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…hose who feel dispossessed, is brought to the public forum specifically in order to deny Jews the very rights Palestinians demand for themselves. It seeks to displace Jews, who have every right to autonomy and safety in our small portion of historic Israel. The majority of Palestinian Arabs are descendants of Bosnians, Armenians, Georgians and other Europeans who colonized during the 19th and 20th centuries, or Arabized Turks who came during the 3…
…has been capturing and killing Arabs in the West Bank and harvesting their organs, is widely repeated in the Arab press, without noting that the story is a hoax. At the end of 2007, HAMAS bombed the petrol facility in Israel that served Gaza and shot the people operating the border crossing, and then complained to the international press that Israel was withholding fuel to collectively punish the Palestinian Arab People – how do you say chutzpah i…
…oyed free and unfettered access to their holy places.” Surely of the first order of importance for the Zionist program was the preservation of freedom of access of Jews to their Holy Places. Surely, too, would it turn Zionism on its head if the Prime Minister’s pledge were to hold for Christians and Muslims but not for Jews. The principle of broad Jewish access in the area of the Temple Mount, I would suggest, predates the Zionist movement, indeed…
…heating and cooling infrastructure. Our furnace is ancient, insulated by asbestos and heating extremely inefficiently compared with the alternatives now available. Even if fuel costs for the current system did not represent such a financial burden, which they do, we would still have a compelling environmental obligation to lower the amount of fuel we burn and thereby lower our contribution to global warming. The cooling system is also way beyond i…
…ly Days, the cantor bows and prostrates during the middle of the Amida. In order to bow and bend without hitting his head on the table in front of him, our Hazan (cantor) moves back a few inches, all the while keeping his legs and feet together. Hence, the “hazan’s hop” (or “kefatz hashatz” in Hebrew). Dear Rabbi, In Birkat Ha-Mazon, there is a line that says: “Anahnu modim lakh, u-mevarkhim otakh.” Isn’t this a feminine grammatical construction…
…idst – In the very moment of threatened annihilation. And in violating the order to remove himself, He carries with him a fire pan and incense, The very objects that, when misused just a day ago, Led to the instant incineration of 250 chieftains, And longer ago but impossibly closer, The objects that his own sons, Nadiv and Avihu, carried with them When fire came forth from G-d and ate them. Aaron’s act is provocative not only to G-d, But also to…
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…were accompanied by a man (a spouse, fiancé or brother). This was done in order to expand the role of women in the service. A woman could be allowed to go to the bima for a “joint aliya” because she didn’t count. The theory that permitted joint aliya for a woman with a man was that since she didn’t count, there was no concern that the practice violated any of the rules described above. She was viewed, at least for the purpose of the law, as if sh…
…03 Apr Siyyum Bekhorot April 3, 2015 7:00 am – 8:00 am Morning service (7a – 7:35a), Siyyum Bekhorot (7:35a – 8a). Celebration of the conclusion of study of Mishna Middot requires partaking of a mini-feast, which […] More Info…
…prayer individually and then the leader will chant the last few lines. The Order of the Service Morning Prayers The morning service, called Shacharit, is the central service comprising the Shema along with its three accompanying blessings, and the seven blessings of the Amidah. Torah Service The next portion of the service centers on the chanting of a text from the Torah (Five Books of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch) and a text from the Proph…
