“Chaim Nachman Bialik the famous Israeli poet learned in Volozhin in his youth before going off the derech. He learned there at the same time as Rav Boruch Ber Leibowitz. One time many years after their Volozhin days when Rav Boruch Ber was already a Rosh Yeshiva in Kaminetz, Rav Boruch Ber has the unpleasant […]
“Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, ruled that a case may go forward involving a family’s fight to affix a small box containing Hebrew religious texts, known as a mezuzah, to the doorposts of their condominium units. The mezuzah has deep importance for many Jews as […]
“Earlier today the BBC reported that easyJet.com was taking immediate steps to respond to the criticism. In a statement, easyJet said it ‘profusely apologises’ to anyone who was offended by the ‘inappropriate’ shoot and said it would withdraw this month’s issue from all flights. The statement continues, “Easyjet prides itself on bringing together […]
“The pasuk says that Yaakov gave Eisav “Lechem U’Nizid Adoshim”; bread and lentil stew. Eisav only asked for the lentils why did Yaakov give him bread? Rav Chaim Kanievsky answers that since there is a machlokes in the gemara what bracha to make on beans that were cooked for a long time (either Shehakol or […]
“I assumed that I would walk out of the Crown Heights subway stop into throngs of Lubavitcher Hassidim surrounded by cheap kosher restaurants, Jewish ritual shops and stores selling stacks of identical black hats. Instead what I found on Sunday evening was an empty sidewalk save for a few men chilling on the front stoop […]
“Intel will not employ Jewish workers on Saturday shifts in its Jerusalem plant, the chip-maker has suggested in a new compromise proposal. The move comes after large crowds of ultra-Orthodox protesters attacked the plant on Saturday, in protest of it continuing operations on Shabbat. The plant, in the Har Hotzvim industrial area in Jerusalem, employs […]
“Arno Stern — Rétrospective” exhibits 50 works by the Polish-born Jewish painter (1888-1949). “ Musee Juif de Belgium
“Ethiopian Jewish community leaders or ‘Kessim’ recite prayers during the Sigd festival in Jerusalem on November 16, 2009. Sigd, the holiday of return and longing, is held 50 days after Yom Kippur. Prior to their immigration to Israel, the Jewish community in Ethiopia observed Sigd in their villages, praying to return to Jerusalem. Today, Sigd […]
“In 2005, the mayor got four out of five votes cast in the Hasidic sections of Crown Heights, Borough Park and Williamsburg. He carried those same areas this time, but with considerably less support, according to an analysis. ” more@NYTimes.com
“Foreman, who remained unbeaten in 28 fights, emigrated from Israel to Brooklyn and began studying to become a rabbi three years ago. He gave up the edge in experience to Santos (32-4-1) but pressured the WBA champion most of the fight to pile up an edge on the scorecards. ” more@ChicagoTribune.com
