For Rabbi Waxman’s HAFTR CAHAL class, it was the day of kabalat haTorah, the day they got to receive and hold their chumashim.
For weeks, they have been learning the songs and motions for …
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12/13/16
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An estimated 1,500 parents, grandparents, alumni and friends of Yeshiva Darchei Torah gathered on the yeshiva’s Far Rockaway campus on Sunday its 44th anniversary dinner.
The event honored …
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1/25/17
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Growing up in a small town in Georgia, Harriet Shirley may have had more exposure to Jews and anti-Semitism than the rest of her fellow Christians. She had Jewish acquaintances, read Holocaust …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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3/1/17
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On Saturday, Michael Blake, vice-chairman of the national Democrat Party and a state assemblymember from the Bronx, issued a threatening tweet against those who “keep coming” after …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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5/3/17
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From one Shabbat to the next, we traveled from moments of al eleh ani bochiya (for these I weep) to nachamu nachamu ami (take comfort, take comfort, my people). Between these two points in Jewish …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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8/9/17
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On Sept. 20, while American Jews were preparing for the Rosh Hashanah, Rasmea Yousef Odeh, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), arrived in Jordan after being tossed …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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10/3/17
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In many homes, there is a tradition to bake Chanukah cookies this time of year. Whether it’s the sugar and butter mixing in the mixer, the blue and white sprinkles, or the festive menorah …
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By Rachel Kor, The Nosher via JTA
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11/28/17
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On Asarah B’Tevet, the TTYL (Turning Tefillah into Your Life)
Committee of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls ran an inspiring program to enhance tefillah. Upon entering the …
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By Ayelet Aharon SKA ’18
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1/24/18
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A councilman in Washington, D.C., has apologized for suggesting on Facebook that rich Jews who control the weather caused an unexpected snowstorm.
Democrat Trayon White Sr. posted a video early …
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JTA
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3/21/18
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Many people feel the need to be noticed. They dye their hair neon green, or they wear immodest clothing, or they say things that are intended to shock. They will do anything to keep the limelight …
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By Rabbi Marc D. Angel
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5/24/18
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