Archive for August, 2007

Labor Day Torah

Posted by Rabbi Brant Rosen
From that week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo:
“Cursed is he that removes his neighbor’s landmark.” (Deuteronomy 27:17)
This curse forms the basis of the commandment known as Hasagat G’vul, (literally, “infringement of boundary”) which,…

Fire Outside Hebrew School under research - Capital News 9 - NY

“It’s an afront and a wrong thing to do to do everyone,” Rabbi Rubin. “It’s not just one religion, and we hope that folks will take that to heart and be more sensitive and know that you throw a match, you never know what it can develop into.” Despite what’s been destroyed, the rabbi said he’s grate…

Age of Spiritual Accountability

At what age does God consider a child to be responsible for his/her own soul and not the parents?

That is an critical question. A young boy begins his accountability at thirteen, while a young girl begins at twelve. However, according to most authorities, God withholds punishment of any wrong doi…

More Hamas Repression After Gaza Friday Prayers

The Israeli website Ynet reports that a protest by Fatah supporters against Hamas rule turned violent Friday when Hamas men began forcefully dispersing the crowd, firing in the air, and beating demonstrators and reporters. Three citizens were wounded, according to a Palestinian Health Ministry offi…

AJCongress calls for nonpartisan AG

The American Jewish Congress called on President Bush to nominate a nonpartisan attorney general.

“To restore faith in our system of laws, we therefore call on President Bush to appoint a person of the highest caliber to this important post, without regard to political affiliation and without …

U.S. official: Israel warned us on Iraq

A former senior U.S. official says Israel warned the Bush administration in the lead-up to the Iraq war that Iran posed a greater threat.

“The Israelis were telling us Iraq is not the enemy — Iran is the enemy,” Lawrence Wilkerson, the State Department’s policy planning chief at the time, tol…

Co-author of Jackson-Vanik amendment dies

Charles Vanik, a former U.S. congressman who co-authored a historic law designed to pressure the former Soviet Union into allowing freer emigration of Jews and other dissidents, died Thursday. He was 94 and living in Jupiter, Fla.

Vanik, an Ohio Democrat, wrote the Jackson-Vanik amendment to a…

Jewish Waves: What they’re listening to in Wisconsin

WTKM 104.9 out of Hartford, Wisconsin, is my kind of station. Polka first. Polka second. And soon after everything else. And that everything happens to include Jewish Waves, a weekly radio show hosted by Marge Eiseman and Andy Muchin. Jewish Waves provides a “blend of music, commentary, interviews, …

How to Conduct the Friday Night Meal

What is the proper sequence and why for Friday night Shabbat? Candle lighting, Wine blessing, challah blessing, father’s blessing of his children… additionally, is there a blessing by the husband for his wife? whether yes, what is it?

I will go by with you the basic procedure on Frida…

Not Just One Rosh Hashana

I am studying Jewish holy days and became interested in Rosh Hashana. Can you please give me the Biblical reference to the celebration of that New Year? I would additionally be interested in viewing a Jewish religious and civil calendar to note the differences within the Jewish New Year and the Ne…

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