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- American Jewish History - American Jewry - Famous Jews of America - …Created: Wed Jul 2 13:59:01 2008
This succinct description of American Jewish History describes the roots of today's American Jewish community… - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Tuesdays in Judaism - Tov TuesdayCreated: Mon Jun 30 09:36:39 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why Tuesday is considered a good day in Judaism… - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Kohen and Marriage - Jewish Marriage LawsCreated: Mon Jun 30 09:30:42 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked what a Kohen should do if he discovers his wife is a whore… - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Dates to Visit Graves - Jewish Cemetery Vis…Updated: Mon Jun 30 09:21:40 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if one can visit a Jewish grave before the unveiling ceremony. Are there dates on which not to visit a Jewish cemetery? … - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Time Limit to Unveiling Ceremony - Dates fo…Updated: Mon Jun 30 09:20:38 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if the Jewish unveiling ceremony must take place within a year after a person passes away. … - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Covering Mirrors - Jewish Death and Mournin…Created: Mon Jun 30 09:16:21 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why Jewish families cover their mirrors after someone dies… - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Sin in Judaism - Do Jews Believe in SinCreated: Mon Jun 30 09:08:35 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in sin… - Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Mezuzah Placement on Small Door Post - How …Created: Mon Jun 30 09:04:01 2008
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked where to hang a mezuzah when the door post is too small to hold the mezuzah… - Confirmation - Jewish Rituals - Reform Judaism - Judaism's Lifecycle…Updated: Sun Jun 29 18:21:30 2008
What is Judaism's confirmation ceremony? How is a Jewish confirmation different from a bar or bat mitzvah?… - Tisha B'Av Calamities - 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av - Ninth of…Updated: Sun Jun 29 08:22:57 2008
This list of calamities which befell the Jews on the 9th day of the month of Av - Tisha B'Av - was compiled by Luana Goriss. … - About Tisha B'Av - Jewish Days of Mourning - Fasting in JudaismUpdated: Sun Jun 29 08:22:54 2008
Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of the Jewish calendar month of Av) is a day of mourning and fasting in Judaism. On this days Jews remember the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem as… - Jewish Nobel Prize Winners - Jewish Contributions to SocietyUpdated: Sun Jun 29 05:47:55 2008
This list of Jewish Nobel Prize Winners, compiled by Luana Goriss, positively reflects Jewish contributions to society. … - Torah Reading in Judaism - Hagba Lifting - Pinky Salute - Finger Poi…Updated: Tue Jun 24 05:39:25 2008
After the Torah is read and is about to be returned to the ark, it is raised in the air. Members of the congregation, while reciting a prayer, raise their pinky finger toward the Torah. Why? … - Pidyon HaBen - Jewish Rituals - Judaism's Redemption of the Son - Fi…Updated: Sun Jun 22 09:23:41 2008
What is Pidyon HaBen? Why do Jewish first-born sons need to be redeemed?… - Ask the Reform Rabbi - Can you please explain Reform Judaism's Confi…Updated: Sun Jun 22 09:19:23 2008
Rabbi Jeffrey W. Goldwasser explains Reform Judaism's Confirmation ritual… - Free Jewish Coloring Pages for KidsUpdated: Sun Jun 22 09:17:27 2008
Jewish Parents can print these free coloring pages for their Jewish Kids. A great page to bookmark so you can print Jewish coloring pages anytime!… - David Ben Gurion - Prime Minister of Israel - Zionist Leader - Biogr…Created: Thu Jun 19 10:22:24 2008
David Ben Gurion was journalist, Zionist activist, political leader, and the first Prime Minister of Israel. … - Jewish Contributions to SocietyUpdated: Thu Jun 19 09:52:01 2008
Find a small list of contributions Jewish people have made to society, from Galileo to Levi Strauss… - Hannah Senesh - Hannah Szenes - Chana Senesh - Biography of Jewish H…Created: Thu Jun 19 09:41:07 2008
Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian Jew living in Palestine, parachuted into Europe during World War II to help save European Jews being deported to Auschwitz. Senesh was arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and… - Theodor Herzl - Founder of Zionism - Biography of Famous Jewish Lead…Updated: Thu Jun 19 09:25:50 2008
Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist who founded modern political Zionism. Read a succinct biography of this famous Jewish leader. … - Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon - RaMBaM - Maimonides - Jewish PhilosopherCreated: Thu Jun 19 09:17:36 2008
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as RaMBaM or Maimonides, was one of the most important Jewish philosophers and codifiers in the Middle Ages. … - Bar Kochva - Shimon Bar Kochva - Biography of a Famous Jewish Leader…Created: Thu Jun 19 09:03:57 2008
Shimon Bar Kochva was the leader of the last and most successful Jewish rebellion against Rome in 132-135 C.E. Read a succinct biography of this famous Jewish leader… - Moses - Moshe - Biography of a Jewish Leader - Exodus from EgyptUpdated: Thu Jun 19 08:15:56 2008
Moses, or Moshe in Hebrew, led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. The story of the Exodus from slavery to freedom is told each year at the Passover Seder. Read this biography of a Jewish leade… - King David - Biography of a Jewish Leader - Biblical HeroUpdated: Thu Jun 19 08:13:49 2008
King David was the most brilliant leader of ancient Israel and the first king of a united Israel. Read a biography of this Jewish leader… - Rabbi Akiva - Akiba Ben Joseph - Biography of a Famous Jewish LeaderUpdated: Thu Jun 19 08:13:11 2008
Rabbi Akiva (Akiba Ben Joseph) was one of the greatest of the Tannaim (Scholars of the Mishnah, the earliest written form of the Oral Torah). He was also a founder of rabbinic Judaism. Read a biogr… - Judah MaccabeeUpdated: Thu Jun 19 04:46:04 2008
Judah Maccabee was the leader of the Jewish revolt against the Greek-Syrians. Read this biography of a Jewish leader… - About JudaismUpdated: Wed Jun 11 12:55:36 2008
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