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Judaism at the Crossroads, Again
06 Jul 2025 12:07 GMT
… American Jews to lean into their Jewish identity. here
David Wolpe: Judaism … teach a class of rabbis together with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner but … but if I spoke about Jew hatred, I had the … prove, in the wry Yiddish phrase, “Jews are like everyone else, …
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Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death? By Clara Shapiro 4 min read
05 Jul 2025 13:23 GMT
… translate the whole megillah into Yiddish; crowdsource an enthusiastic audience … tradition actually exists in Judaism as well as in … Gaon — a renowned Lithuanian rabbi, who died in 1797 — … Jewish fashion, he responded with a parable, a story from the Yiddish …
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VIDEO: High energy and Jewish pride at Central Park’s Yiddish singalong
03 Jul 2025 21:19 GMT
… , when some Jews say they’re avoiding visibly Jewish outdoor events, … in Yiddish.
In fact, there was an unmistakable sense of Jewish pride … so many Jews coming together to sing in Yiddish was a … — a Hebrew song composed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach for the Student …
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‘Israel’s soul is being ripped out’: British Jews condemn Gaza brutality
03 Jul 2025 13:39 GMT
… saved the entire world. Judaism traditionally opposes suicide.
Founded … also tended to speak Yiddish — a Germanic language written … prominent anti-Zionist Haredi rabbi from New York, Zalman … -Zionist rabbis note that Jewish theology teaches that Jews shall …
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A Bitter Turning Point for NY’s Jewish Community
03 Jul 2025 13:40 GMT
… the city’s founding, Jews have helped shape the … laborers, artists and industrialists, Jewish New Yorkers have given … Jewish institutions sprang up: synagogues, schools, hospitals, charities, theaters, bookstores, Yiddish … and rebirth, for Jews and for so many …
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Toronto chefs put a new twist on the old Jewish classics
03 Jul 2025 00:45 GMT
… I wanted something with Yiddish roots that was easy … neighbourhood restaurant serving Eastern European Jewish food,” she says. “But … feel comfortable, and support a Jewish-owned restaurant.”
Kolomeir, of … be the person to explain Judaism,” he says. “It’s …
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Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
02 Jul 2025 14:52 GMT
… has two Jewish sons who are being raised as Jews by their … around the world with Jew hatred,” that Jews must ultimately rely on … told by the rebbe or rabbi, ‘This is who you vote … asked to reveal his favorite Yiddish word. It was schmendrick, a …
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Arts Briefs: Yiddish music festival returns, ‘Roman Holiday’ on the big screen, and more
07 Feb 2025 11:09 GMT
… : The Festival of New Yiddish Music from Thursday, July … , all of which will celebrate Yiddish music, language, and culture. … new, exciting and ever-evolving Yiddish and klezmer music.”
Tickets … 21 poems by celebrated German-Jewish poet Heinrich Heine set …
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Richard Price’s Street Life
06 Jul 2025 10:12 GMT
… , the son of working-class Jewish Americans, and has supported himself … of his grandfather, who wrote Yiddish poetry and prose in his …
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The marriage between socialism and antisemitism
06 Jul 2025 09:28 GMT
… got its start from a Jew named Karl Marx. Believed to … that his grandfather was a rabbi. So, it’s particularly … its Jewish cuisine, history, neighborhoods, even to the point of Yiddish … second, third and fourth generation Jews whose parents, grandparents and …