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Charles Lugassy is a cultivated journalist for Radio Shalom equipped with 15 years experience in journalism with Radio Canada, 20 years experience in immigration consulting and a highly active and reputable presence in the Jewish Sephardic community.

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To Life, L’Chaim airs Tuesday nights at 8PM ET/PT on Jewish Life Television (JLTV) nationally on DirecTV channel 366 and Comcast channel 239.

Host Lee Lazerson talks with author Andrew Bostom about his controversial new book, Iran’s Final Solultion for Israel, The Legacy of Jihad and Shi’ite Islamic Jew-Hatred in Iran.

 

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Cantor Moshe Oysher Live Shacharis Pesach 1956 in the pine hotel 1.

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Cantor Moshe Oysher Live Mussef Pesach 1956 in the pine hotel

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Moishe Oysher: Music

Born in 1907 in Bessarabia, Imperial Russia (Moldova) and died in 1958 in New York. Although he may have come from a family of cantors going back six generations, he seems to have been drawn to the stage and popular entertainment from an early age. Oysher joined a Canadian travelling Yiddish theatrical troupe in 1921 and moved to New York City in 1923. By 1932 he had started his own company, entertaining in the USA and South America. After returning to the USA from Buenos Aires in 1934, he had difficulty finding work in New York’s Yiddish Theater. When he was offered the opportunity to sing for the High Holy Days at the First American-Rumanian Synagogue in NYC’s Lower East Side, he accepted the position and became a cantorial sensation!

Despite his great success as a cantor Moishe Oysher was ever the entertainer and became quite famous for his starring roles in three Yiddish films including, “The Cantor’s Son” (1936), “The Singing Blacksmith” (1938), and “Overture to Glory” (1940). He was also a successful recording artist.

Moishe Oysher was able to combine his passion for the Chazzanut with his love of performance, creating a crowd-pleasing style that thrilled audiences in synagogues and theaters. His recordings represent the world of our fathers and grandfathers who appreciated Oysher’s rich voice and fiery style.

Cantor Moshe Oysher – Anainu Beyom Tzom “Live video”

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Cantor Moshe Oysher – Anainu Beyom Tzom “Live video”

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Daf Yomi Kolel Happy Hour

Este é primeiro o canal de shiurim ao vivo em português no You Tube do mundo!

Por que “Happy Hour”?

Este projeto foi idealizado para que, logo após o trabalho, as pessoas possam estudar Torá de forma leve e agradável.

As aulas do Kolel Happy Hour são realizadas por David Leitman, na Sinagoga CCI (Rua Anita Garibaldi, 37A – Copacabana), de segunda a quinta, a partir das 19:15 (Shiur – Ao Vivo) de Guemará Kidushin, seguido de um lanche e pequenas aulas (também ao vivo, aqui no YouTube), de filosofia judaica e leis práticas (halachá). As aulas terminam em torno de 20:45.

Já as aulas de Daf Hayomi- Guemará Berachot – (gravadas), são realizadas por Michel Klein, de segunda a sexta, após shacharit,às 8:15 na Sinagoga Kehilat Moriah (Rua Pompeu Loureiro,48 – Copacabana).

Quando há algum feriado ou chag, não há aulas.

Por favor, não assista os vídeos em shabat e yom tov.

Abaixo você confere os links dos livros que nós estudamos. Bons estudos!

 Daf Rabbanim

SUKKAH Daf

27.01.2014

Daf Yomi Megillah Talmud Rabbi Weisblum דף יומי מגילה ‘ הרב משה ויסבלום

Daf Yomi Talmud Succah  Gemarrah Succot Rabbi Weisblum דף יומי תלמוד גמרא סוכה

 

24Jewish Video Jewish Torah Insights of the Day,Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Emotions – Truth And The Difference Between Believing And Knowing, Part 2 Rabbi Yossi Mizrachi on TorahAnyTime channel, Great Videos Selection

 

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24JEWISH Alerts Section jewish Recipes How to Make Passover Apple Cake Please Ask the Rabbi about Kashrut

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Video Jewish Recipes of the Day

Passover Recipe – How to Make Passover Apple Cake

 29.03.2013

Get the recipe @ http://allrecipes.com/recipe/passover…

Watch how to make delicious Passover apple cake from scratch. It’s easy, moist, and tender, and sure to be a hit at your Seder.

PASSOVER-Making Matzo Balls (stuffed) #2 להכין “קניידלך” לראש השנה -לפסח

16.03.2012

go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WLmUm…
High Holidays/PASSOVER-Making- Chicken Soup & Vegetables Kosher for PASSOVER – Part 1
איך להכין מרק עוף וירקות לפסח -ולראש השנה- חלק 1
המטבח של אורה – הדרכה בעברית ואנגלית
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וידיאו מספר 2 – איך להכין “קניידלך” כדורי מצה – כשר פסח
Making Matzo Balls (stuffed vegetables) for PASSOVER #2

Made by Ora Nissim
Music Mickey Evans
mevansmusic@aol.com

24Jewish Video Jewish Recipes of the Day PASSOVER-Making Matzo Balls, Part 2 Sugati Israel channel Great Videos Selection Please Ask the Rabbi about Kashrut

 

 

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Desert Wind joins Chabad of Utah for High Energy “Sports” Purimania!

29.03.2014

Desert Wind played two non-stop high energy sets following the Megillah reading at Chabad of Utah. We caught some on video thanks to Loren Nebeker and Rajab Juma. What a celebration!

Channel of Breslev Israel

Breslev Israel Films is your cyber haven for love, soul, and joy.
Spreading the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslev of blessed memory, and our contemporary spiritual leader Rabbi Shalom Arush, our English-speaking rabbis include (alphabetically) Dr. Zev Ballen, Rabbi Lazer Brody, Rabbi Dror Moshe Cassutto, Rabbi Elchanan Elgorod, and Rabbi Natan Maimon.
Our channel also features inspirational clips and music from the Jewish music world’s leading performers.
Check out our multi-language web portal at http://www.breslev.co.il.

Jewish celebration at the Western Wall

27.03.2014

2014 Heart & Soul Gala Carol & Rick Kornfeld Jewish BIGPals

24.03.2014

ryanlebowitz.com

Hebrew University of Jerusalem channel

Applications of Physics Inspired Methods in Natural, Social and Human Sciences – 5

 27.03.2014

Applications of Physics Inspired Methods in Natural, Social and Human Sciences
Prof. Sorin Solomon
Cornerstones Program
Lesson number 5
24/03/2014

The course is a General University-wide course of the series Cornerstones which addresses students from all faculties.
I will review the application of methods and ideas from physics to natural, social and human sciences.

We will review some paradigms that emerged recently:
“More is Different”,
“Small World Networks”,
“Peer-To-Peer viral propagation”,
“Self-Organization”,
“Fractals and (Multi-)scaling”, etc.

We will present specific applications in: social revolutions dynamics, knowledge hierarchies in the internet, network dynamics of narratives, economic crisis propagation, education and economic growth, wealth distribution, globalization and financial instability, ecological patterns and resilience, emergence of altruism and cooperation, immune system dynamics, visual system signal integration, networks in the brain, emergence of meaning in children scribbles, music therapy, algorithms for creative innovation, innovation diffusion and adoption.

For more information – http://sorinsolomon.net/index.php/tea…

יישומים של שיטות בהשראת פיסיקה במדעי טבע,חברה ורוח – 77139

שיעור מס’ 5 – תאריך 24/03/2014

בעשור האחרון, התקדמות תאורטית ונגישות לריבוי של נתונים אימפירים אפשרו את השימוש בשיטות פיזיקליות במגוון תחומים רחב. אני אסקור את הפרדיגמות שהופיעו עד כה:

1. “עוד זה שונה”
2. “לולאת התגובה החיובית”
3. “רשתות דינמיות”
4. הדבקות “עמית לעמית”
5. “חשיבות הדיסקרטיות”

אני אסקור את היישום של השיטות ורעיונות מפיזיקה למדעי הטבע, החברה והרוח.

באופן יותר מפורט:

דינמיקה של מהפכות חברתיות, היררכיות מידע באינטרנט, דינמיקת רשטות של נרטיבים, התפתחות של משבר כלכלי, צמיחת חינוך וכלכלה, פיזור הון, גלובליזציה ואי-יציבות כלכלית, דוגמאות אקולוגיות והתאוששות, אלטרויזם ושיתוף פעולה, מערכות חיסון, מערכות אותות וויזואלים, רשטות במוח, משמעות בשרבוטים של ילדים, תרפיה מוזיקלית, אלגוריטמים לחידוש יצירתי, דיפוזיה ואימוץ.

Purim in Ukraine: Kiev Jewish community celebrates holiday despite Russian invasion

 17.03.2014

It’s Purim. And Jews from across Ukraine are here in Kiev to celebrate the story in the book of Esther when Jews in ancient Persia were saved from extermination.

Blast Rocks Kiev: Explosion targets JN1 owner Vadim Rabinovich

 04.03.2013

An investigation is underway in Ukraine after an explosion in the country’s capital Kiev appeared to target Jewish News One channel owner Vadim Rabinovich. A bomb was thrown at Rabinovich’s vehicle as it exited the JN1 office complex in downtown Kiev early afternoon on 4 March. Nobody was hurt in the blast, which caused damage to the vehicle and smashed windows in surrounding buildings. Investigators are exploring the possibility that the attack could be linked to allegations that figures tied to the Ukrainian government attempted to seize control of JN1 earlier in 2013. As reported by JN1 and other international media, Rabinovich responded by appealing to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office

New Torah Scroll – Hurva Synagogue, Old City Jerusalem

 14.08.2013

WFRJ President Alexander Levin, Vadim Rabinovich and Rabby Shalom Rabinovich – in Hurva Synagogue, 12/03/13.

מטלטל-האדמור מקאליב מספר על היותו בשואה-מרגש

24.03.2014

http://israelvideosfeed.com נולד במרגיטה שבטרנסילבניה למשפחת אדמו”רים צאצאי רבי יצחק אייזיק מקאליב. נישא לחנה שרה שפרה טאוב (תרע”ח, 1918 -כ”ד בכסלו תשע”ב, דצמבר 2011), בתו של רבי פנחס שפירא מקעכניא. ב-1939 נפטר אביו בהותירו אחריו 7 יתומים. לאחר כיבוש הונגריה על ידי הגרמנים ב-1944, מנחם מנדל עם כל אחיו ואחיותיו נשלחו לאושוויץ וכל אחיו נספו שם. הוא שרד אך עבר עינויים קשים, בהם טיפול כימי המונע מזקנו לצמוח. לאחר השואה עבר לשבדיה, שם התאחד עם אשתו שפרה (נפטרה בשנת ה’תשע”ב). לאחר מכן עבר לארצות הברית. ב-1963 הקים את מרכז חסידי קאליב בראשון לציון (קריית קאליב) ובשנת 1980 עבר לבני ברק, שם הקים את מרכז חסידות קאליב ברחוב השומר. בשנת תשס”ב עבר להתגורר בירושלים ברחוב חנה.
האדמו”ר מקאליב הוא אחד מגדולי מנציחי השואה כיום. הוא תיקן את אמירת שמע ישראל בסיום כל תפילה לזכר הניספים, וכמו כן מעודד אמירת “שמע ישראל” כזכר לקדושי השואה בסיום עצרות המוניות בציבור הדתי והחרדי. בשנים האחרונות הוא החל במפעל אנציקלופדיה לשואה לציבור החרדי ופועל להקמת מוזיאון לשואה עבור הציבור החרדי, שיהיה מוזיאון משלים ליד ושם, לאחר שלדבריו לא מנציחים מספיק את גבורתם הרוחנית של היהודים שמסרו נפשם לקיים מצוות גם בשנים ההן.
באייר תשע”ב, לאחר פטירת אשתו הראשונה, והוא בן 89, התחתן בשנית עם שיינדיל מלניק (נולדה בשנת תש”ט)מוויניצא אוקראנה ואחר מכן מבני ברק

Museum of the Freedom Fighters in Acco, Israel

24.03.2014

On a OU trip to Acco, Yehuda is reaquainted with the heros of the birth of Israel Independence

4 24 Aug 2013 Romania Remnants of a Rich Jewish Life

08.10.2013

Fes Iben Danan Synagogue

26.11.2012

The Ibn Danan Synagogue (בית הכנסת אבן דאנן‎, معبد ابن دهان‎), is a synagogue in Fes, Morocco, dating from the 17th century.

The Jewish World

WorldJewish Congress

 25.02.2014

Jewish life in Ukraine today: Yaakov Bleich, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Vice-President of the WJC, offers his perspective on the challenges ahead of one of the biggest Jewish communities in Europe. Distributed by OneLoad.com

Dejavu band – israeli cover band | jewish wedding band | band for events | wedding in israel

09.02.2014

http://www.dejavuisrael.com

Deja Vu is a cover band who plays the greatest hits from the 60’s and 70’s.
The band’s professional, well-experienced musicians perform the songs with excitement and precision.
The full-band show is great for weddings, wedding parties, company events, birthday parties and more. Deja Vu can also perform more intimate sets such as receptions, small private events and more.

Please contace use for more information:

Natalie – 054-7357373

eMail:

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Centre for Jewish Life – London·

Transformational Tuesdays: TED Style – Keith Breslauer

05.03.2014

The Centre for Jewish Life offers a varied and exciting programme of discovery as you explore classic and mystical themes in a format tailored to you.

From one-to-one learning sessions to discussion groups and lectures, you have an open invitiation to join us for a personal journey that promises to enlighten and satisfy – whatever your previous experience of Jewish study.

Whether you are asking the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, or you’ve come along to hear an internationally respected speaker, you’re equally welcome.

Whatever the case, it’s never too late to find out more about your Jewish Heritage – if you don’t find what you’re looking for, just ask! Our programme is your programme.

Chabad House Bowery

MK Dov Lipman

05.06.2013

New Israeli Knesset Member Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yair Lapid’s “Yesh Atid” party) offers his analysis of politics and life in Israel today, and suggests an engaging approach to the issue of the ultra-Orthodox in the IDF. “L’Chayim” with Mark S. Golub.

Israeli Kurdish Singer مغنية كردية اسرائيلية זמר ישראלי כורדי

 24.11.2012 

Israeli Kurdish Singer Ilana Eliya مغنية كردية اسرائيلية זמר ישראלי כורדי

 A Fresh New Face & Sound In Jewish Music. Moshe Laufer Presents: David Simcha

Jewish Music Report ⋅ Jewish Music Reporter

In contrast with other productions that try to blend a taste of the past with our modern day technology, this project manages to make the two musical …

A cure for post- Bar/Bat Mitzvah letdown?

San Diego Jewish World

SAN DIEGO—Many Bar and Bat Mitzvah students suffer from PBL (Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah Letdown) after their simcha. They spend many months, if not …

Author events in Greater Boston

Boston Globe

Maxim D. Shrayer (“Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story”) reads at 4:30 p.m. at Boston … Events subject to change. www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books.

Some tips for making the seder memorable

San Diego Jewish World

As the intersection of family, Jewish memory, and the passions of … seder is said to be the most celebrated annual Jewish event in the United States.

Active tots at Temple Israel

Heritage Florida Jewish News

This year, having started with Purim, programming for the major Jewish holidays will be offered. The entire community of tots is invited to participate in …

PJ Library provides inclusive Jewish reading program

San Diego Jewish World

As The Purim Superhero demonstrates, children receiving those books learn about more than Jewish holidays and traditions. They learn about Jewish …

Miami in Monsey and Kineret in Lakewood – Jewish Music Report

Jewish Music Report ⋅ Jewish Music Reporter

Concerts, General, News — By Jewish Music Reporter on March 28, 2014 8:35 am. Kineret-in-Lakewood Miami-5774-UT-UT-IN-Monsey-. Tweet This!

The Master Plan: Scripted To Perfection

The Jewish Press

And to further illustrate my mazel, I am blessed with numerous opportunities to hear shiurim and participate in enriching activities throughout the …

Book review: ‘Torah, Chazal and Science’

San Diego Jewish World

Torah, Chazal, and Science is divided into ten topics and each topic is … In Topic I, Meiselman looks at the relationship between Torah and science.

The Man Behind the Music at WQXR

Tablet Magazine

“Jewish music, it’s like an old soul thing,” he said. “Cantorial music, klezmer, Yiddish music, Israeli folk. I just love that sound—it’s like, my people.

Palomar College celebrates Jewish music March 29-30

San Diego Jewish World

A Celebration of Jewish Music” at the Howard Brubeck Theatre at Palomar College at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 29, and again at 2 p.m. Sunday, March

HaZamir Chorale Makes It To Carnegie

The Jewish Week

Second, she said, “We’ve reached a level over the past three years or so where our teens are secure enough singing good Jewish music that we know …

Next round of innovators chosen for Start Me Up!

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Through the fellowship, he plans to develop D’Var Guitar, a Jewish music appreciation and awareness group with a learning component. “It will focus …

Jewish museum exhibition shows pre-WWII life Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription) WARSAW, Poland – Old films, music recordings and everyday objects are among items that recreate the atmosphere of Jewish life in Warsaw until …

Limmud FSU Gets Major Boost in Collaboration with Fellowship The Jewish Press Limmud FSU and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews … Jews, who are often described as marginally engaged in Jewish life, and is …

Former ISS Head Diskin Has Become a Threat to Israel Arutz Sheva But Diskin must be exposed for what he really is: a threat to the Jewish … Diskin simply wants to destroy Jewish life in Judea and Samaria and the …

B’nai Torah sets Community Passover Seder

MassLive.com

B’nai Torah sets Community Passover Seder … Rabbi Max Davis, of Congregation B’nai Torah, in Longmeadow, and his wife, Dalia, are hosting a …

The Bethlehem Code

Israel Hayom

How a Tel Aviv rabbi, a former Jerusalem yeshiva student, and a Christian cardinal rescued a Torah scroll from the basement of a church on the other .

Dispute over ownership of Touro Synagogue moves to federal court in Rhode Island

The Providence Journal

Touro Synagogue planned to sell the finial bells, which are rung when the Torah is raised, and were designed in the 1700s. The Museum of Fine Arts …

Which New Year is it, anyway?

San Diego Jewish World

SAN DIEGO — On the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the beginning of the Jewish month of Nisan, we read a special maftir portion of the Torah .

Rav N KahanaPurity and Impurity, Disunity and Unity

Arutz Sheva

Our Torah reading discusses the appearance of a whitish mark on the skin or scalp, which requires a Kohen’s determination if it is a tuma (ritual …

Exhibit on Pre-WWII Jewish Life Opens in Warsaw

Arutz Sheva

“Warszawa,Warsze”, an exhibit capturing Jewish life in Warsaw before World War II, is sheduled to open Friday at the Museum of the History of Polish …

Rabbi Wolpe’s Picks: A Titan of Babylonia

Tablet Magazine

In this Scroll series, Wolpe examines a work of Jewish scholarship, either contemporary or classic, which has relevance for modern Jewish life.

MyHeritage Adds British Paper Archives to Family Tree Site

Jewish Daily Forward

“Based in London with reporters located around the globe, the newspaper captured the lives and times of the Jewish people during waves of …

2 rabbis to shave heads for national fundraiser

Jackson Clarion Ledger

Rabbi Debra Kassoff of Hebrew Union Congregation in Greenville and Rabbi Matt Dreffin of the Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson leave …

Torah Tidbits Audio with Phil Chernofsky for Parshat Tazri”a-HaChodesh (m’vorchim)

Arutz Sheva

We start with the famous first Rashi of the Torah. Rabbi Yitzchak said: The Torah should have started with HACHODESH HAZEH LACHEM, the mitzva …

B’nai Torah sets Community Passover Seder

MassLive.com

B’nai Torah sets Community Passover Seder … Rabbi Max Davis, of Congregation B’nai Torah, in Longmeadow, and his wife, Dalia, are hosting a …

YU ordains new rabbis

New Jersey Jewish Standard

While most will remain engaged in fulltime Torah study or Jewish education, the pulpit, outreach, or nonprofit work, many will pursue careers in …

Events and festivals in Ventura County: Jewish Film Festival

Ventura County Star

Ventura County Jewish Film Festival: The 11th annual festival will continue March 29 … The event runs April 2-6, various locations, downtown Ventura.

Shabbat and the Republican Jewish Conference – By Jacob Kornbluh

JP Updates

Shabbat and the Republican Jewish Conference – By Jacob Kornbluh … of the Republican Jewish Coalition holding a public live-streamed event on …

Denmark marks 200th anniversary of royal proclamation granting Jews equal rights

Jerusalem Post

This seminal event – which resulted in 99 percent of Danish Jews surviving World War II – was commemorated in a series of events both in Denmark, …

Federation announces new event … call it ‘Israel in the plaza’?

Jweekly.com

Eighteen days after announcing it was canceling Israel in the Gardens this year, the S.F.-based JewishCommunity Federation this week said it will …

Events in Connecticut for March 30-April 5

New York Times

A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut. … The 20th Annual International Jewish Film Festival of Eastern Connecticut. March 30 at 7 …

torah | ‘Impurity’ signals time of trouble, space for healing

Jweekly.com

Parashat Tazria describes what the Torah refers to as tum’ah, uncleanness or being impure, and taharah, ritual purity. The ritual category of tum’ah …

Book review: ‘Torah, Chazal and Science’

San Diego Jewish World

WINCHESTER, California –What does it mean to know something? If you didn’t give an immediate answer, then how do you know that you know if you …

More Than 1500 Religious Women Enlist This Year

Arutz Sheva

“Over the past three years, many girls who are committed to Jewish law and Torahvalues have joined the Army,” Brick stated in an interview to Arutz …

Temple Beth Torah’s Passover Celebration set for April 15 Your Houston News Temple Beth Torah will host the traditional second night Passover seder which includes the meal and ceremony Tuesday, April 15. Rabbi Dan Gordon …

This Day, March 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. LevinCleveland Jewish News (blog) He is most noted for his codification of Jewish Law called the Mishneh Torah (Review of the Torah) and his philosophic work Moreh Nevuchim (Guide …

The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara Hosts the 2014 Santa Barbara JewishFestival Santa Barbara Independent “The Santa Barbara Jewish Festival promises to be outstanding, truly … Their musicdraws from sources such as Jewish Klezmer, gypsy, vintage jazz, …

Passover Palooza Featuring Mama Doni! DigitalJournal.com Mama Doni – the Streit’s Matzo Girl – brings her incomparable type of “funkymusic with a Jewish twist†to the third annual Mama …

Next round of innovators chosen for Start Me Up! Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Through the fellowship, he plans to develop D’Var Guitar, a Jewish music appreciation and awareness group with a learning component. “It will focus …

The Man Behind the Music at WQXR Tablet Magazine “Jewish music, it’s like an old soul thing,” he said. “Cantorial music, klezmer, Yiddish music, Israeli folk. I just love that sound—it’s like, my people.

torah | ‘Impurity’ signals time of trouble, space for healing Jweekly.com Never did I imagine that this week of all weeks, I would be J.’s scholar-in-residence for thisTorah commentary … Oy! Well, here goes nothing.

Rabbi Shlomo RiskinOhr Torah on the Parsha: Life-Force or Decay? Arutz Sheva The writer is the founding and Chief Rabbi of Efrata, Gush Etzion, as well as founder and Chancellor of Ohr Torah Stone Institutions, author of Torah …

Covering A Sefer Torah Between Aliyot The Jewish Press The Rema notes that in his area the custom was to roll up the Sefer Torah between aliyot and that is what is important. The Mishnah Berurah (139:21) …

Germany to receive first new Torah for kids edition in 50 years Jvhri JTA – A publisher from Berlin is preparing to launch the first German-language children’s edition of the Torah since 1964. The first volume of “Tell your …

Health Department cites yeshiva building in Chester Times Herald-Record The yeshiva, called Ohel Torah, at 158 Greycourt Road, sits adjacent to the former Camp La Guardia property as well as homes, fields and wetlands.

Signs Of The Covenant The Jewish Press This week’s portion begins by discussing a mother’s status after childbirth. The Torah tells us she becomes temeiah (commonly translated as spiritually …

Consider This: Rebels without a cause Jerusalem Post For despite haredi whining to retain their unfair draft exemptions, the Torah view of this is quite opposed to them. As stated clearly in Deuteronomy …

An Essential Partnership Between God and Humanity Jewish Exponent This week we read a special maftir Torah reading from Exodus to prepare us for the month of Nissan, the month of Passover. This special portion

Synagogue events Times Herald-Record Friday Night Live, 7:30 p.m. April 4. Lively Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by kiddush with challah, gefilte fish, salads, desserts, Jewish stories …

The Jewish Museum Hosts The Wind Up Party with JD Samson and MEN with Gavin Russom Tonight Broadway World The Jewish Museum presents the next event in its popular series, The Wind Up, after-hours events featuring art, live music, activities, and an open bar, …

Recent events in Kiev, Crimea bring back memories Cleveland Jewish News Anybody with a historical memory of the 1930s, particularly Jews, should be alarmed by what’s happening. Putin is not the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, but …

Shabbat and the Republican Jewish Conference – By Jacob Kornbluh JP Updates Shabbat and the Republican Jewish Conference – By Jacob Kornbluh … of the RepublicanJewish Coalition holding a public live-streamed event on …

Denmark marks 200th anniversary of royal proclamation granting Jews equal rights Jerusalem Post This seminal event – which resulted in 99 percent of Danish Jews surviving World War II – was commemorated in a series of events both in Denmark, …

Federation announces new event … call it ‘Israel in the plaza’? Jweekly.com Eighteen days after announcing it was canceling Israel in the Gardens this year, the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation this week said it will …

 

Exhibition by Jewish museum shows pre-WWII life Post-Bulletin Visitors walk through a new exhibition by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, March 27, 2014. The exhibition …

Impoverished Jews in NY to get kosher food for Passover Jerusalem Post Impoverished Jews in NY to get kosher food for Passover … food, to be allotted to 90 distribution points and centers of Jewish life around New York.

Leading US Reform rabbi stuns community by quitting Haaretz First on his agenda when he leaves Beth Elohim in June 2015 will be writing a book on why being Jewish “is one of the great privileges in life.

Expanding the Concept, and Reality, of Jewish Community Huffington Post They learn about Jewish life, and their families find an entry to Jewish communal life. Indeed, a study of 20,000 American Jewish families participating …

 

JTS chancellor brings Conservative Judaism message here Cleveland Jewish News “Every day at JTS, we train the leadership that is going to make a difference in AmericanJewish life in the next generation,” he said. “We supply the …

Jewish Film Fest returns for second year Press & Sun-Bulletin Jewish Film Fest returns for second year … will begin Sunday and run through April 10 with five movies exploring different aspects of Jewish life.

Throwback Thursday: Kung Fu Jew on “Why I Post the Worst of Israeli News” Jewschool Even though here on Jewschool it should go without saying that, though we question the assumptions and priorities of Jewish life as we see it, we do …

Former Jewish refugees return for ‘Thank You, Shanghai’ trip EastDay.com She knew a lot about the Jewish traditions and took good care of her, her sister and brother. … What we owe to Shanghai is to tell our life in Shanghai.

Jewish family celebrates upsherin, a boy’s first haircut Naperville Sun Moishy and his family observed the Jewish tradition of upsherin. … start to take a more active role in their Jewish life,” said his mother Alta Goldstein.

The Joys and Oys of Being Jewish Baltimore Jewish Times (subscription) … teaming up to present “It’s Complicated: Stories about the Joys and Oys of Contemporary Jewish Life.” The April 5 event will feature six storytellers, …

Seeing the whole person Jewish News of Greater Phoenix In this week’s Torah portion, Tazria, we see Aaron and his sons in their priestly role as tribal medicine men. Forget the fancy clothes and presiding over …

Torah portion: He is pure, she is pure The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Many people think the description in this week’s parasha, Tazria, of how the High Priest should treat lepers — by evicting them from the camp of Israel …

‘Torah and Tea’ Taken Up All Over in Honor of Rashi Minkowicz Chabad.org They were not alone. In well over 150 locations—from Australia to Mexico—“Torah and Teas” are being held and heralded, dedicated in her memory.

Torah Academy Hires Head of School to Replace Jablon Jewish Exponent “Torah Academy is very excited about our new Head of School,” Ari Weintraub, president of the Torah Academy school board, wrote in an email.

Is Preemptive Action Permissible Under Torah Law? The Jewish Press (blog) So, too, in an example relating to the recent Purim celebrations, the Torah commands us to destroy the nation of Amalek, which is intrinsically …

 

Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) The Jewish Voice This week’s Torah reading is not only difficult because of its subject matter – the ritual status of a woman after she gives birth as well as the ritual …

Yeshiva University Ordains Largest Class of Rabbis at Chag HaSemikhah Convocation The Jewish Voice “At a very crucial time in Jewish history, you are uniquely trained and qualified to reach out to Jews of all backgrounds with an authentic Torah …

Polling place changes in Harrisburg’s 14th ward Patriot-News Torah scrolls arrive at the Chisuk Emuna synagogue dedication. An April, 2009 fire destroyed the previous home on 5th and Division Streets. For the …

 

Ukrainian Far-Right Leader Shot Dead Arutz Sheva By Arutz Sheva Staff. First Publish: 3/26/2014, 1:12 AM. Ukraine violence. Reuters. A Ukrainian ultra-nationalist leader was shot dead on Tuesday, …

Sephardic Community Leader, Spanish King Meet Over Citizenship Arutz Sheva Sephardic Community Council to be the liaison between Jews in Israel and Spanish government, leader tells Arutz Sheva. By Benny Toker.

Ukrainian Jewish Leader to Run for President Arutz Sheva Vadim Rabinovich, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, says he will run for president in May 25 election. By Arutz Sheva Staff.

Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Convicted on Terror Charges in NYC Arutz Sheva … ex Al Qaeda spokesman, found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans, supporting terrorists. By Arutz Sheva Staff. First Publish: 3/26/2014, 10:49 PM.

Russia Ups Military Presence in the Mediterranean Sea Arutz Sheva Published: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:30 PM. The writer is witness to news in the making and photographs the event – exclusive to Arutz Sheva.

Jewish Prisoner’s Son Questions Terrorist Release Arutz Sheva The son of Ami Popper gave a rare interview to Arutz Sheva news on Wednesday regarding the pending release of Arab terrorist prisoners. Popper …

New Haggadah Unites Kook, Carlebach & Soloveitchik Arutz Sheva It’s one level of uniting the Jewish family,” he told Arutz Sheva’s Derech … Israel time onArutz Sheva’s live streaming English language online radio.

Agencies Coorporate To Lower Housing Prices Arutz Sheva Deputy Director of the Israel Lands Administration Leora Tushinsky spoke to Arutz Shevanews on Wednesday about the issue of skyrocketing …

Foreign Exchange Rate: Euro and Dollar Down Arutz Sheva For more Israeli financial news download the Goldstein on Gelt podcast on Arutz Sheva – Israel National Radio by clicking here. Tags: Business …

New Cartoon Satire Mocks Peace Now Group Arutz Sheva The full video can be viewed on Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew language news service by clicking here. Tags: cartoon, Latma, satire, parody …

 

Yeshiva University Ordains Largest Class of Rabbis at Chag HaSemikhah Convocation The Jewish Voice More than 230 new musmakhim [ordained rabbis] celebrated their ordination from Yeshiva University– Dancing down Amsterdam Avenue along with …

At current pace, Yeshiva University will run out of money in 2015 Jewish Telegraphic Agency NEW YORK (JTA) – Yeshiva University is at risk of running out of unrestricted cash in the near-term future, Moody’s Investors Service is warning.

Yeshiva U. Faces Long Fight To Reverse Fiscal Rot Jewish Daily Forward Buck Stops: Yeshiva U. President Richard Joel has admitted the school faces a grim financial situation. But a Moody’s report places the blame …

Builders Of The Jewish People The Jewish Press Yeshiva University’s Lamport Auditorium as young rabbinical students received their ordination, from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Yes, I do want to become a rabbi, despite all Haaretz Heilman is correct in pointing out that for all of these options there is a hefty price tag (except Yeshiva University, which fully funds its rabbinical school) …

Stern Undergrad Joins Biochemistry Honor Society The Jewish Voice Naomi Schwartz, a senior studying molecular biology at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women and president of the Stern College Biology …

Migraine attacks increase following stress ‘let-down’ Medical Xpress … Headache Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University. Stress has long been believed to be a common headache trigger.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers present at AACR Annual Meeting symposia Science Codex … researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University made notable advances in the understanding and potential treatment of ..

Explanatory Community Passover Seders In North Metro Denver
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Few Jewish holidays evoke the same warm sentiments as Passover. Memories of family and friends gathered as the four cups of wine are poured, the …

Memorizing Torah at Age 5 – Jewish Kids Got Talent – JewishKids – Chabad
Little Chaya Mushka memorizes an entire chapter of Tanya with her siblings. Memorizing Torah at Age 5. Memorizing Torah at Age 5. Chaya Mushka …
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The Jewish Woman – Part 1 – Program Seventy Five – Living Torah– Chabad Torah and Mitzvos are the foundations of every Jewish household. The three most fundamental Mitzvos of Jewish family life – Family Purity, Kosher … chabad.org

 

G-d, Torah, and the Jews – Jewish Essentials – Part 1 – TorahClasses – Chabad What does it mean to be a Jew? Join us as we explore the fundamentals of Judaism and our role in the world. This class is the first of a six-part lecture … chabad.org

 

My Teacher And Mentor: A Tribute To Rabbi Avi Weiss

The Jewish Week
The Yeshivat Chovevei Torah dinner March 23 in New York marked the first time Rav … (7) It’s (almost) never a bad time for a niggun [Jewish melody].

Yeshiva University Celebrates Arutz Sheva “At a very crucial time in Jewish history, you are uniquely trained and qualified to reach out to Jews of all backgrounds with an authentic Torah …

Yishai and Mark Golub on BDS and Am Yisrael’s love for the Jewish State The Jewish Press … Galey Yisrael and Chief Operating Officer of Kumah, an NGO dedicated to strengtheningJewish identity, Torah education, pride in the Jewish State, …

 

 

 

Odessa Still Throbs With Jewish Life – Forward.com
Yet almost everywhere I went during three days in Odessa, I found Jews or remnants of Jewish life. On my first morning in the city, while dragging my …
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New JCC aims to nurture Jewish life in Boulder – Boulder Daily Camera “They wanted to create a place for Jewish life to flourish in Boulder,” said Jonathan Lev, executive director of the JCC. “That was the idea for the … dailycamera.com

From the Archive: A yeshiva births a college St. Louis Jewish Light A Jewish college — the first institution of its kind in America — will be … in whatsoever field of work, shall be the standard bearers of a true Jewish life, …

Simon Schama’s “The Story of the Jews” is scholarly, poetic history Denver Post The idea of the Jews as an ongoing story is the central theme. … a trove of documents recording medieval Jewish life in the Mediterranean and the …

Proust, Einstein and Zweig had many similarities San Diego Jewish World He was friendly with Freud, and as Hitler’s campaign to eliminate every vestige of Jewish life in Europe proceeded the two pondered over the fate of …

Japan’s Abe to visit Anne Frank house in gesture to Jews Reuters The Anne Frank House, where the German-born Jewish girl kept a diary of her life in hiding before she was discovered and died in a Nazi …

Ventura County Jewish Film Festival Announces Lineup Malibu Times The Ventura County Jewish Film Festival announced its lineup of movies that will be featured in the 11th annual festival, taking place March 22-30.

Embracing Paradox: the Bayit HamletHub … about the difference between the obligation to pray in the synagogue, and the parts ofJewish life that can be accomplished through prayer at home.

 

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General Assembly of Jewish Communities: over 4000 delegates from across world meet in Israel

 18.11.2013

The 68th General Assembly of the Jewish Communities is great show of support in Israel of almost 4000-delegates from around the world, side by side, with raising issues that the diaspora Jewish communities are tackling these days.

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit – Pesach 2014 for Children in Israel

27.03.2014

Yaakov Shwekey sings for Yad Ezra V’Shulamit – For donation click – https://www.yadezra.net/donation_e.ph…

Paris rally against anti-Semitism: France is home to Europe’s largest Jewish community

 25.03.2014

Thousands of people demonstrated around France to mark the second anniversary of the Toulouse attacks. Four Jews were killed in a deadly shooting spree by radical islamist Mohamed Merah in March 2012. Two years on, many feel the situation for Jews is getting worse. In Paris, Toulouse, and other major cities, mass protest rallies were called by France’s Jewish umbrella group, the CRIF. Their objective was to mobilize the population against rising anti-Semitism.

Argentinian Jewish community marks 22nd anniversary of Israeli embassy attack

20.03.2014

These walls behind me used to belong to the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. Twenty two years ago, a terrorist attack destroyed the building and the lives of twenty nine people. Now all that remains is this square and these flowers, in memory of the lives that have been lost.

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New Kosher restaurant in Brussels gains popularity

 08.11.2012

Food, in particular Kosher food, is an important part of the Jewish way of life.

American Jewish Congress honors Hillary Clinton for her support of US-Israeli ties

 26.03.2014

American Jewish Congress has, for 100 years, worked to protect the interests of American Jews. Tonight, they honor Hillary Clinton, a woman who herself has worked to maintain a strong relationship between America and Israel and to maintain peace in the Middle East.

WorldJewish Congress

Planning the Future of Local American Jewish Communities (pt. 1)

23.01.2014

Speaker: Ira Sheskin
Date: May 27, 2008

Planning the Future of Local American Jewish Communities (pt. 2)

23.01.2014

Speaker: Ira Sheskin
Date: May 27, 2008

Brooklyn NY Jewish Russian dance music

19.03.2014

For booking call 201-981-2497 or email msmirnov@yahoo.com
This video was recorded on Sunday, March 16th, 2014 at the Haber House, 3024 West 24th Street, Brooklyn, NY. {Lina, Misha, Alish}.
Brighton Beach Brooklyn Purim concert 2014

Jewish Festival in London 16/03/2014 (purim)

 16.03.2014

Caught in the middle of a Jewish festival in Stamford Hill, North London. Very colourful and loud festival. I can truly say that the Jewish community knows how to have fun!

At the making of this video I had no idea what the holiday was about but after some research, I found out its Purim. Very interesting story and needs to be looked at.

There was a van with a guy in a bear costume 🙂 People around where joining in. A cheerful festival.

 

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Groundbreaking Part Four.

12.03.2014

Chabad of Boulder in the fourth and final film of the groundbreaking in the Orthodox community of Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Jewish News

 

Rabbi Baruch Epstein Delivers an Invocation Memorializing Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz OBM

 

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Somewhat Jewish, fully Russian: Crimea Karaites recall past glory Haaretz The ethnic, religious categorization of Crimea’s tiny Karaite community has been disputed for centuries. The same cannot be said about its national …

Boycotted by Jews in Belgium, welcomed by Likud deputy minister in Israel Haaretz A senior official from the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem noted that the Israeli Embassy in Brussels and Belgium’s Jewish community have placed a …

Can intermarriage achieve what anti-Semitism couldn’t? Jerusalem Post First of all, intermarriage is practically nonexistent within Orthodox communities, where 98% of married Jews have a Jewish spouse. In addition …

Iranian Jews mourn passing of chief rabbi Hamadani Jerusalem Post The Jewish community of Iran is mourning the passing of its chief rabbi, Yosef Hamadani, who died on Saturday, according to sources in Iran.

Demographic changes threaten Israel Pakistan Observer Sunday, March 30, 2014 – The western/Aryan non-Semitic Jews, the … and within theJewish communities in the western world, especially in the US.

Alliance to educate Russian Jews about their roots San Diego Jewish World There are an estimated 750,000 to 1 million Russian-American Jews in the … by young volunteer participants from the Russian-Jewish community.

Jewish fashion on display at Israel Museum CCTV Clothes with ornate embroidery from Jewish communities in Morocco, Uzbekistan, Iran, India and beyond fill the exhibit space. And despite their age, ..

Community Seders abound in Tucson, Southern Arizona

Jewish Post

If you are looking for a community Passover Seder to attend this year, … Chocolate fans can also savor the Tucson Jewish Community Center’s …

Ukrainian Jews lambaste Putin in full-page NYT ad

The Times of Israel

Leading Ukrainian Jews took out a full-page advertisement in The New York … “TheJewish community should not be the one sending messages to …

Who is a Jew’ in Uganda

Intermountain Jewish News

Enosh Keki Maniah, the head of the breakaway Orthodox faction of Uganda’s Abayudaya Jewish community NABUGOYE, Uganda — On Fridays at …

Uruguay Jews Fret Over Freed Guantanamo Bay Terror Suspects

Jewish Daily Forward

Uruguay’s Jewish community has reacted with concern to President Jose Mujica’s decision to accept inmates from Guantanamo Bay. The five …

Jewish perspectives to illumine ICS conference on mental illness

Jewish Post

As for Jews and depression “there are no serious studies like in the general population, but if we spoke very broadly, the Jewish community is prone to ..

Jewish Women’s Fund: We can change the world

Jweekly.com

Collectively, we can be a genuine force in confronting these issues, in both theJewish and general communities, as we add our name to the growing …

European Rabbis call Danish shechita ban cover for terrible animal rights record

Jerusalem Post

Until recently shechita, Jewish ritual slaughter, was legal in Denmark, yet the small Jewish communitypreferred to import meat. In a statement to the …

Knesset Speaker Launches Gathering of Young Russian Jews

Arutz Sheva

Knesset Speaker Launches Gathering of Young Russian Jews … young Jewish adults who are revitalizing Jewish communities and culture in the …

Stolen synagogue textile returns to Czech Republic

Columbia Daily Tribune

The textile dates to 1855 and belonged to the Jewish community in the town of Mlada Vozice, 30 miles south of Prague. It is believed to have been …

An Exploration of Jewish Heritage Tourism in a Mostly Gentile Poland

New Eastern Europe

On the other hand, around 20,000 Jews live today in Poland, where there is an attempt at a revival of Jewish culture, heritage and even communities …

Rabbi Nathan Katz To Present “The Jews of Cochin”

The Jewish Press

His experience yielded two award-winning books about the community, as well as other volumes onJewish communities throughout the subcontinent …

Coffee table book explores India’s Jews

Canadian Jewish News (blog)

There are four distinct historic Jewish communities in India – the Cochin or Malabar Jews, the Bene-Israel Jews, the Bene-Menashe Jews and the …

I took the elevator going up

Heritage Florida Jewish News

It’s amazing what you can learn from groups of Jewish teens in an elevator at … What better place to do so than a Jewish Community Center and what …

Jewish fashion on display at Israel Museum

CCTV

This exhibition is called Dress Codes: Revealing the Jewish Wardrobe. … Clothes with ornate embroidery from Jewish communities in Morocco, …

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 15, 1957, Part 2 San Diego Jewish World Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 15, 1957, Part 2 … reprinted on theSan Diego Jewish World website, simply copy the website …

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 20, 1957, Part 2 San Diego Jewish World Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 20, 1957, Part 2 … reprinted on theSan Diego Jewish World website, simply copy the website …

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 1, 1957, Part 1 San Diego Jewish World … from the Southwestern Jewish Press of any “Adventures in San Diego Jewish History” article that has been reprinted on the San Diego Jewish World …

Terminating San Diego Opera is too drastic a solution San Diego Jewish World First of all, San Diego Opera has been with us for 49 years. …. San Diego Jewish Worldseeks sponsorships to be placed, as this notice is, just below …

Pax Americana: Uniform prayer book for Jews in uniform Haaretz … or prayer book, has been published for Jewish members of the United States Armed Forces, the San Diego Jewish World reports. It will be used for …

Jewish Federation tells Yom Ha Atzma ‘Ut plans San Diego Jewish World Preceding provided by the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. San Diego Jewish World seeks sponsorships to be placed, as this notice is, just …

Remembering the Sheep of Climate Change San Diego Jewish World The review grew out of a letter exchange that the rabbi had with San Diego Jewish Worldfollowing publication of an article by Dan Bloom, calling for a …

In memory of Barry Rubin, scholar and journalist San Diego Jewish World Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World printed a brief obituary notice about the death of Barry Rubin, whose columns we had the privilege of carrying …

Faulconer names Jewish woman as SD police chief San Diego Jewish World Zimmerman, who is Jewish, will be the first woman to lead the San Diego Police Department. … Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He may …

Allan Finkelstein to retire from JCCA San Diego Jewish World San Diego Jewish World seeks sponsorships to be placed, as this notice is, just below articles that appear on our site. This is an ideal opportunity for .

 

Was Daniel’s ‘River of Fire’ Really the Milky Way Jewish Daily Forward In Jewish tradition, the Milky Way is called “the River of Fire,” a term … The Jewish Daily Forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote …

A Visit To Germany Reawakens Fears of an Ultra-Orthodox Childhood Jewish Daily Forward I hadn’t come to Germany looking for Jewish history; I was on vacation, … The Jewish Daily Forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote …

In Search of a More Perfect Union Jewish Daily Forward The Jewish Daily Forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote thoughtful discussion on issues of importance to the Jewish community.

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The Academy Awards air live at 4 p.m. this Sunday, March 2, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting on ABC. The following are “confirmed” Jewish nominees .

 

 

Live view – jn1.tvjewish news one. … Special Report: Jews of LA I’m here at the Grauman Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. Where else would we start our special … jn1.tv

 

The Jews of Holland – History of the Jewish communities of the Netherlands – Lectures – Chabad Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, chief rabbi of the Netherlands, describes the rich history of the Jewish people in his native country from medieval times until … chabad.org

A Jew, an Irishman and a Corkman : Irish Jewish Community This week the Irish Jewish gathering takes place celebrating IrishJewish culture. Among the events organised are a series of films byJewish directors … jewishireland.org

RTE Nationwide Special Irish Jewish Community RTE Television recently did a programme as part of their Nationwide series that focused on the Jewish community in Dublin. In the programme … jewishireland.org

 

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BORIS DORFMAN – A MENTSH – DOCUMENTARY FILM – OFFICIAL TRAILER

28.03.2014

A radically Yiddish Film: Boris Dorfman – a mentsh
by Uwe & Gabriela von Seltmann
© Apfelstrudel Media Berlin

“A Mentsh” is a movie shot entirely in the Yiddish language. It’s set in the former multinational city of Lviv, Ukraine, and the first part of a planned Yiddish trilogy (Lviv, Tel Aviv,New York). Lviv was a centre of Jewish life for more than 600 years. During World War II this special culture was destroyed. 75 years after the beginning of the war, Boris Dorfman takes us on an oneiric trip to all the places of horror and hope reflecting the Jewish history. The 90-year-old activist is virtually the last one in town still speaking the almost extinct language of Yiddish – he is like a living relic of the past and a fighter against oblivion. While remembering the past, he lives in the present and tries to prepare the people for the future — he is”a mentsh”, someone full of love and empathy.

Written and directed by Uwe and Gabriela von Seltmann
Production: Apfelstrudel Media Berlin
Producer: Kai-Alexander Moslé, Uwe P. Tietz, Uwe & Gabriela von Seltmann
Co-Production: Stowarzyszenie Film Kraków
Executive Producer: Aneta Zagórska
Director of Photography and Film Editor: Marek Gajczak
Sound: Michał Dominowski
Music: Christian Dawid

KlezKamp 2007 – Dance by Felix Fibich’s class

 05.06.2008

The performance by students in the class “Meeting With Our Masters: Felix Fibich” at the 2007 Student Concert. Our most senior faculty member, nonagenarian dancer and choreographer Felix Fibich, enchanted his students and created this dance for them.

Accordionist and instructor Evan Harlan accompanies the dancers.

Video by Shaun Williams.

 

Felix Fibich, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 96

New York Times

They eventually moved to New York and specialized in Jewish dance … As a young actor in Poland’sYiddish theater troupes, Mr. Fibich observed a …

 

Jewish Life – Yiddish Show

12.12.2011

In this Jewish Life Show, we interviewed Arthur Schwartz (head of the SB Yiddish Club,) heard a Yiddish song by Lorraine Klein, and saw a Yiddish Play based on a famous Jewish Story. Join us for a Yiddish Night!

Yiddish vs. German: an experiment.

03.06.2010

A comparison between Yiddish and German. I made up a bunch of sentences to highlight some of the differences between German and Yiddish with respect to vocabulary, grammar (especially word order), phonology (sounds) and vowels. The sentences were read aloud in English and my friend Frank, a native German speaker from Bavaria (but speaking Hochdeutsch/standard German) translated them into German and I translated them into my non-native Ukrainian Yiddish. Even if you don’t speak either language you can hear where the two are different and perhaps pick up a bit of either one or both. German speakers should note that other Yiddish dialects (Litvak, northern Ukrainian) pronounce “u” the same way as in German so “und” (and) is “und” but in my dialect it becomes “in”. Otherwise all of the differences in the vowels between the two languages are pretty normal. You may also notice that there are words in Yiddish that exist in German dialects but not Hochdeutsch (“epes” for “etvas”, “do” for “hier”) and there are words in German that Frank uses that are also used in Yiddish (Geschaft, Stunde) but which I don’t use. Of all the German dialects Yiddish is probably closest to some forms of Badisch and Swiss German. Yiddish was the language of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jews until the Holocaust and is now primarily spoken in Hasidic communities in Israel, the USA, England, Australia, Canada and Belgium. It is written in the Hebrew alphabet.

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Yiddish, Ladino and Jewish English: Do American Jews Speak a Jewish Language?

05.04.2013

Funny SLANG Words – FUN Hebrew, Jewish & Yiddish Slang Words – OY VEY – LoL

21.09.2012

Funny SLANG Words – FUN Hebrew, Jewish & Yiddish Slang Words – OY VEY – LoL is right. Some of these words not only sound funny, but their meanings and definitions can be just as hilarious. I wanted to just have some fun instead of all the learning and lessons in writing, reading and speaking Hebrew, so I decided to have a laugh with some slang words. Most of the words are Yiddish, including some Hebrew and Jewish, but I hope they are all a source of some fun and laughs. I know I had some fun making this video, and I hope you enjoy it too (sorry about the somewhat muffled audio).

Alright, I guess I can write down the words for you, just in case it helps to find the video, or for a preview of what you might see and hear in the video: mah neeshma, kosher, glitch, bupkes, mazel tov, oy vey, shlemiel, shlimazel, schmuck, shtick, mashugana.

Mah Neeshma (ma neeshma) – How’s everything? What’s up?
Kosher – Okay to eat for Orthodox Jews. English, when referring to something shady or suspicious, “That’s not kosher.”
Glitch – Yiddish word that means slip, skate, nosedive. Common American usage, such as a glitch being a minor problem or error.
Bupkes – Used by American Jews for worthless or less than nothing (actually means goat droppings, lol)
Mazel Tov – Used for congratulations. Literally means good luck or good constellations. Not referring to the future, as in saying good luck, but rather for the good luck one might have just experienced.
Oy Vey – Self explanatory just in hearing it, showing exasperation, grief, and dismay.
Shlemiel – A klutz, and or a clumsy and inept person.
Shlimazel – Someone with continual bad luck. “Shlemiel, Shlimazel,” was used in theme song for the TV show, Laverne and Shirley.
Schmuck – Insulting word describing a fool (although, a self made fool). Literally refers to the male anatomy, lol.
Shtick – Something one is known for doing, especially concerning entertainment
Mashugana – Means crazy and/or bizarre. Can also describe someone that is easily distracted (spaces out, lol). Hey, are you paying attention?

Funny words, no doubt, and easy to use in a lot of comical situations.
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Seinfeld in Yiddish . . . Jewish Singles Event

04.06.2012

Oifen Pripitchik: Yiddish Jewish Classic Song

08.09.2008

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Mamele,
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Arrangement – Kuzma Bodrov,
The Moscow Male Jewish Cappella,
Artictic leader and Conductor – Alexander Tsaliuk,
Soloist – Mikhail Chesnokov,
Piano part – Alexander Velikovsky;
The Moscow Male Jewish Cappella – Artistic Leader and Conductor – Alexander Tsaliuk
International Memorial Evening dedicated to the Holocaust Victims.
January, 2014

 Knesset Speaker Edelstein to speak at Russian-Jewish summit in US

Jerusalem Post

Edelstein is set to speak about Russian-Jewish innovation in culture and … the largest annual gathering of young Russian Jews in North America.

The Jewish Performer Behind Phantom’s Mask

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Bassler’s Letter: How Hollywood’s Man in Vienna Escaped the Nazis

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This is a free event to celebrate and educate the local community about Israel and her culture. The entire San Diego Jewish community is participating, …

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Harold Ticktin of Shaker Heights is a Yiddish lover who conducts a “Yiddish Vinkl” (corner) at R.H. Myers Apartments in Beachwood. Discuss; Print.

Lithuanian Jewish leader Alperovitch mourned

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This Week’s Features

Adar II 25, 5774 · March 27, 2014

Rabbi Meets Oldest Man in America, Resulting in a Flurry of Good Deeds By Mindy Rubenstein
	Nepal Seders Will Go On, Israeli Strike or No, Says Chabad Emissary Rabbi says it won’t be easy, but then again, it never isPost Comment  |  Read Story
	‘Target of Opportunity’: New Film Documents Historic Blood Libel The infamous Beilis case of 1913 vividly reconstructed in dramatic documentaryPost Comment  |  Read Story
	‘Torah and Tea’ Taken Up All Over in Honor of Rashi Minkowicz Women incorporate the program in their home towns, drawing strength from lossPost Comment  |  Read Story
	Mrs. Rivki Barber, 49, Beloved Teacher and Friend in Australia Inspiring students and adults, she will be remembered for her positive outlook and sense of humorPost Comment  |  Read Story
	JLI Course Analyzes What It Means ‘To Be a Jew in the Free World’ It takes good judgment and sometimes outright bravery, says rabbi of Chabad Intown in AtlantaPost Comment  |  Read Story
	After the Flood: Laying a Newer, Stronger Foundation in Boulder Chabad center in Colorado breaks ground on facility, hoping to open its doors in SeptemberPost Comment  |  Read Story
	Mothers of Children With Special Needs Bond at Friendship Circle Retreat A weekend serves as a ‘time out’ for women whose care-giving runs round-the-clockPost Comment  |  Read Story
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Why Is Elijah the Prophet Invited to the Seder?

Why Is Elijah the Prophet Invited to the Seder?	Adar II 25, 5774 · March 27, 2014
By Naftali Silberberg

 

After the conclusion of the Seder’s Grace After Meals, there is a universally accepted custom to pour a cup of wine (the “Cup of Elijah”), open the front door of the home, and recite several verses (mostly from Psalms) wherein we beseech G‑d to pour His wrath upon our persecutors and oppressors.

According to tradition, at this moment our homes are graced by the presence of Elijah the prophet. There are multiple reasons and meanings behind this age-old tradition. Here are some of them:

Opening the Door for Elijah

1) The Torah describes the night of Passover as leil shimurim,1 a “guarded night.” It is the night when long ago G‑d protected the Jews from the plague which slew all the Egyptian firstborn, and the night when G‑d’s protection over His chosen nation is most apparent. Opening the door expresses our trust in G‑d’s protection.

2) When opening the door, we take the opportunity to invite in the prophet Elijah. Elijah is the one who visits the circumcision ceremony of every Jewish child, and testifies that the Jewish people are scrupulous regarding the mitzvah of circumcision.2 Males were permitted to partake of the paschal offering only if they were circumcised. Thus, Elijah comes to the Seder to “testify” that all present are indeed circumcised.

Additionally, according to the Midrash, on the night prior to the Exodus, the Seder night, the entire Jewish male population circumcised themselves—in order to be eligible to eat from the paschal lamb. Thus the clear connection between circumcision, and Elijah, and Passover eve.

Cup of Elijah

1) There is an open question in the Talmud whether we are obligated to have four or five cups on the night of Passover. Since the issue was never resolved, we pour a fifth cup, but do not drink it.

After heralding the coming of the Messiah, one of Elijah’s tasks will be to resolve all hitherto unanswered halachic questions. Thus, this fifth cup whose status is in doubt is dubbed “Elijah’s Cup,” in anticipation of the insight he will shed on the matter.

2) The four cups correspond to the four “expressions of redemption” promised by G‑d: “I will take you out from the suffering of Egypt, and I will deliver you from their bondage; I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you to Myself as a nation . . .”3 The fifth cup corresponds to the fifth expression of redemption, which comes in the following verse: “I will bring you to the Land . . .” This expression, however, is an allusion to the future messianic redemption, which will be announced by Elijah. This is also why we do not drink, “enjoy,” the fifth cup—as we have not yet experienced this redemption.

The timing of the pouring of the “Cup of Elijah” is also apropos, right before we start reading the Hallel, whose focus is on the future redemption (see Why do we divide the Hallel into two at the Passover Seder?). After commemorating the very first redemption of the Jewish people from Egypt we express our hope and firm belief in the coming of Moshiach, who will usher in the new and final redemption very very soon.

Refer to the following links for more information on these topics:

Elijah
Opening the Door for Elijah
Elijah’s Cup
Four Cups

A kosher and happy Passover to you and yours!

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg,
Chabad.org

FOOTNOTES
1.	Exodus 12:42.
2.	This task was delegated to Elijah after he informed G‑d: “The children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant” (I Kings 19:10,14). G‑d’s response? “How dare you cast aspersions on My children! You will be in attendance when every Jewish child is entered into the covenant!”
3.	Exodus 6:6–7.

PARENTING: Chalkboard of Life

Chalkboard of Life	Adar II 23, 5774 · March 25, 2014
By Chana Scop

 

When I was in second grade, I remember my teacher assigning classroom tasks to keep our class organized, clean and functioning well, giving the students a chance to be responsible.

My favorite task was erasing the chalkboards.

I’m not sure why, but I would imagine it had something to do with the gratifying feeling of perfectly aligning each swipe of the chalkboard eraser, creating clean, smooth lines. I remember trying to limit the dust which automatically filtered into the classroom air in light puffs of white powder—the remnants of the day’s work.

It very much resonates with me today

I think I found comfort in knowing the following day would start anew, with fresh handwriting on the chalkboard, giving us insight into all subjects of life.

Many years later, as a mother of a special little boy, I think about this childhood experience, and I realize that it very much resonates with me today.

The chalkboard of life.

Our days are filled with challenge, emotions and milestones. Laughter, tears, frustration, hopes and dreams.

Our chalkboards are decorated with sensitive subjects, with detailed questions and answers to explore, with script that on some days may be entirely illegible. Illegible because sometimes there is no time to pause, no time to take that breath. And we must keep on writing, keep on advocating, keep on believing.

But then, something beautiful occurs. For me, it is at the end of the day, when I sit in my children’s room and say the Shema prayer with them. It is my tool, my eraser, that gently wipes clean that day’s chalkboard. It is the very personal task of

I try to limit the dust

erasing the day’s hardships and choosing to keep all that inspired me, all that changed me and all that helped us grow together as a family.

As I smooth out the lines, I try to limit the dust, the remaining puffs of heartache, longing, and often personal failures of the mother I strive to be. I take a minute to stand back, looking at my chalkboard, looking at my peaceful, sleeping children. And I smile.

Not because I love the task of erasing my chalkboard, but because when I awake in the morning, I will start fresh. With new chalk. With new dreams.

My very own chalkboard of life, in my very own school of thought. Filled with subjects of all kinds, and dreams of every nature.

 

COMMENT: Fighting Ire with Fire

Fighting Ire with Fire	Adar II 24, 5774 · March 26, 2014
The spiritual ammunition of the Shabbat candles By Rochel Holzkenner

 

© James Stock

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”1 Perhaps, but being small-minded makes for much easier conversation. There is something so natural and compelling, so addictive, so cathartic about talking about other people. Gossip is charged with intrigue, and feels innocuous at the time. It’s usually afterward that the guilt settles in: “What was the point of that conversation?” “Did I violate someone’s privacy?” “Would I be embarrassed if they knew that I was talking about them?”

Gossip is charged with intrigue

 

Maimonides says that “people who habitually gossip will end up denying G‑d.” Gossip makes the small mind grow smaller. G‑d becomes less relevant. “What’s G‑d got to do with it? I care about what he said, what she said.”

In biblical times, there was a spiritual ailment called tzaraat, leprosy. One of the classical triggers for contracting tzaraat was speaking lashon hara, gossip. Once the mistake was rectified, the tzaraat healed. Although gossip is a common human vice, the consequence of tzaraat was quite severe. Not only was the leper considered to be impure, but the things that he came in contact with would also become impure.

The Mishnah gives the following scenario: If a leper walks into his friend’s home, the vessels in the home become immediately impure. Rabbi Yehudah says, however, that the owner of the home does have the opportunity to asks the leper to leave before his vessels become impure. And what is the homeowner’s window of time before it’s too late? The amount of time that it would take to light a candle.2

The commentators question Rabbi Yehuda’s timeframe. Lighting a candle is a momentary action, not a very generous timeframe to give to the unfortunate homeowner. He has to realize that the leper has walked through his doors and ask him to leave, all within a miniscule amount of time. The commentators conclude that Rabbi Yehudah is referring to lighting not an ordinary candle, but a Shabbat candle. Lighting Shabbat candles is a focused and uninterrupted process that can take several minutes to complete. Hence, the homeowner has enough time to ask the leper to leave before his own vessels become impure.

To a mystic, a simple teaching contains layers of meaning. Nothing in the Torah is simple or technical. The mystic looks for hidden references, the code to an entirely new dimension of understanding.

The Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, was one such mystic. He was a brilliant Torah scholar and the charismatic head rabbi of the cosmopolitan city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. To Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, the fact that Shabbat candles are used to gauge the homeowner’s timeframe is more than a technical calculation. Shabbat candles, he explains, are the perfect antidote to tzaraat. As long as a person is involved in lighting Shabbat candles, he will be immune from thetzaraat affliction. Here’s the Kabbalistic logic behind it: Tzaraat is a consequence of the loss of ohr ha-chochmah, “the illumination of wisdom.”3 In other words, the leper has a dimmed consciousness; the light of his intellect has been withdrawn. Lighting Shabbat candles, on the other hand, draws down the ohr ha-chochmah, illuminating and

The leper has a dimmed consciousness

expanding the consciousness of the one who lights the candles, her home, and the universe at large. When a person is busy with kindling Shabbat light, lights of greater consciousness, she won’t be contaminated by the impurity of tzaraat, limited consciousness.

Mitzvahs are compared to a candle, and Torah to light.4 Mitzvahs light up our perspective, exposing the hand of G‑d behind the veil of the mundane. And according to the Zohar, the mitzvah that is most illuminating of all is the mitzvah of Shabbat candles!5 While all mitzvahs draw down a more illuminated consciousness, the Shabbat candles do so quite literally. That physical light is a tangible display of the metaphysical light that comes from the mitzvah. In essence, Shabbat candles are the symbol for all of Judaism.

The Talmud describes the mitzvah to light a candle for Shabbat in pragmatic terms. On Shabbat, lighting a fire is prohibited, so we are commanded to light a candle just before sunset so that no one will trip over stones or tree branches. The candles thus bring shalom bayit, peace in the home.6 But why does the Talmud single out stones and trees? Isn’t it enough to say that the candles light up the home so that no one trips?

The Rebbe senses a deeper message: The Talmud doesn’t want us tripping over stones and wood, the materials that were used to fashion idols. Idol-worship is disrespectful because it gives credit where credit isn’t due. And although today we aren’t tempted to serve idols of stone, we are impressed by other idols: money, intellect, power, fame. The stuff that runs “without” G‑d’s help. So, the Talmud says, if you add light—develop an enlightened consciousness—you’ll see that the idols are the matrix G‑d uses to orchestrate our lives in a meaningful way. And that awareness is what will bring true shalom bayit.

As long as you are busy lighting

Idol worship is disrespectful because it gives credit where credit isn’t due

the Shabbat candles, says Rabbi Yehudah, the impurity of tzaarat won’t overwhelm you. It will stay at the doorstep, but it won’t invade your household. So long as you are flooded with G‑d consciousness, thetzaraat consciousness won’t get to you.7

The Lubavitcher Rebbe campaigned for all Jewish girls and women to light Shabbat candles. Over the years, I’ve had opportunity to share the mitzvah of Shabbat candles with women I’ve met on planes, in parks, in supermarkets and in my home. When I meet a Jewish woman and I don’t have a Shabbat-candle brochure on me, I think of the American Express slogan, “Next time, don’t leave home without it!”

A prominent women was travelling to Israel with loads of Shabbat-candle brochures in her suitcase. “Yesh lach neshek?” (“Do you have ammunition?”) asked the El Al security agent. Thinking he was referring to the common acronym used for Shabbat-candle brochures, NeSheK—for neirot Shabbat Kodesh, sacred Shabbat candles—she replied enthusiastically, “Of course!” The security guards were promptly called, and she was whisked away for further interrogation.

The Rebbe explains that the acronym NeSheK, which literally means “ammunition,” is a fitting reference to Shabbat candles, because those candles truly are a Jewish woman’s ammunition to protect her home—adding more light and enlightened consciousness each Friday.

FOOTNOTES
1.	This quote is often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.
2.	Negaim, chapter 13.
3.	See Likutei Torah, Parshat Metzora.
4.	Proverbs 6:23.
5.	Zohar 2:166a.
6.	Talmud, Shabbat 23b.
7.	Likkutei Sichot, vol. 17, p. 141.

VOICES: The Rebbe’s Attention for a Young Girl

The Rebbe’s Attention for a Young Girl	Adar II 23, 5774 · March 25, 2014
Mrs. Yehudis Engel	Print this Page

 

Mrs. Yehudis Engel

I was born and raised in Williamsburg. When I was a little girl, my father was involved with the Malachim, an insular chassidic group. The men never looked at women. I remember one of them eating a Shabbos meal at our house, and he covered his face with a napkin so that he wouldn’t have to look at my mother.

Eventually my father left this group. I was a little girl when this happened, so I don’t know the reason, but he joined Chabad. And that’s when I discovered how differently the Rebbe related to girls and to women.

I remember one Shabbos—it would have been in 1954. The Rebbe had just completed afarbrengen, a chassidic gathering, where he would speak on Torah topics for several hours.

I was ten years old at the time, and I was standing near the door of the Rebbe’s study. As he walked out and saw me standing there, he stopped, turned to me and asked: “Did you say l’chaim at the farbrengen?”

As he walked out and saw me standing there, he stopped, turned to me and asked: “Did you say l’chaim at the farbrengen?”

 

“I did not,” I answered.

“Why not?” he gently asked.

“Because a girl doesn’t say l’chaim,” I said.

“Why not?” he persisted.

To this I had no answer, so the Rebbe just smiled and continued on.

Four weeks later—it was also a Shabbos—was the next time the Rebbe held afarbrengen. At that time, the farbrengens would take place in the courtyard beside 770. I was standing at the back, behind the men, when suddenly a man handed me a cup and said, “The Rebbe gave this for you; he said you should say l’chaim.” That was the Rebbe’s way: he remembered a conversation he had with a little girl in the hallway a month earlier and, between his addresses on the loftiest topics, he remembered to give her a l’chaim.

On another occasion, it was at the end of one of the major Jewish holidays. Afterhavdalah, the ceremony concluding the festival, each man would pass by the Rebbe, and the Rebbe would pour out a bit of wine from his cup, with a short blessing to each person. It was called kos shel berachah. The farbrengen was held in the small synagogue on the first floor at 770, and I was in the back room, where there was a little window high up above a bookcase. I could perch there and see into the shul.

“The Rebbe gave this for you; he said you should say l’chaim.”

 

At the end of the farbrengen, my father went up to receivekos shel berachah from the Rebbe. And the Rebbe asked my father if I was there. My father said I was. “Where?” the Rebbe wanted to know. My father pointed up at the window where I was sitting. And the Rebbe said, “Let her come down and get kos shel berachah.” So I climbed down from the bookcase, came inside the men’s section, and the Rebbe gave me kos shel berachah from his hand.

As I grew up, I realized the high regard in which the Rebbe held the women—he always treated us as individuals, seeing us as full partners with our husbands as Chabad’s emissaries in the world. I can attest to this from the many incidents that happened in my own life.

When I was engaged, I went with my mother to see Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother, to bring her an invitation to our wedding. While we were there, my mother mentioned to Rebbetzin Chana that after we got married we would be moving to Montreal. Rebbetzin Chana replied, “I know; my son told me.” So it was obvious that the Rebbe was discussing me—in other words, after all this time he never forgot me, and I felt that I meant so much to him that he would even be discussing me with his mother, which to me was amazing. His caring was just amazing.

After all this time he never forgot me, and I felt that I meant so much to him that he would even be discussing me with his mother

 

Right after our wedding, my husband and I decided to give one of the gifts we had received for our wedding to the Rebbe’s institutions, as charity. My husband sent it in to the Rebbe, but the Rebbe sent it back. He wrote to my new husband that he could not accept it unless it also had his wife’s signature, indicating that she too agreed to give it.

On another occasion, my husband went to New York. The Rebbe gave him a blessing, but as he was walking away, the Rebbe called him back and said, “Why aren’t you asking for your wife?” So he asked for me, and the Rebbe gave him a separate blessing for me.

Our first assignment as emissaries of the Rebbe was in Montreal, where my husband worked as the principal of a Talmud Torah school. I also taught in that school. From time to time, my husband would send a report to the Rebbe, letting him what was happening at the school; he would mention the different teachers, and he would mention me and my class. At one point the Rebbe responded that he would prefer that I write myself rather than have my husband include me in his report. So I started writing on my own, and I received replies from the Rebbe.

A little later that day, we got a call that the Rebbe wanted to know what was happening, because he hadn’t heard from us

 

Before I gave birth to my third child, the doctor wanted to induce delivery, because I was overdue. So my husband called the Rebbe’s office to ask for a blessing, and he gave the details of what was going on. But then, the morning after I gave birth, my husband had a health issue, and needed to be hospitalized himself, so he never called New York to let the Rebbe know that I gave birth and that everything was okay.

A little later that day, we got a call that the Rebbe wanted to know what was happening, because he hadn’t heard from us. So, of course, we responded right away with the good news that our son Mendy was born. But then the Rebbe heard of my husband’s condition, and he realized that he was in no shape to help out with the baby, so the he issued instructions that somebody should be found to be there when I came home.

The concern the Rebbe had for his women emissaries, his regard for them, was so high that he remembered the smallest details.

When my oldest daughter got married, we were standing outside the Rebbe’s room with her groom, waiting for the Rebbe to come out. As was the custom, the Rebbe would give the groom his prayerbook, and the groom would use it to pray the afternoon service on his wedding day.

The Rebbe came out, handed over his prayerbook, gave the groom a blessing and started to walk away. Then he turned around, pointed at me and said to the groom, “Since she is a daughter of a kohen, you should learn an extra tractate of the Talmud before marrying her daughter.”

At this point in 1984, the Rebbe had tens of thousands of followers—not hundreds, not thousands, but tens of thousands—yet he remembered this small detail about one woman, that she was a bas kohen.

ESSAY: The Price of Free Speech

The Price of Free Speech	Adar II 24, 5774 · March 26, 2014
By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

 

Hannah Smith was a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl living in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Bright and outgoing, she enjoyed an active social life and seemed to have an exciting future ahead of her. On the morning of August 2, 2013, Hannah was found hanged in her bedroom. She had committed suicide.

Seeking to unravel what had happened, her family soon discovered that she had been the target of anonymous abusive posts on a social-network website. Hannah was a victim of the latest variant of the oldest story in human history: the use of words as weapons by those seeking to inflict pain. The new version is called cyberbullying.

Hannah was found hanged in her bedroom

 

The Jewish phrase for this kind of behavior is lashon hara, evil speech, speech about people that is negative and derogatory. It means, quite simply, speaking badly about people, and is a subset of the biblical prohibition against spreading gossip.1

Despite the fact that it is not singled out in the Torah for a prohibition in its own right, the sages regarded it as one of the worst of all sins. They said, astonishingly, that it is as bad as the three cardinal sins—idolatry, murder and incest—combined. More significantly in the context of Hannah Smith, they said it kills three people: the one who says it, the one he says it about, and the one who listens in.2

The connection with this week’s Parshah is straightforward. Tazria and Metzora are about a condition called tzaraat, sometimes translated as leprosy. The commentators were puzzled as to what this condition is and why it should be given such prominence in the Torah. They concluded that it was precisely because it was a punishment for lashon hara, derogatory speech.

Evidence for this is the story of Miriam,3 who spoke slightingly about her brother Moses “because of the Ethiopian wife he had taken.” G‑d Himself felt bound to defend Moses’ honor, and as a punishment turned Miriam leprous. Moses prayed for G‑d to heal her. G‑d mitigated the punishment to seven days, but did not annul it entirely.

Clearly this was no minor matter, because Moses singles it out among the teachings he gives the next generation: “Remember what the L‑rd your G‑d did to Miriam along the way after you came out of Egypt.”4

Oddly enough, Moses himself, according to the sages, had been briefly guilty of the same offense. At the burning bush, when G‑d challenged him to lead the people, Moses replied, “They will not believe in me.”5 G‑d then gave Moses three signs: water that turned to blood, a staff that became a snake, and his hand briefly turning leprous. We find reference later in the narrative to water turning to blood and a staff turning into a serpent, but none to a hand that turns leprous.

The sages, ever alert to the nuances of the biblical text, said that the hand that turned leprous was not a sign but a punishment. Moses was being reprimanded for “casting doubts against the innocent” by saying that the Israelites would not believe in him. “They are believers the children of believers,” said G‑d according to the Talmud, “but in the end you will not believe.”6

How dangerous lashon hara can be is illustrated by the story of Joseph and his brothers. The Torah says that he “brought an evil report” to his father about some of his brothers.7 This was not the only provocation that led his brothers to plot to kill him and eventually sell him as a slave. There were several other factors. But his derogatory gossip did not endear him to his siblings.

No less disastrous was the “evil report” (dibbah: the Torah uses the

The hand that turned leprous was not a sign but a punishment

same word as it does in the case of Joseph) brought back by the spies about the land of Canaan and its inhabitants.8 Even after Moses’ prayers to G‑d for forgiveness, the report delayed entry into the land by almost forty years and condemned a whole generation to die in the wilderness.

Why is the Torah so severe about lashon hara, branding it as one of the worst of sins? Partly this has deep roots in the Jewish understanding of G‑d and the human condition. Judaism is less a religion of holy people and holy places than it is a religion of holy words.

G‑d created the universe by words: “And G‑d said, Let there be . . . and there was.” G‑d reveals himself in words. He spoke to the patriarchs and the prophets, and at Mount Sinai, to the whole nation. Our very humanity has to do with our ability to use language. The creation of homo sapiens is described in the Torah thus: “Then the L‑rd G‑d formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”9 The Targum renders the last phrase as “and the man became a speaking being.” Language is life. Words are creative, but also destructive. If good words are holy, then evil words are a desecration.

One sign of how seriously Judaism takes this is the prayer we say at the end of every Amidah, at least three times a day: “My G‑d, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from deceitful speech. To those who curse me let my soul be silent; may my soul be to all like the dust.” Having prayed to G‑d at the beginning to “open my lips so that my mouth may declare Your praise,” we pray to Him at the end to help us close our lips so that we do not speak badly about others, nor react when others speak badly about us.

Despite everything, however—despite the Torah’s prohibition of gossip, despite its stories about Joseph, Moses, Miriam and the spies, despite the unparalleled strictures against evil speech by the sages—lashon hara remained a problem throughout Jewish history, and still does today. Every leader is subject to it. The sages said that when Moses left his tent early in the morning, people would say, “You see, he has had a row with his wife.” If he left late they would say, “He is plotting against us.”10

Anyone from CEO to parent to friend who seeks to be a leader has to confront the issue of lashon hara. Firstly, he or she may have to put up with it as the price of any kind of achievement. Some people are envious. They gossip. They build themselves up by putting other people down. If you are in any kind of leadership position, you may have to live with the fact that behind your back—or even before your face—people will be critical, malicious, disdainful, vilifying and sometimes downright dishonest. This can be hard to bear. Having known many leaders in many fields, I can testify to the fact that not all people in the public eye have a thick skin. Many of them are very sensitive and can find constant, unjust criticism deeply draining.

If you should ever suffer this, the best advice is given by Maimonides: “If a person is scrupulous in his conduct, gentle in his conversation, pleasant toward his fellow creatures, affable in manner when receiving them, not responding even when affronted, but showing courtesy to all, even to those who treat him with disdain . . . such a person has sanctified G‑d, and about him Scripture says, ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified’ (Isaiah 49:3).”11

That is in relation to lashon hara directed against yourself. As for the group as a whole, however, you should practice zero tolerance toward lashon hara. Allowing people to speak badly about one another will eventually destroy the integrity of the group. Evil speech generates negative energies. Within the group, it sows the seeds of distrust and envy. Directed outside the group, it can lead to arrogance, self-righteousness, racism and prejudice, all of which are fatal to the moral credibility of any team. Whether or not you are the leader of such a group, you must politely make it clear that you will have nothing to do with this kind of speech, and that it has no place in your conversations.

Cyberbullying is the latest

Evil speech generates negative energies

manifestation of lashon hara. In general, the Internet is the most effective distributor of hate speech ever invented. Not only does it make targeted communication so easy, but it also bypasses the face-to-face encounter that can sometimes induce shame, sensitivity and self-control. Greek myth told the story of Gyges’ ring that had the magical property of making whoever wore it invisible, so that he or she could get away with anything.12 Social media that enable people to post anonymous comments or adopt false identities are as near as anyone has yet come to inventing a Gyges’ ring. That is what is so dangerous about it.

The story of Hannah Smith and other teenage suicides is a tragic reminder of how right the sages were to reject the idea that “words can never harm me,” and insist to the contrary that evil speech kills. Free speech is not speech that costs nothing. It is speech that respects the freedom and dignity of others. Forget this, and free speech becomes very expensive indeed.

All of which helps us to understand the biblical idea of tzaraat. The peculiar property of tzaraat—whether as a skin disease, a discoloration of garments, or mold on the walls of a house—is that it was immediately and conspicuously visible. People engage in lashon hara because, like wearers of Gyges’ ring, they think they can get away with it. “It wasn’t me. I never said it. I didn’t mean it. I was misunderstood.” The Torah is here telling us that malicious speech uttered in private is to be stigmatized in public, and those who engage in it are to be openly shamed.

To put it at its simplest: as we behave to others, so G‑d behaves to us. Do not expect G‑d to be kind to those who are unkind to their fellow humans.

FOOTNOTES
1.	Leviticus 19:16.
2.	See Mishneh Torah, Hilchot De’ot 7:3.
3.	Numbers 12:1.
4.	Deuteronomy 24:9, and see Ibn Ezra ad loc.
5.	Exodus 4:1.
6.	Talmud, Shabbat 97a.
7.	Genesis 37:2.
8.	Numbers 13:32.
9.	Genesis 2:7.
10.	See Rashi to Deuteronomy 1:12.
11.	Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Yesodei ha-Torah 5:11.
12.	See Plato, The Republic, book 2, 359a–360d.

WEEKLY STORY: The Sages in the Princess’s Chamber

The Sages in the Princess’s Chamber	Adar II 23, 5774 · March 25, 2014

 

Photo: Ali Taylor

At the time when the Roman armies conquered and ruled the Land of Israel, they set forth three new decrees. Their intentions were specifically to target and destroy Jewish identity. The decrees were that no one can: keep Shabbat (Saturday) sacred; circumcise their sons; or keep the laws of family purity. They realized that if these decrees would be successfully enforced, this would destroy the Jewish people as a nation and assure their assimilation.

The sage Rabbi Reuven, deeply concerned with the situation, decided to take action. He had his hair cut in the same style as the Roman officials (which normally is forbidden), and then took a seat among officials participating in their discussions.

When these new decrees came up for discussion, he inquired, “Why should we make the Jews work an extra day (Saturday)? Another day of work creates commerce, and brings wealth and strength to them.” So, accepting the logic of his argument, they nullified the decree. Continuing to play on their prejudice and misconception, he added rhetorically, “Doesn’t circumcision weaken the body? Why should we strengthen our enemy?” This decree was likewise nullified.

He then used a similar argument: “Why are we seeking to multiply their numbers by forcing cohabitation even during the menstrual period?” They nullified the third decree as well.

The news spread quickly, and caused much relief and joy to the Jewish people. However, unfortunately, this joy was shortlived, for the Roman officials realized that this new official that no one really recognized engaged only in discussions concerning the Jewish people, encouraging arguments to nullify their decrees. They came to the conclusion that he must have been an imposter, a Jew who had the gall to disguise himself and fool them. Immediately they reinstated the decrees, with no more discussions to be held on this matter.

The sages of Israel had no other choice but to petition the emperor. However, now that the Roman officers were enraged at their audacity, this meant that the petitioners would be in danger of being penalized and harmed, even before having the opportunity of reaching the emperor and presenting their petition. They therefore chose to send as their messenger the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, for he was sustained by miracles for the 13 years that he fled the officials and was hiding in a cave. Perhaps in his merit another miracle would occur and the Jewish people would be spared. The custom was to send two petitioners, so they sent Rabbi Eliezer bar Rabbi Yosei to accompany him.

As they were entering Rome, an evil spirit greeted Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and inquired of him, “Should I join you?” Rabbi Shimon was pained, saying, “Why should the salvation of the Jews people come from this spirit and not from an angel?” but on the other hand he rejoiced, saying, “Wherever the salvation will come from, it is welcomed.” He then instructed the spirit to go ahead of them. The spirit entered the emperor’s daughter’s body, and she became demented. The only clear words that she said were “Bring the sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, that he may pray on my behalf.”

When he arrived at the palace, he was immediately taken to the princess’s room. He then instructed the spirit to leave her unharmed. In appreciation of having his daughter saved, the emperor offered to bring Rabbi Shimon into the private treasury room and grant him his any wish. Rabbi Shimon looked around until he saw the document bearing these decrees; he took the document and ripped it up, thereby nullifying the decrees.

We see to what great extent our sages went in order to preserve the commandment of brit milah.

(Talmud, Meilah 17a–b)

Two historic synagogues in Tzfat

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Two historic synagogues in TzfatPosted: 24 Mar 2014 08:17 AM PDT After a wonderful morning of davening the morning service with my family and celebrating my nephew as he became bar mitzvah, and a delicious lunch at the Bar-El guesthouse, our guide Kobi took us to visit two historic synagogues before setting us loose to wander the streets of the artists’ quarter.   At the Karo synagogue: lights, and corner genizah; Sefardic-style Torah case. The first is the synagogue named after Rabbi Joseph Karo, the author of the Shulchan Aruch, “The Set Table,” a compendium of halakha first printed in 1565 which is considered authoritative in many quarters even today. Rabbi Karo was born in Spain in 1488, though emigrated as a child to Portugal when the Inquisition began. After the Jews were driven out of Portugal, he made his way to in Tzfat, where he was chief rabbi for 35 years. The synagogue we visited bears his name, though it is not precisely the one where he davened. That one was destroyed in the earthquake of 1759. It was rebuilt, and then a second earthquake in 1837 took the second version down, too! But both times, the wall containing the aron, the ark where the Torah scrolls are kept, remained intact. Some saw that as a miracle. Others, our guide noted, attributed it to the fact that the wall containing the ark was double-thick.   At the Ari Ashkenazi synagogue: stained glass window; aron / ark, with wooden carvings. From there it is a very short walk, only a few scant blocks, to the Ari synagogue, named after Rabbi Isaac Luria who is known as the Ari. That synagogue was built in the late 16th century, and may be the oldest synagogue in Israel to have been continuously in use. The Ari is the one of the original guiding lights of what we know today as kabbalah. It was the Ari who took his disciples each Friday evening into a nearby field to greet the Sabbath bride — the custom which has evolved into the service we know today as kabbalat Shabbat, “receiving” or “welcoming Shabat.” (If you see a similarity between kabbalat and kabbalah, that’s because kabbalah literally means “that which is received” — wisdom which comes to us from beyond.) Ceiling at the synagogue of the Ari. When I think of the Ari, I think of kabbalah. The idea that when God’s initial light streamed into creation it was too powerful to be contained, and the vessels of creation shattered, leaving sparks of divinity scattered everywhere, and it’s our job to perform mitzvot mindfully and thereby uplift those sparks back to God…? That’s Lurianic; that’s what tikkun olam means. When I think of Rabbi Joseph Karo, I think of halakha, because the Shulchan Aruch has been so foundational. It’s easy for me to forget that he too was a mystic. It is said that he was visited by an angelic being who taught him secret mysteries of Torah. I can’t say that I had a mystical experience in either synagogue; perhaps the general tourist experience isn’t conducive to that. Still, they are truly beautiful prayer places, and I am glad to have visited them again.

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Leading my family in morning prayer, againPosted: 24 Mar 2014 07:35 AM PDT Seven years ago I had the honor of leading my family in prayer as we celebrated my niece’s bat mitzvah. It was my first time leading services for my family, which was an incredibly meaningful experience for me. I had also never led a service by myself for such a large crowd; we were close to 150 people that Shabbat afternoon! This morning I am once again presiding over a family simcha (joyous occasion) — the bar mitzvah of that niece’s little brother. This time around, a group of about 20 will be davening together in a more intimate setting — the prayer space at the Bar El bed and breakfast in Tzfat. (This is where the Renewal-style minyan of Tzfat meets during the Days of Awe.) We’re borrowing a Torah scroll from my friend Reuven Goldfarb, who took my “Writing the psalms of our hearts” class at the ALEPH Kallah last summer. (I’m also borrowing a guitar through Reuven, which I deeply appreciate!) There will be song, prayer, poetry, and Torah aplenty. It’s always a joy to be a part of a young person’s coming-of-age into a new stage of maturing Jewish identity, and the joy is increased when that young person is part of my own family. For those who are interested, here’s the siddur we created for the occasion: MaxSiddurFinal [pdf]. (The ones we’ll be using this morning in Tzfat each have unique covers, featuring art courtesy of my niece; this is just the interior material.) It’s a pretty simple weekday morning siddur, with some good poetry interwoven with the prayers — I’m looking forward to using it. Whether or not you are davening shacharit this morning, I hope you will think kindly of my family today as we celebrate this lifecycle milestone wtih joy!

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I’m here at the Grauman Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. Where else would we start our special report on the Jews of Los Angeles than here at one of the most famous movie theatres in the entire country? Now why is it called the Grauman Chinese Theatre? That’s because a Jewish kid from Indiana, named Sid Grauman, built this place. Some of the most famous films like the Wizard of Oz premiered here. The Oscars used to take place here. And you probably don’t know it, but it was Sid Grauman’s own idea to put the hands and feet of stars in the wet cement here. Join me now for a very special report on the history of the Jewish community of Los Angeles and some of the very famous faces that built Hollywood.

The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series Featuring Simon Schama

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The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Simon Schama, Columbia University History Professor, discussing his new book “The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE-1492)” (Harper Collins).

Moderator:

Jeffrey Brown, PBS NewsHour chief correspondent for arts, culture, and society
About the book:

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents—from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes you to unimagined places: to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs. And its voices ring loud and clear, from the severities and ecstasies of the Bible writers to the love poems of wine bibbers in a garden in Muslim Spain.

In The Story of the Jews, the Talmud burns in the streets of Paris, massed gibbets hang over the streets of medieval London, a Majorcan illuminator redraws the world; candles are lit, chants are sung, mules are packed, ships loaded with spice and gems founder at sea. And a great story unfolds. Not—as often imagined—of a culture apart, but of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Which makes the story of the Jews everyone’s story, too.

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ברוך שמו של ריבון העולם. ברוך כתרך ומקומך יהיה רצונך עם עמך ישראל לעולם ופדות ימינך הראה לעמך בבית מקדשך ולהגיע לנו מיטוב אורך לקבל תפילותינו ברחמים. יהי רצון מלפניך שתאריך לנו חיים בטוב ולהיותי נפקד בין הצדיקים לרחם עלי ולשמור אותי ואת כל שלי ושל כל עמך ישראל. אתה הוא הזן את הכל אתה הוא השולט כל המלכים ומפרנס את הכל והמלכות שלך היא. אני עבדו של הקודש ברוך הוא שמשתחוה לפניו ומילפני כבוד תורתו בכל זמן וזמן. ****לא על איש אני בוטח ולא על בני אלוהים אני סומך**** אלה בא-לוהי השמיים שהוא אל-והי אמת ותורתו אמת ונביאיו אמת ומרבה לעשות טובות ואמת. בו אני בוטח ¡¡ולשמו הקדוש והניכבד!! אני אומר תשבחות.

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A History of Prayer – The Jew and Prayer: Lesson 1 – Courses – Chabad.org Rabbi Lazer Gurkow is spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tefilah in London, Ontario, and a frequent contributor to The Judaism … chabad.org

Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews‘: a dazzling history The Seattle Times Simon Schama’s “The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD” connectshistory, art, culture and religion in its account of the Jewish …

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Shirley MacLaine remembers Congresswoman Bella Abzug

01.11.2008

Was it a coincidence that at the very moment when Shirley MacLaine referred to Bella as a “hu-MAN-ist” the microphone went limp? (Or was it a sign that Bella was listening?)

Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda, Former VP Candidate Geraldine Ferraro, Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue and Gloria Steinem were among the speakers at a memorial service for the late New York Congresswoman, Bella Abzug. This CSPAN clip is from the 1998 funeral that was held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in NYC.

Bella Abzug was a feminist and civil rights lawyer and later served the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives, from 1971 to 1977.

She was one of the first members of Congress to support gay rights, introducing the first federal gay rights bill, known as the Equality Act of 1974, with fellow congressman Ed Koch, who later became mayor of New York City.

It’s been written that Abzug and several other Democratic members of congress were behind a plot to block Nixon’s nomination of Gerald Ford as Vice President, in the hopes that if Nixon were taken down by the Watergate scandal, the succession of the Presidency would fall to the Democratic Speaker of the House.

Bella Abzug also appeared as herself in many film and television productions, most notably in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan” and a 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Further Viewing:

Rosie O’Donnell talks to teenagers at the National Women’s Conference, organized by Bella Abzug’s daughter Liz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDtjgL…

Further reading:

Suzanne Braun Levine and Mary Thom’s oral history, Bella Abzug: How One Tough Broad from the Bronx Fought Jim Crow and Joe McCarthy, Pissed Off Jimmy Carter, Battled for the Rights of Women and Workers, Rallied Against War and for the Planet, and Shook Up Politics Along the Way. (Paperback) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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WHISTLEBLOWERS: Ralph Nader on American Fascism (summary)

 25.12.2013

The Corporate Criminals have OVER-RUN the Government. There is now a National Commission on the Misuse of Intelligence to Justify War. Longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader calls for a new mass movement to challenge the power corporations have in Washington. “It is not too extreme to call our system of government now ‘American fascism.’ It’s the control of government by big business, which Franklin Delano Roosevelt defined in 1938 as fascism.”

Ralph Nader is just out with a new book—it’s his columns—called Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns. It’s an anthology collecting Nader’s weekly opinion pieces. Throughout, Nader tackles the major political issues of our time while offering practical solutions rooted in collective organizing.

RALPH NADER: The corporate criminals have overrun the government. The Justice Department now has expanded Bush’s practice of deferred prosecution. So, Attorney General Holder and President Obama now are basically saying to corporate crooks, “You don’t have to admit. You don’t have to deny culpability. We’ll defer prosecution. Just pay a fine that’s a fraction of the cost of doing business.” Nobody goes to jail. No corporate charters are pulled. It’s basically above the law. So we’ve got a real problem here. It’s not too extreme to call our system of government now “American fascism.” It’s the control of government by big business, which Franklin Delano Roosevelt defined in 1938 as fascism. And they control the government and turn the government to their favor—subsidies, handouts, giveaways, deferred prosecutions, non-prosecutions—and against the American people.

AARON MATÉ: Ralph, what do you think the U.S. government should do—President Obama, the Federal Reserve—to take on high unemployment?

RALPH NADER: If President Obama cannot defeat the worst, cruelest, most vicious, ignorant Republican Party in history and take over the Congress—instead, he loses it in 2010 in the House, and he loses it in 2012 in the House, and he’s going to lose it again in 2014, because he doesn’t know how to take the Republican votes that are so cruel and vicious, that have actually passed the House of Representatives and have been documented by the House Democratic Caucus, and hurl it against them in the coming election. So what’s he going to do the rest of his term, if he’s being run by Boehner and Cantor and McConnell, the Republican minority?

AMY GOODMAN: Ralph Nader, you wrote an open letter to President Obama asking him to explain his—to explain by what authority he’s empowered to imprison prisoners indefinitely at Guantánamo Bay and kill people abroad with drone warfare.

RALPH NADER: Yeah, it’s really quite clear. President Obama is a recidivist violator, systematically, day after day, of Constitution, of our statutes and of our international treaties. We still have torture. We still have indefinite imprisonment. We still have war crimes all over part of Asia and Africa, violating all kinds of laws. These wars have never been declared by Congress. We have indefinite imprisonment. They use the word “detainee.” Don’t you like that word, “detainee”? You know, you’re in Guantánamo for nine years; you’re still a detainee instead of a prisoner. And the press uses their language, too.

So, we sent him a letter, with Bruce Fein, who now has started a group called the National Commission on the Misuse of Intelligence to Justify War—lies, in other words, cover-ups. These are the people who should be on trial, not Bradley Manning. The people who lied in official Washington—Bush and Cheney and Wolfowitz—who lied and caused the death of thousands of American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of American injuries, those are the people who should be on trial. So, this letter goes right to the core. Every time Obama tries to say he’s doing this and that, he should give the constitutional, statutory or treaty authority. And the press has not been holding his feet to the fire, or his representatives. They should always ask, “By what authority are you doing this, Mr. President? And by what evidence? By what authority, and by what evidence?”

AMY GOODMAN: Ralph Nader, I want to thank you for being with us. His new book, Told You So.

Lost Tribes of Israel: Indian Families Make Aliya

 10.01.2014

Lost Tribes of Israel: Indian Families Make Aliya

Sephardic History Part 1-6

 

28.11.2011

A 6 part introduction to Medieval Jewish History with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel.

When the Jews Arrived in the Iberian Peninsula.

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agBDvZnoigs&list=PLwfLEoEe1caCMbY6BcwbBgOOt6bbTvPa1

25th Anniversary Part 6A Rabbi David Nesenoff

13.09.2013

Rabbi Dr. David Nesenoff

Budd Schulberg meets Leni Riefenstahl, part 1

 06.10.2009

On Jan. 26, 2004. Academy Award winning screenwriter (“On The Waterfront”) Budd Schulberg was interviewed at the Robert H. Jackson Center about his role in serving a warrant on film maker Leni Riefenstahl as a material witness for the upcoming Nuremberg Trial. For further information, see http://www.roberthjackson.org.
Copyright. Robert H. Jackson, Inc. 2009.

Budd Schulberg meets Leni Riefenstahl, part 2

1 10 architects -Erich Mendelsohn

12.11.2009

life an architecture of Erich Mendelsohn

Geburtstag des Architekten Erich Mendelsohn 21. März 1887

 25.03.2013

Der Geburtstag des Architekten Erich Mendelsohn 21. März 1887
„Das primäre Element ist die Funktion, aber Funktion ohne sinnlichen Beistrom bleibt Konstruktion”, so der Architekt Erich Mendelsohn.

Schon sein Erstling Anfang der 1920er Jahre — der Einstein-Turm in Potsdam — bescherte ihm ein spektakuläres Debut. Der Baukörper mit seiner revolutionären Formensprache sollte das elastische Potential der neuen Baumaterialien Eisen und Beton ausdrücken. Das Turm-Observatorium auf einer Anhöhe bei Potsdam, dem Nobelpreisträger und Freund Albert Einstein gewidmet, wurde zum Mythos und machte seinen Erbauer mit einem Schlag weltberühmt. Mendelsohn baute Fabriken, Geschäftshäuser und Villen in Deutschland, sein Berliner Büro gehörte schnell zu den bedeutendsten in Europa. Nach seiner Flucht vor den Nationalsozialisten 1933 lebte und arbeitete er in London, Jerusalem und San Francisco.

Erich Mendelsohn teilte seinen Geburtstag am 21. März mit dem von ihm verehrten Komponisten Johann Sebastian Bach. Das Ehepaar Mendelsohn veranstaltete zu diesem Anlass gern Geselligkeiten in seiner Berliner Villa, „Bachanalien”, bei denen auch Albert Einstein als Geiger mitspielte.

Rabbi Yosef Karo and the Code of Jewish Law Jewish History Lecture Dr. Henry Abramson

28.02.2012

Jewish History Lecture by Dr. Henry Abramson on Rabbi Yosef Karo, the author of the Code of Jewish Law. Part of the Jewish Biography as History series at http://www.henryabramson.com.

Rabbi Rebbe Yosef Caro, Author of the code of jewish law

 28.05.2006

Learn about the life of the great author of the code of Jewish law, the shulchan oruch. http://www.torahivideo.com http://www.ilovetorah.com

Grave (Kever) of Rabbi Yosef Karo in Zfat

30.10.2012

The Kever of Rabbi Yosef Karo 1488 – 1575) in Zfat / northern Israel. He was one of the famous Kabbalists as well as the author of the “Shulchan Aruch”.

 

 This Day in Jewish History / A former US congresswoman and pioneering feminist dies
Haaretz
Bella Abzug was such a lightning rod for her progressive views that Ralph Nader once estimated her sponsorship of a bill could actually cost it 20-30 …

 

 

This Day in Jewish History / Sephardi chief rabbi recognizes ‘lost’ tribe of Indian Jews Haaretz Members of Bnei Menashe allowed to undergo conversion and be considered eligible for immigration to Israel. By David B. Green | Mar. 30, 2014 …

This Day, March 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin Cleveland Jewish News (blog) 1135: On the secular calendar, birthdate of Maimonides (Moses Ben Maimon) in Cordova, Spain. According to Jewish tradition he was born Erev …

Clara Shavelson Lemlich

05.01.2014

A brief overview of Clara Lemlich’s life. All photos are from Google Images; I own nothing.

 

This Day in Jewish History / A leading Yiddish labor agitator in New York is born

Haaretz

Unrelenting fighter for social justice that she was, Clara Lemlich Shavelson even helped unionize the staff at the old-age home where she spent her

This Day, March 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin

Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

Henry denigrated his rival Peter by portraying him as a friend of the Jews; a portrayal that including calling him “King of the Jews.” Henry exploited …

This Day in Jewish History / The first Jew to serve on Canada’s top court dies

Haaretz

This Day in Jewish History / The first Jew to serve on Canada’s top court … Idaho, William E. Borah, who was perceived to be a defender of the Jews.