“I am the grandma, how can I not go?” says Barbara Gilbert of Las Vegas. Her grandson, Yosef Aryeh, will be having his bar mitzvah this February in Efrat. Though she says the trip …
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By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org
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1/15/15
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Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a wintery season brings a chill to the people. To ease the dark evenings, imaginative winemakers of the land share delicious winter …
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By Talia Zimmerman
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1/15/15
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The last time I saw a Jewish minyan relocate from a synagogue to a private residence for security reasons was in 2010. I was in Rayda, Yemen, where the Jews were still reeling from the …
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By Boaz Bismuth, Israel Hayom, JNS.org
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1/15/15
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For these things I weep; my eye, yea my eye, sheds tears, for the comforter to restore my soul is removed from me; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.” (Eichah …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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1/15/15
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One of the strangest dialogues in the entire Torah occurs in Va’Era, this week’s portion. At the behest of G-d, Moshe shares with the Jewish people that their redemption is at hand. …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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1/15/15
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The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School recently hosted a Yom Iyun for students and parents. In keeping with the theme of the school year, the focus of the day was the topic of …
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HANC
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1/15/15
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Midreshet Shalhevet held its Sixth Annual Scholarship Dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Zena Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Yossi and Elaine Farber, and Mrs. Hindy Feder.
Assistant Principal, Mrs. …
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Midreshet Shalhevet
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1/15/15
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For over two decades, Rambam has hosted a special learning program on January 1. Being that most people have the day off, it is an opportunity for grandfathers, fathers, and all the siblings to …
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Rambam Mesivta
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1/15/15
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HAFTR’s recently staged its first annual Alumni Networking event. Graduates from the classes of 2005 through 2014 were invited back for a Saturday evening at their alma mater to reconnect …
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HAFTR
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1/15/15
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Rena Max won the school-wide spelling bee at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in Plainview for the second year. Max, a sixth grade student from Plainview, will represent HANC Plainview at the …
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HANC
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1/15/15
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