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blue laws going the way of green
New Haven :: CT :: USA | about 5 hours ago
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Peters' "General History of Connecticut," which purported to list the stiff Sabbath regulations of New Haven, Conn...A more probable derivation is based on an 18th century usage of the word blue, meaning "rigidly moral" in a disparaging sense. Strictest...
Tags: blue law, New Haven, Sabbath, Sabbath in Christianity, Blue Laws, Working time, Blue, Shabbat, Sunday
Hebron rabbi permits construction by non-Jews in settlements on Shabbat
Justice :: IL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Rabbi Dov Lior, the rabbi of Hebron-Kiryat Arba, issued a halachic ruling last week that it was permitted to employ non-Jews on Shabbat to build in Judea and Samaria during the present construction freeze. Lior's aide refused to confirm or deny the reports...
Tags: Lior, Shavei Shomron Yeshiva, Israel, Shabbat, Ofra Rabbi Avi Gisser, biblical prohibition, Justice, David Ha'ivri, Dov Lior, Electricity on Shabbat in Jewish law, Shavei Shomron, Israeli settlement, Religion Belief, Shomron Regional Council, Kahanists
Ask the Rabbi: Let there be light
Jerusalem :: Israel | 1 day ago
Credibility The propriety of manufacturing ritual lights without a "classical fire" has engaged halachic authorities since the advent of electricity. To better understand the possibility of using electric candles, one might first appreciate the underlying reasons...
Tags: electricity lighting, Tosafot Shabbat, Hanukka, shabbat candles, hanukka candles, incandescent bulbs, Israel, Jerusalem, Candle, Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Hanukkah, Shabbat, Electricity on Shabbat in Jewish law, Havdalah, Incandescent light bulb, Religion Belief, Kiddush
Shabbat Shalom!
Jerusalem :: Israel | 3 days ago
Credibility IsraelNN.com) The round-the-clock news updates of IsraelNationalNews.com discontinue at this time in honor of the Sabbath...The updates will resume Saturday night, several hours following the conclusion of the Sabbath at 17:15.
Tags: Sabbath, Israel, Jerusalem, Working time, Shalom, Shabbat
Reggae singer Matisyahu to be guest at Palm Beach Synagogue Shabbat
Palm Beach :: FL :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Rabbi Moshe Scheiner invited the popular performer, who is an observant Orthodox Jew. Matisyahu is known for his spiritual songs — mixing traditional Jewish themes with reggae, rock and hip hop — and performed at SunFest 2008. He will be among those on...
Tags: Matisyahu, The Palm Beach Synagogue, Palm Beach, Shabbat, Religion Belief, Kiddush, Entertainment Culture, Baalei teshuva
Raanan Rein to discuss Jewish Life in Argentina at New Synagogue of Palm Beach
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 3 days ago
Credibility Rein is professor of Latin American and Spanish history and former vice rector of Tel Aviv University...Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies. Rein is the author and editor of more than 20 books, including Argentina, Israel and...
Tags: Palm Beach Religious Services, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Religion Belief, Tel Aviv, Shabbat, Juan Perￃﾳn, Prayer, Jewish services, Adolf Eichmann, Jewish studies, Sunday, Temple Emanu-El
Soldier sent to detention for cooking on Shabbat after cat ate his meal
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 5 days ago
Credibility At least the cat had a warm Shabbat meal Photo: Avi Moalem Kfir brigade soldier about to eat Shabbat meal finds out a cat has 'tasted' their meal. Soldier offers to cook new meal, gets caught, sentenced to 20 days in detention for violating IDF rules...
Tags: IDF, Shabbat, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israeli cuisine, Working time, Jewish cuisine, Cholent, Kfir Brigade, Hospitality Recreation, Meal
Rites of passage made possible for special needs kids
Buffalo Grove :: IL :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Trevor Charney was 2 when his parents were told he probably would never be able to speak, never learn the names of colors or body parts, never go to the bathroom without help. He was locked inside himself and screamed when people touched him. He could...
Tags: bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, Ruth Hokin Keshet, Keshet Sunday School, special needs, Trevor Charney, torah portion, Justin, Gamer, Buffalo Grove, Keeping Up with the Steins, Humanistic Judaism, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Shabbat, Social Issues, Religion and children, Mitzvah, Jewish services, Religion Belief
Shabbat Shalom!
Jerusalem :: Israel | 10 days ago
Credibility IsraelNN.com) The round-the-clock news updates of IsraelNationalNews.com discontinue at this time in honor of the Sabbath...The updates will resume Saturday night, several hours following the conclusion of the Sabbath at 17:15.
Tags: Sabbath, Israel, Jerusalem, Working time, Shalom, Shabbat
Smaller protests expected at Intel this Shabbat
Jerusalem :: Israel | 10 days ago
Credibility Furthermore, Rosenfeld said, while no agreement has been signed, negotiations are still ongoing and could result in a deal even before Saturday. The recent Shabbat unrest began two weeks ago, when haredi leaders announced that they would oppose the opening...
Tags: Intel, Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld, Israel, Jerusalem, Shabbat, Haredi Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Intel Corporation, Religion Belief, Har Hotzvim
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