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Ten thousand gather at Kotel for Birkat Hakohanim
Jerusalem :: Israel | 2 years ago
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Ten Thousand of Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall Plaza on Thursday to take part in the bi-annual Priestly Blessing, which usually occurs ont he second intermediate days of Sukkot and Pessah . The blessing, known in Hebrew as the Birkat
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Birkat Kohanim Thursday
Jerusalem :: Israel | 2 years ago
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Apr/21/11 Follow Israel news briefs on and The traditional Birkat Kohanim- the Priestly Blessing is set to take place Thursday morning. Morning prayers begin at 8:45 AM, and the Blessing itself is expected to take place at about 9:30, and again at 10:
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B’nai Mitzvah: VBS’ beloved adult Hebrew tutor has a way with words
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 2 years ago
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Yossi Dresner has coached teens for their b'nai mitzvah at Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) for 40 years...As ritual director, he also conducts VBS' morning and evening minyans and coordinates holiday services. Yet despite all of that, he insists he hardly
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Strathfield running out of options
Sydney :: Canada | 2 years ago
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Strathfield Synagogue members are being asked to decide the future of the declining synagogue. President Eddy Newman told The AJN the board is desperate to find a solution because only five people attend services on Shabbat, but it is running out of
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Ears, Toes and Thumbs: Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 2 years ago
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Excuse me, mister...What can I do for you?' You can join a minyan for Mincha,' the man says...And where,' he inquires, is it written that an atheist doesn't have to say Mincha?' For Judaism, the best way to pray is with a minyan.
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Do Try This at Home!
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 years ago
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We've gotten to the point where Shabbat is easy (can't beat those Kosher Lamps!), kashrut is a breeze (anything short of pork is under hashgacha somewhere), and we're even tackling lashon hara (thanks to the ubiquitous print presence of the Chofetz
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Turning Purim on its head with sober social action
Netanya :: Israel | 2 years ago
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A number of American synagogues and Jewish organizations are eschewing, or at least downplaying, the drunken revelry to focus more on the socially conscious aspects of the holiday, which begins the night of March 19. I've always hated the drunken
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How sacrifice fell out of fashion, or why we can pray on the go
Jerusalem :: Israel | 2 years ago
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It lacks the grand, inspiring stories of our origins that fill Genesis, and it is missing the supernatural stories of how we met God at Sinai that we read about in Exodus. And what's more, it lacks the juicy stories of rebellion that pack the Book of
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Jew Are You? [VIDEO]
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 years ago
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Promo for The Shtibl Minyan (www.shtibl.com)s 2011 Purim party.
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Maccabeats unveil 'Purim Song'
Jerusalem :: Israel | 2 years ago
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Upcoming Holiday Maccabeats back in spotlight for Purim (illustration) Photo: Shutterstock (Video) All-male a cappella group, which shot to fame with Hanukkah-themed 'Candlelight', uploads latest offering set to tune of Pink's hit 'Raise Your Glass'
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