb program devoted to scholarly discussion it addresses major challenges facing the Jewish people while accepting various points of view
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by Haim Lerner
And invitation to join an avid and enthusiastic diverse
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group of people meeting every Wednesday in the Tel Aviv area to learn, discuss, and explore Bible and Talmud under the expert guidance of Rabbi Avraham Fischer.
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by Mike Finestone
Twelfth generation British man receives a Chanukiah
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in 1967 as the only person family members believed would actually use the keepsake. Read the family history of this memento and how it passed to his possession.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Historical facts about Chanukah are known but sources
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disagree how “Chanukah” got its name and whether the ‘work’ or ‘resting’ to which it may refer means desisting from constructive activity, women’s work, or resting from battle. What do you think?
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by Therese Zrihen-Dvir
A touching excerpt from the “Marrakech Mellah Tales”,
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which is a collection of short stories, told from a young Moroccan girl’s point of view.
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by Judy Shapiro
The practice within the Jewish tradition of assigning
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mystical meanings to words or phrases based on their numerical value is explained by Judy Shapiro in ESRA and Gematria. Citing the Talmud and Midrash, she states that by reading words and sentences as numbers, they can be compared to other words and phrases of the same value.
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by Mike Porter
A tug of war between fathers and tiny tots ended with
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the kids winning, fair and square! It was all part of Shavuot Festivities held at Kibbutz Harduf. Mike Porter describes the joyous day at the kibbutz which is known as the largest producer of organic foods in Israel, as well as having several large health centers plus schools and housing complexes catering to emotionally distressed people.
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by Bet Alpha Editions, Berkeley, CA, USA
In October 1988, the most definitive exhibit on the
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Hebrew Book ever assembled opened at the New York Public Library. One of the important and beautiful Haggadah manuscripts was the original Moss Haggadah. A Haggadah for our Time details the creation of this hand- written and hand-illuminated manuscript, a formidable undertaking by the artist, David Moss.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Rabbi Arye A Frimer illuminates for us what is meant
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by these four expressions of redemption. God promises the Israelites to free us from the Egyptians, to deliver us from bondage, to be redeemed and take us to be His people. The explanations reveal interesting insights into our Judaic roots.
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by Katherine (Kaila) Shabat
Katherine Shabat shares with us her appreciation and
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identification with the enlightened Progressive Judaism congregation she has joined and which she is dedicated to promoting.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
What does the story of Chanukah tell us? Does it celebrate
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the military victory of the Hashmoneans, or is it the miracle of the oil lasting for so long? Rabbi Frimer gives us references for these different points of view.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
“Teshuva (repentance) is about developing a closer,
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more intimate, relationship with our Creator”. This article is a discussion of how to practice Teshuva in a meaningful way as expressed by various Sages of Torah learning.
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by Shashi Ishai
Shashi Ishai offers her own sly, humorous interpretation
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as she recounts the “ Exodus” in modern terms and expectations. The “what-if” is written as if it were sent to the “Ask Abigail Babylonia,” “advice” columnist and is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone.
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by Steve Kramer
Safed is the second most holy city in Israel. Ascent
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is the Chabad center in the city, it serves as a yeshiva, hostel and retreat, and Steve Kramer writes that to be there for a Shabbat was a unique experience. The weekend included lectures, a guided walk through the old city and a wonderful Friday night meal with a local family.
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