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The Shema - Jewish Exponent
Oct 4, 2023 · The most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy is The Shema, which is also probably the shortest Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy. (One might think that, if the most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy were also one of the shortest – if not the shortest – prayer, then Jewish religious services would likewise be short. . Unfortunately, that was not – …
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Vice President Kamala Harris said she is holding out hope for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war as reports emerged over the weekend that negotiations seen as promising were on the verge of collapsing again. Jewish Community, News, Events and More. Serviong the Jewish Community of Greater Philadelphia since 1887.
CNN’s Jake Tapper: Anchor, Author and Proud Jew
Nov 15, 2023 · CNN recently sent Tapper on a breaking news assignment to Israel, where he reported on the Oct. 7 attacks and the wider conflict that is taking shape following that fateful day. While in Israel, Tapper had the opportunity to speak with family members whose loved ones were abducted by Hamas and are being held hostage, as well as with survivors ...
You Should Know: Asher Sofman - Jewish Exponent
Feb 28, 2024 · Less than a year out of rabbinical college, Asher Sofman is the coordinator of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program for the governing body of the Reconstructionist movement. The 34-year-old transgender rabbi joined Reconstructing Judaism in late November, knowing that the movement, based in Wyncote, has long been dedicated to ...
Death Notices Archive - Jewish Exponent
Eric Doran Gerst. . GERST Eric Doran Gerst, 83, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2024. Beloved husband of Carol, his wife of 59 years. Devoted father of Jeffrey and...
The Jewish Story Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ Explained
Aug 2, 2023 · A profound shift occurred in Oppenheimer during the mid-1930s, as he watched family, friends and scientific minds crushed under the tides of Nazism in Germany and the economic collapse at home. “I had a continuing, smoldering fury about the treatment of Jews in Germany,” he said in his testimony.
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A Jewish and Former Democratic Congressman’s Case for Electing Donald Trump in 2024. By Peter Deutsch Voters weigh their values and priorities before casting their ballot for president. For me, achieving and maintaining peace in the world is...
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, Holocaust Survivor and ... - Jewish …
Apr 17, 2023 · That’s where the teenage boys of her youth flirted with her and taught her how to dance — a skill she brought with her all the way to Central Park in 2018 when, on the way to a Park Conservancy gala as her granddaughter’s guest, she danced to a local band playing under the shade of the iconic Wisteria Walk, her granddaughter Ilana Schachter recalled.
Cantor Eliot Vogel Retires from Har Zion Temple After Nearly 32 …
Oct 11, 2022 · Sarah Luksenberg has been a Har Zion congregant for more than 40 years. She lives within walking distance of the synagogue on Hagys Ford Road. And she called Vogel “the heart of Har Zion.”. “For 32 years, he’s been a leader, a mentor, a teacher,” she added. Cantor Eliot Vogel leads a service at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley.