The fifth president of Yeshiva University, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, said on Sunday that of the “five values that personify Yeshiva University,” the first is “Torat Emet — we …
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By The Jewish Star
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9/13/17
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The Five Towns joined the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach on Sunday in celebrating a chanukat habayit at its new elementary school on Church Avenue in Woodmere.
“From the humble beginnings that …
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By The Jewish Star
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9/13/17
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Cedarhurst paused to remember the loss, the heroism, and the miracles of 9/11, at the village’s annual commemoration on Sunday.
In his invocation, Rabbi Shay Schachter (top right photo) of …
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By The Jewish Star
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9/13/17
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Forty-five years after the Sept. 6 PLO attack on Israeli Olympic team members at the 1972 games, a memorial dedicated to the victims has opened in Munich.
The memorial — largely realized …
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By Toby Axelrod, JTA
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9/13/17
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Pomegranates, or rimonim in Hebrew, are among the most recognizable and highly symbolic fruits in Jewish culture. Originating in Persia, these reddish, thick-skinned fruits (technically a berry) begin …
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By Liz Rueven, The Nosher via JTA
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9/13/17
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One day many years ago – during the High Holidays yet — I called my mother early in the morning to yell at her about kugel. Really. In my family kugel meant skinny noodles mixed with eggs, schmaltz, salt and fried onions. …
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By Ronnie Fein, The Nosher via JTA
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9/13/17
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A special Rosh Hashana recipe from the kitchen of the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel.
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By Chef Franck Cherqui, Inbal Jerusalem Hotel
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9/13/17
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Shanah Tovah Umetukah. Have a good and sweet year.To bring that sweetness into the New Year, we cook with a lot of honey — in dishes ranging from traditional honey cakes to less traditional …
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By Joni Schockett
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9/13/17
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The Nachum Segal Network went to Houston last week to raise awareness — and funds — for the city’s hurricane-ravaged Jewish community. Nachum Segal broadcast from various sites …
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9/13/17
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It has been 23 years since the AMIA Jewish center inm Buenos Aires was devastated by a Hezbollah truck bomb, claiming the lives of 85 people and wounding hundreds more. …
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By Ben Cohen
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9/13/17
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