Category: Judaism
Israel-Hamas War: Moments of darkness, despair give way to light, hope
Jerusalem Post May we end this week and begin the next with the strength to emit positive energy into the darkness through acts of kindness and love. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779139
Read More‘The Kabbalistic Tree’: Exploring a unique dimension of Jewish thought
Jerusalem Post It is a comprehensive history and development of these trees, which includes multiple examples that the author has collected to illustrate his subject. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779084
Read MoreShabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US
Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779176
Read MoreParashat Vayigash: The Jewish people’s spiritual existence
Jerusalem Post The spiritual existence of the Jewish people demands effort from us, and we must not settle for a physical existence devoid of spiritual significance. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-779144
Read MoreParashat Vayigash: Descent for the sake of ascent
Jerusalem Post The feeling of ascending and descending energy resonates throughout the story of the descent into Egypt, the first of four preordained exiles. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-779146
Read MoreEgla arufa: The mysterious Jewish ritual for the anonymous dead
Jerusalem Post If a dead and unattended-to body is discovered, it isn’t quietly buried. Instead, the public ceremony of egla arufa is conducted, which includes confessionals by the leaders of the local towns. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779140
Read MoreThis day of communal Kaddish, enacted after the Holocaust, is just right for this moment
Jerusalem Post This prayer put in the mouth of the mourner begs God to speed the day when God is, in fact, great and holy. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779156
Read MoreEvery word has a tremendous impact
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-778964
Read MoreChief Rabbi David Lau establishes special rabbinical court to support agunot affected by war
Jerusalem Post An aguna is a woman unable to be divorced from her husband, during the Israel-Hamas war such cases have become noticeable enough to warrant rabbinical intervention. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-778598
Read MoreThousands at Rabbi Pinto’s Candle-lighting Ceremony in Boro Park
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-778520
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