by J. Leonard Romm
The personal journey from the familiarity of the Ashkenazi
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siddur to davening in various communities with many variations of text whether Ashkenazi or Sephardi resulted in the lesson learnt that we are all Jews united in prayer .
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by Marsha Stein
Marsha Stein belongs to a Masorti synagogue in Netanya
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which has been vandalized several times. Why? One probable reason is that men and women sit together, another that women are called up to the Torah. The vandalism continues – and those responsible probably think they are acting in the name of religion.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Rabbi Frimer asks why was there a Pesach in the first
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place? His answer is that Israel had to lose its freedom before it could cherish it. He also explains why the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat haGadol.
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by Debbie Sinai
Debbie Sinai tells of spending their Passover holiday
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in Honolulu, and of the Jewish service which was held in a building which, for more than 41 years, has served both as a synagogue and as a church (Unitarian). We also learn something about the Chabad in various parts of the world.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Rabbi Frimer presents his understanding of the seeming
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opposite elements that are the focuses of Chanukah - the Menorah and the war of the Hamoneans. He believes that we are obligated to celebrate both miracles as we are bidden to engage in both tasks: the development of our inner spiritual selves and the building of Am Yisrael, its culture and its land
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by Richard H.Schwartz
Thought provoking article promoting vegetarianism as
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a necessary consideration particularly on Yom Kippur in reacting to the tenets that this Holy day expects of us.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
The Slihot service includes a recitation of the “thirteen
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attributes of God’s mercy.” Rabbi Frimer discusses the meaning of this text, as analyzed by many scholars.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Rabbi Frimer explains that the real key to our spiritual
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survival is our ability to maintain our uniqueness throughout the diaspora. Our secret weapon in resisting assimilation and the cultural influence of our enemies is the Torah - our “portable identity”.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Rabbi Aryeh A. Frimer bases his article on a speech
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by South Africa's chief rabbi in which he dismisses the claim that the era of miracles has passed. He shows how the Haggadah highlights miracles that have ensured the continued existence of the Jewish People, despite attempts in every generation to eradicate us.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
The Al ha-Nissim prayer is examined here. It describes
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G-d as acting both as litigant and as judge. It examines Rabbi Soloveitchik's suggestion that we speak rather of G-d's role of litigant suing the enemy nations on our behalf. "He does not merely judge the nations; He brings them to court as the plaintiffs. … took on our cause and led us to this miraculous victory …" explains Rabbi Frimer
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by Lydia Aisenberg
This is the fascinating story of Rosh Hashana cards,
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printed in Palestine by Beit Hatzavah HaIvri, the Jewish Soldiers Organization - an organization of the Yishuv in pre-state Israel - and sent to Jewish servicemen in the British and US forces during WW1 and WW2.
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