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Prosecutors in an Illinois County have asked a judge to revoke the
Prosecutors in an Illinois County have asked a judge to revoke the bail of a man charged with vandalizing a synagogue because he said he planned to �...

When bad things happened to good people, our ancestors did not
When bad things happened to good people, our ancestors did not shrug their shoulders and say, Things happen because they happen. Instead, they probed ...

Well, Just when I thought the Obama administration could not get
Well, Just when I thought the Obama administration could not get more stupid, HAAAAAAAAA suprise suprise. the United Nations General Assembly voted 15...

After Zipporah performed the circumcision, she took the foreskin
After Zipporah performed the circumcision, she took the foreskin and “touched his legs” (v. 25). Whose legs did she touch? The Rabbis interpret th...

According to the Torah Yocheved was the mother of Aharon, Moshe
According to the Torah Yocheved was the mother of Aharon, Moshe and their sister Miriam. Numbers 26:59. We know that Yocheved is referred to as “the...

Some people recite the following prayer on entering the sukkah:
Some people recite the following prayer on entering the sukkah: May it be Your will, L-rd our G-d, G-d of our ancestors, that Your presence dwell am...

One of the fastest growing Jewish populations in the country, the
One of the fastest growing Jewish populations in the country, the largest Jewish community resides in Northern Virginia (35,000), followed by the Tide...

1573 — Between 1573-1581, the Cinque Scole Synagogue is erected
1573 — Between 1573-1581, the Cinque Scole Synagogue is erected in the ghetto of Rome. When the ghetto was established in 1555, the Jews were permit...