“The Talmud Berakhot 59b states: “He who sees the sun at its tekufah, the moon in its power, the stars [or planets] in their orbits, and the signs of the zodiac in their orderly progress, should say, ‘Blessed be the Maker of Creation’ .” The Talmud continues: “And when is that? Abbaye said: ‘Every twenty-eight […]
“You could easily say that multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman is that rare thing: a master of two utterly dissimilar musical forms. As a fierce bluegrass mandolinist and a consummately expressive klezmer clarinettist, he’s also established himself as an innovator on two very different instruments. But perhaps he’s just being the best Andy Statman he can be, […]
“In his last-known recorded speech, Rabbi David B. Hollander of the Hebrew Alliance-F.R.E.E. synagogue in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., speaks about a unique language. Taking the microphone at the groundbreaking of his synagogue’s new building last Chanukah, Hollander tells the crowd that he would always ask which language he should use to […]
“The world’s first printed edition of the Talmud — nine 16th-century volumes that gather centuries of rabbinic debate on Jewish law — is now on view at Sotheby’s in New York. The so-called Bomberg Talmud — named after its Christian publisher, Daniel Bomberg — was printed in Hebrew and Aramaic […]
PARIS (CNN)– France bears responsibility for deporting Jews to their deaths in concentration camps during World War II, the country’s highest court ruled Monday.
” France’s role in the deportation of its Jews was a taboo subject for decades after the war. The trial of Maurice Papon, a civil servant in the collaborationist Vichy government, for […]
Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rarely in our times do we see such a unique combination of strength, courage and majesty as exhibited by these extraordinary woman. Facing modern challenges in defense and perpetuation of Judaism, the values and qualities they displayed provide […]
“A prominent Zionist rabbi ruled this week that according to the Halacha, a non-Jew cannot serve as a Knesset member in the State of Israel, even if the public agrees to it. “This is irrelevant,” said Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, “This is a Jewish state and Jews are the ones leading the Jewish state.” more@YnetNews
“Shomer Shabbos Senator Joe Lieberman Will Walk To Vote On Stimulus”
The following is an AFP report: Independent US Senator Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, planned to walk to and from any vote on the economic stimulus plan that falls on the Jewish Sabbath, an aide said today. Lieberman, who keeps kosher and attends orthodox synagogue […]
“An Israeli Arab woman receives her ballot envelope prior to her vote at a polling station in the Israeli city of Lod, near Tel Aviv, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009.”DayLife.com
” No, the Brooklyn Museum isn’t hosting another controversial exhibition. And, no, security hasn’t been tightened beyond the normal array guards and docents.These actors, extras and crew members from the NBC drama “Kings” came to Kings on Monday and turned the Eastern Parkway art institution into a war zone.” more@BrooklynPaper.com
“The first two of eight rowdies charged in a hate-fueled attack on a group of Jewish straphangers in Brooklyn on Chanukah 2007 took no-jail deals Friday. Four more are slated to take similar deals next week, sources said. The remaining two - a teen beauty who posed in lingerie as she held a gun on […]
“When allegations about the working conditions at the company first came to public attention through my 2006 reporting, these Orthodox rabbis vouched for the company. But a group of progressive, socially engaged, and mostly clean-shaven rabbis decided to visit the plant themselves. After a tour of the plant and town, these rabbis said that while […]
