Al Jazeera Editorial, By Gilad Atzmon Haaretz reported today that one third of Israeli Jews want the Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem. Apparently dozens of movements in Israel are attempting to […]
Source: Haaretz: By Yael Miler. With the emphasis on good cheer, charitable giving and improving family ties, Ramadan is the perfect opportunity to quit the Jewish-Muslim mudslinging, and focus on […]
“We pray for holiness, but we also need to be careful of others’ desire for holiness,” “The moment you want to translate that into building a Temple, you upset the […]
Epigraph: And We revealed to the children of Israel in the Book, saying, ‘You will surely do mischief in the land twice, and you will surely become excessively overbearing.’ So when […]
Arutz Sheva: Thousands of people came to the Kotel Monday night to mark Tisha B’av, commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temples, Jerusalem, and the Jewish commonwealth. This year marks […]
Epigraph: And We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who has exalted us above many of His believing servants.’ (Al Quran 27:16) […]
Source: Conservative Papers. Israel, which has never been reticent about publicizing its rescue missions when disaster strikes in far-flung corners of the globe, is being unusually discreet about its aid to victims of the fighting in neighboring Syria. Israeli flag For the past four months, doctors in the Jewish […]
Epigraph: And who will turn away from the religion of Abraham but he who is foolish of mind? Him did We choose in this world, and in the next he […]
“If we think you’re praying, you’ll be arrested,” the Israeli cop said impatiently as we walked up the Mughrabi Bridge, almost like a flight attendant reminding a delinquent passenger to […]
Source: Tablet: The first graduating class at Yeshivat Maharat may not have the title, but they do have jobs at Orthodox synagogues On June 16, three Jewish women will be […]
CTV: Prayers by a liberal Jewish women’s group at a key Jerusalem holy site passed without incident Sunday, in contrast to violent scuffles with ultra-Orthodox protesters a month ago. […]
Source: The Huffington Post An Israeli Jewish women of the Woman of the Wall organization prays while wearing a prayer shawl at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews […]
Epigraph: “Has the story of Abraham’s honored guests reached thee? When they entered upon him and said, ‘Peace!’ he said, ‘Peace!’ They were all strangers. And he went quietly to his household, […]
Huff Post: T. Sher Singh. I, for one, would welcome some prayer, any prayer, even the Lord’s Prayer — a Christian observance — in preference to NO prayer. All I can say to my friend is this: Closed minds can do much harm to us all. Let’s open them — […]
Professors at the University of Bologna in Italy think they found the world’s oldest Torah scroll, and they didn’t even have to excavate any ancient archeological sites to do it. […]
Source: The Huffington Post Chelsea Clinton has taken on a new role at New York University — or has she? As The New York Post reported Tuesday, the former first […]
Courtesy: Conception Christian Cannuyer and Cibermaredsous.be Every Synagogue, Church and Mosque should have a copy to discuss the unity of the major three religions of the world which should lead […]
Huff Post: by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. It may not be easy or convenient, but revelation is a life-or-death proposition. Ultimately, allowing ourselves to hear God’s voice — aligning our will with God’s will — may be the only thing that can ultimately save us. We need only to be brave […]
Source: The Huffington Post Thousands of ultra-Orthodox jeered, spit and threw rocks at the 400 ‘Women of the Wall’ who prayed at the Western Wall today, according to the Jerusalem […]
Huff Post: Ari Hart. “Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has not made me a woman.” — Morning Blessings, Artscroll Siddur, p. 12. I’m supposed to say that each morning. If I were a woman, I would recite this instead: “Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler […]