jerusalem
The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av begins tonight (Wednesday, July 29) at sunset. This day marks the anniversary of the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, in 423 BCE and 69 CE by the Babylonians and the Romans respectively. (There are a couple
austria
Harper's Magazine, March, 1898 Some months ago I published a magazine article descriptive of a remarkable scene in the Imperial Parliament in Vienna. Since then I have received from Jews in America several letters of inquiry. They were difficult letters to answer, for they were not very definite.
charity
By Aron Moss Question: Each year, we Jews spend so many millions of dollars, and devote so much time and energy, to building synagogues, Jewish schools, and a slew of other religious and academic institutions. Wouldn't it be better if we applied all those resources to feeding the
heaven
By: Adin (Steinsaltz) Even-Yisrael The Talmud (Yevamot 105b) records a discussion regarding whether one who prays should focus his attention on earth or Heaven. The issue is resolved by the suggestion that “A man who offers his prayers must direct his eyes below [to Earth] and his heart above
core population
The following are some interesting finding from the 2013 Pew study, http://www.pewforum.org/2013/1... "American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new survey by the Pew Research Center.
approached
The Solution is in Your Hands Jewish Community by the numbers
jewish children
Poll Shows Major Shift in Identity of U.S. Jews This article has been reproduced from this NYTimes article. But Jews without religion tend not to raise their children Jewish, so this secular trend has serious consequences for what Jewish leaders call “Jewish continuity.” Of the “Jews of no religion”
black hole
If we don't radiate we might as well be a black hole The sun is able to radiate energy (or, in the words of the first chapter of Genesis, “to give light to the earth”). If the sun had the same temperature and energy but did not radiate
basis of jewish morality
This article was written by Joseph B. Soloveichik. We find out about the basis of Jewish morality. Some modern scholars claim that Judaism has no binding dogmas and that it is concerned solely with deeds. They regard Judaism as a purely rational and this-worldly faith which is unencumbered by
enemies
Continued from Part 16 Jesus and his philosophy of violence Jesus was not adverse to using violence and held no general principle against violent action. If Jesus was truly non-violent he could not have uttered his call to family strife and divisiveness. He proudly avowed that his is a
deceitful behaviour
Continued from Part 17 53:9: “neither was there any deceit in his mouth” The issue of Jesus’ deceitful behavior Is there any indication that Jesus was deceitful to friend and foe alike? Empty promises to “believers:” Jesus said: “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has
isaiah 53
Continued from Part 18 Salvation was reserved for the select few Jesus claimed that he revealed the meaning of his esoteric declarations (the parables) only to his disciples (Matthew 13:10-11; Mark 4:10-12, 34; Luke 8:9-10). Yet even that was untrue. Jesus knew very well
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