Despite torrential rain, hundreds of New Yorkers turned out for a Yom Hashoah vigil at the Iranian UN Mission, on Sunday April 22, to express their concerns over Iran’s nuclear weapons program and its sponsorship of global terror. They were joined by three members of the US House of Representatives and three members of the New York State Assembly, along …
Israel’s Conservative Seminary Accepts Gays and Lesbians on Yom Hashoah
The Schechter Institute in Jerusalem is the Israeli affiliate of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). It has publicly been holding out on changing its policy concerning the admission of gays and lesbians into its rabbinical ordination program (the only such program for the Conservative movement in Israel). That policy has caused much tension for rabbinical students from the Jewish Theological …
Yom HaShoah – In Remembrance of the Holocaust
Not all Jewish holidays are days of religious observance. One very important day is meaningful to all Jewish people. This day is Yom HaShoah and it occurs in either April or May. In the Hebrew calendar, this day is in the month of Nisan. It occurs one week after the seventh day of Passover and one week before a day …
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah – In Remembrance of the HolocaustNot all Jewish holidays are days of religious observance. One very important day is meaningful to all Jewish people. This day is Yom HaShoah and it occurs in either April or May. In the Hebrew calendar, this day is in the month of Nisan. It occurs one week after the seventh day of …
You’re Covered: God’s Presence is Closer Than You Think
With four kids, ages seven and under, my husband and I have been exhausted for basically seven years straight. We’ve found that the best way to manage our sleep deprivation is by taking shifts and fortunately, the division of labor comes naturally in our house.When darkness falls on nights that he has nothing in particular to do, the moment my …
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Tanakh Companion: The Book of Samuel
Nathaniel Helfgot (editor)Publisher: Ben Yehuda PressBible study in the spirit of modern and open Orthodox Judaism.About the AuthorsThe Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School develops professional, knowledgeable, empathetic, and visionary rabbinic leaders for the modern world. Founded in 1999, YCT cultivates a love of Torah, a passion for leadership, and a philosophy of inclusiveness. YCT alumni are building new open Modern …
West Side Institutional Synagogue in Manhattan, New York
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The Answer for Conservative Judaism’s Rebound
Somehow, the rabbinic associations of both the Reform and Conservative movements decided to hold their conventions this week in our nation’s two most notorious cities of sin — New Orleans and Las Vegas respectively.I’m not attending either convention in person (does Twitter count?), but I have been following the speeches at the Rabbinical Assembly Convention (Conservative) that have been streamed live …
Testifying for the Holocaust
Last week, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries and Hannah Arendt. Her posts have been appearing as a part of Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s Author Blog series.HaShoah. It is also the time of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. I am reminded of a small article which appeared on the front page [upper half] of the New York Times on April 22nd 1943. The article read as …
Summer Crafts For Kids: Sculpting With Paper Strips!
Here’s a nice spur of the moment craft to get your kids interested in three-dimensional thinking. I was thinking modern art sculpture, while my five year old was thinking tunnels. And actually his version was more practical as he then used it together with some Playmobile figures and cars! A whole city to use with a train set would be …