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Yosef is sent by his father to Shechem with a few tasks. Rabbi Mordechai Breuer divided Yosef’s mission to his brothers: See how they are, how the sheep are, and return to me with the update. As his brothers are no longer in Shechem, only the first is partially achieved, and Yosef never returns after he is sold to Egypt. more
Nov. 28 marks Thanksgiving Day, as well as the first day of Chanukah. It would be a natural reaction for an American Jew, when noticing that overlap during a casual reading of the calendar, to smile or even laugh. But Dana Gitell took things much further. more
In the first 10 months of this year there have been three times as many bias graffiti incidents at Five Towns Long Island Railroad train stations as there were in 2012, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. more
The first step in the reinstatement of a Chabad-Lubavitch New York City Police Cadet was handed down in a ruling on Friday by a federal district Judge in Manhattan who upheld the constitutional claim of the cadet that his First Amendment rights were denied. Fishel Litzman was “thrown out” of the Police Academy for refusing to trim his beard to one millimeter in length, said Nathan Lewin, Litzman’s attorney. more
Naftali Bennett, pivotal Knesset member and head of the Jewish Home party, warned of the continuing Iranian threat and the importance of the eternity of Israel in a 35 minute speech Saturday night at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He stressed the importance of Israel as the home of the Jewish people and not just as a “shelter state” and that Israel is a “lighthouse in the storm” of the turbulent Middle East. more
THURSDAY NOV 21 LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094. more
Two years ago Rabbi Moshe Sokolow of Yeshiva University penned an essay entitled, “Thanksgiving: A Jewish Holiday After All,” wherein he cited the following historical item that was recently highlighted in an excellent expository essay by Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik of Congregation Shearith Israel entitled, “G-d’s Providence and the United States: A Thanksgiving Reader on Judaism and the American Idea” [Torah To-Go, Nov. 2013, YU ]. more
Dr. Andrew Bostom, noted New England physician and published historian, discussed the violent attitudes of Islam toward all non-Muslims — especially Jews — from the eighth century onward, in a multi-media presentation at the Great Neck Library on Nov. 7. more
JERUSALEM — Several halls of Jerusalem’s International Congress Center were filled with booths representing the best of Israeli innovations as the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) held its General Assembly in Jerusalem for the third time since 2003. From 1998-2012, the Federations sent more than $4.5 billion to Israel, so it’s no wonder that Israeli organizations as diverse as the world-renowned Yad Vashem Holocaust museum to the fledgling Hasdera social change organization were vying for the attention of the 1,500 North American delegates. more
Ellen Zilkha and Ellen Leiman, two women who, as children, were part of the Kindertransport rescue mission, spoke about their experiences and answered audience questions at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere on Nov. 10. more
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