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The Jewish final resting place

The Jewish final resting place

Jul 28, 2011 | Torah Tidbits

Many of the time honoured rules respected by generations of Jews, have fallen by the wayside in our community. Not too long ago, even the most secular Jew would not dream of intermarriage; today it is commonplace. It was unthinkable for a Jew to be buried side-by-side...

Israelis performing Wagner in Germany – a national disgrace

Jul 28, 2011 | Local

[reprinted with permission] -first published in Jerusalem Post The Israel Chamber Orchestra on Tuesday performed Wagner’s opera Siegfried Idyll at the Bayreuth Opera Festival. It was the first time an Israeli orchestra had played Wagner in Germany. The...

UNRWA and UNHCR: From hopelessness to hope

Jul 27, 2011 | Features

UNRWA could use its resources to create a better future instead of relegating the descendants of the 1948 war to another generation in limbo. There are 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip, most of them in UNRWA (United Nations Relief Works Agency)...
Parshas Masei – A Land that Grows Murderers

Parshas Masei – A Land that Grows Murderers

Jul 27, 2011 | Torah Tidbits

 “The three cities you shall place on the other side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall place in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge they shall be.” – Bamidbar 35:14 A Shogeg killer If a man kills unintentionally, under specific...