He labeled – כִּינָה Me – אוֹתִי Liar – שַׁקְרָן   Don’t take it to heart – אַל תִּקַּח לַלֵּב    But – אֲבָל Proved it –

Part 11 (Continued from last week) Another appeal to Mr. Likita of the embassy for help produced results. He wrote that we should send him

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(Courtesy of Teaneck Shuls) Here are some free fun learning options for all ages, from toddlers to AP students to adults. Some are always free

This week’s parsha begins with the commandment to start construction of the Mishkan alongside the commandment not to do melacha on Shabbat. Our Sages tell

(Courtesy of Nefesh B’Nefesh) Over the past few months, Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel,

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We all know the above phrase. It is the beginning of the Torah reading on fast days. The context is that Bnei Yisrael had sinned

Yielding Metal and Potential—This headline, along with a picture of a tree dribbling green sap, grabbed my attention and I immediately began devouring this article.

This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed it superior