“That is why it was called Babel, because the Lord confounded the speech of the whole earth; and from there scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” (Gen. … Continued
Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
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Archives for October 2011
Watch Video from the Formal Dedication of Jewish Chaplains Memorial
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Hundreds of people attended the formal dedication of the memorial to fallen Jewish chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery on October 24, 2011. After three years of intense effort by JWB … Continued
Parashat B’reishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
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And God called the light day and the dark, night; and there was evening and there was morning, a first day (Gen. 1:5) Gilad Shalit came home yesterday after enduring … Continued
An Intellectual Light Unto the Nations
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Today the Jewish world marks the third day of Sukkot. Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage holidays, when in ancient times the entire Jewish people came to Jerusalem to … Continued
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Intermediate Shabbat of Sukkot) (Exodus 33:12-34:26)
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“A season is set for everything, a time for every experience under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) We make a big deal over Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, but in the Biblical … Continued
Yom Kippur
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“The whole Israelite community and the stranger residing among them shall be forgiven, for it happened to the entire people through error.” (Numbers 15:26) Something peculiar will happen today, Friday, … Continued
Brand New Issue of JCC Circle Available Now
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The latest issue of JCC Circle, the magazine for the JCC Movement, is out with great stories about the changing food options at JCC camps, the impact of millenial moms … Continued