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Wiesenthal Ranks Top 10 Anti-Semites, Israel-Haters

International human rights organization The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced on Thursday its list of the top 10 anti-Semites and haters of Israel.Those dominating the annual list were mostly from Europe and the Middle East. The list reflected right-wing, left-wing and Islamist loathing of Jews and Israel.The rise of a Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt catapulted two religious figures into the ...

Widow of Former Chief Rabbi Asks Jews to Pray for Pollard

Rabbanit Tzvia Eliyahu, widow of Israel’s former Chief Sephardic Rabbi HaRishon LeTzion, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu zts”l, put out a special request on Sunday and asked Jews around the world to say a prayer for Jonathan Pollard in the synagogues during the Rosh Hashanah holiday.The rebbetzin mentioned the words of her late husband, who said during his life that “it is ...

Why The Jews are hated

AntiSemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism) is defined by WIKIPEDIA as a preconception against or hostility towards the Jews, often rooted in hatred of their ethnical background, culture, tradition and/or religion. In its extreme form, it “attributes to the Jews an exceptional position among all other civilizations, defames them as an inferior group and denies their being part of the nations” in ...

Why Koreans study Talmud

Almost every house in South Korea has a translated Talmud. Moreover, the South Koreans have made the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish civil and religious law part of their school curriculum’s compulsory literature.But unlike Israel, even Korean mothers study it and read from it to their children.Yes in a country if almost 49 million people who believe in ...

Why Judaism is a ‘square’ religion

Perhaps the most outstanding feature of Shavuot – along with the reading of the Ten Commandments and the eating of cheesecake – is the custom of staying up long into the night, or all the way through it, studying Torah. This practice is called tikkun leil Shavuot, or “rectifying the night of Shavuot.”Read More: @ jpost.comReaders found more information by searching ...

Why is This App Different from All Other Apps?

A newly published interactive Haggada app downloadable for iPad users and kitted with some of the latest multi-sensory technology could be the best gadget yet to get kids (and adults) truly engaged at this year’s Seder proceedings.Featuring traditional kosher for Passover recipes, a host of pre-Passover preparation tips such as how to arrange the seder plate and other rituals, as ...

Why Is the Hatzolah Truck Parked in Front of 770?

When a beloved individual in the Crown Heights Jewish community had a heart attack during a Jewish holiday in 1976, the ambulance arrived too late to save his life. The tragedy gave birth to a volunteer ambulance group, Chevrah Hatzalah, which in Hebrew literally means rescue team.The first ambulance was purchased by the founder of the Brooklyn rescue team, Rabbi ...

Why I had Almost Given Up on Chumash

When I was becoming more interested in Judaism, I learned that the word “Torah” comes from the word “hora’ah,” meaning to teach, to instruct. I was taught this meant that each day’s Torah portion had a vital lesson for our daily lives, even in this contemporary world. Frankly, I didn’t buy it.Learning from the Chumash seemed more like a mean, ...

Why does L.A. Jewish Federation head want everyone to be like LeBron James?

It’s early January, and Jay Sanderson is talking in his corner office on the 11th floor of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ headquarters about his first year as president of Federation, explaining the versatility and passion he expects of his staff.“I want everyone to be a LeBron James,” he says, and seems genuinely puzzled when his reference is ...

Whole Foods denies rumors about boycotting Israeli products

For about a week, a rumor that the Whole Foods Market chain is boycotting Israeli products has been circulating in emails and on the blogosphere. On Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for Whole Foods said that the rumor is completely false.It’s “definitely not true,” company spokesperson Libba Letton said in a phone interview. “We have products from Israel; we have tons ...

Who will be Israel’s next Jewish idol?

The Hallelujah competition, a singing contest for Jewish youth from throughout the world, will be holding its final event on Thursday in which a winner will be selected.The finalists have been chosen from a group of 30 young adults and 14,000 dollars will be split between the three top winners. Each contestant will be singing in Hebrew, and the team ...

Who removed IDF prayer from siddur?

A yeshiva student is suspected of destroying siddurim (Jewish prayer books) which included a prayer for the State of Israel and IDF soldiers.The incident took place last week at the Tomb of Simeon the Just in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.In the past few weeks, the site’s managers noticed that many siddurim including the prayer for the State had ...