Yom Yerushalayim: Jerusalem Day.
- May
- 24
As today Israeli people celebrate Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), and the 50th anniversary of the reunification of the city, here are a few thoughts about what Jerusalem means to Rabbi Sacks:
read moreBreaking the Glass at a Jewish Wedding.
- May
- 16
Of all the symbolic acts of a Jewish wedding, perhaps the most well-known and well-loved is breaking the glass.
read moreHasidic Jews dance with Pope Francis at Vatican.
- May
- 08
A delegation of rabbis and activists from the United States, headed by Rabbi Chaim Baruch Gluck and Louis Scheiner, met today with the Pope at Vatican
read morePesach: liberation from physical and spiritual slavery.
- Apr
- 11
Of course we all know what Pesah means: “to pass over” (cf Ex: 12,13: I will see the blood and I will pass over you’’. In fact, Pesah celebrates several “pass overs”… several “passages”. In the Pesah Haggada, the central Midrash on Dt 26:5-8 is introduced by two Biblical references: the first one is Read More
read moreConservative US Jews open the door to non-Jews.
- Mar
- 08
The umbrella organization of the Conservative Jewish Congregation in the United States for the first time encourages communities to officially accept non-Jewish friends.
read moreDrama shows struggle against Holocaust deniers.
- Mar
- 07
A film related to the controversies that still today arise about the truthfulness of the Holocaust was released last year (2016).
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