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Meditation, poetry, introspection on offer to more secular

“A day of bike riding shall it be unto you.”Walk around the streets of many towns and cities on Yom Kippur, and you would be forgiven for thinking that this is the principle commandment the Torah stipulates for Yom Kippur, such is the prevalence of the bike-riding phenomenon among more secular Israelis.But in addition to this cyclical trend, a host ...

Medieval Siddur reveals egalitarian prayer

“Blessed are you for not creating me a woman” is a blessing recited every morning by observant Jewish men, originally found in the Talmud.A fixed part of the morning liturgy, this passage demonstrates the challenges to contemporary men and women presented by the sexist nature of the Traditional text.The Traditional blessing for women, “Blessed are you for creating me as ...

Meat the Mets! Lawyer has delicate question for case’s higher authority

A Federal judge’s Amazin’ apparel caused some consternation Friday during a hearing on whether kosher hot dogs can be sold at Citi Field on the Jewish Sabbath.The lawyer for the vendor that has been barred from slinging rabbi-approved franks from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday had a delicate question for the case’s higher authority.“Your honor, I saw you outside the courthouse ...

McMahon Campaign Hits Grimm For Taking “Jewish Money”

Mike Grimm, a G.O.P challenger for Mike McMahon’s Congressional seat, took in over $200,000 in his last filing. But in an effort to show that Grimm lacks support among voters in the district, which covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, the McMahon campaign compiled a list of Jewish donors to Grimm and provided it to The Politicker.Read More: @ observer.comTags: campaign ...

McDonald’s Israeli CEO: 70% of Secular Public Wants Kosher Meat

Fast food chain McDonald’s will introduce the McFalafel product in all of its restaurants in Israel starting this Tuesday.The falafel will be sold either inside Iraqi pita bread with tahini and chopped salad, in a box containing three to five pieces with tahini, or as a meal with fries or green salad and a drink.According to McDonald’s, the new product ...

Mayor Rejects Appeal To Restore Prority 7 Vouchers

Earlier today, a group of Council Members leading the fight to restore Priority 7 vouchers had a rare meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and several of his top aides to discuss the fate of the Priority 7 program. Priority 7 is a lifeline for thousands of this city’s neediest families, ensuring that children are provided safe, professional childcare.And, since April ...

Mayor Orders Hospitals to Pressure Mothers to Nurse

Mayor Bloomberg has demanded that hospitals stop handing out baby formula to persuade more new mothers to breastfeed their babies.The New York City health department will monitor the number of formula bottles being given out and demand a medical reason for each one.From September 3, 27 out of 40 hospitals in the city have agreed to the terms of the ...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Light Menorah in Brooklyn

On Wednesday evening, Dec. 1 at 5:30 PM, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will join Rabbi Shimon Hecht of Chabad in Brooklyn to light the first candle of Brooklyn’s largest Menorah.Standing at 32 feet tall, the Menorah proclaims the miraculous holiday to thousands of passerby at the entrance of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.Read More: @ yiddishnayes.comReaders found more information by searching for:biggest ...

Mayor Bloomberg: Terror Threat Against NYC Credible

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a terror threat against the city is credible but not corroborated.U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a detailed al-Qaida (al-KAH’-ee-duh) car bomb plot aimed at bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington.Bloomberg says the New York Police Department is deploying additional resources to keep residents safe ahead of the 10th anniversary ...

May is Jewish-American month: Obama proclamation

May is Jewish-American month.Excerpt from President Obama proclamation…..NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2011 as Jewish American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to visit www.JewishHeritageMonth.gov to learn more about the heritage ...

Matza do About Nothing

Behind a small, brown street-level door in New York City, cousins Aron Gross and Aron Yagoda direct Streit’s Matzo factory, a family operation nearly 100 years old.Gross and Yagoda’s office is rather humble, with stacks of loose paper piled high on the desk and black and white portraits of their ancestors hanging from the walls. Being so close to Passover, ...

Massive floods damage Melbourne Jewish infrastructure

Mass flash flooding triggered by Cyclone Yasi caused severe damage to Jewish community buildings in Melbourne.Wild floods stormed through several suburbs heavily populated by Melbourne’s 50,000-strong Jewish community on the evening of Feb. 4, prompting the closure of the Sephardi Synagogue on Shabbat.At least two Jewish schools were also flooded, with Bialik College – one of the largest Jewish schools ...