Holy to half of humanity – the polluted water of the Jordan River
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2015
NGO believes it has the Master Plan to restore the Lower Jordan Valley.
Category
pilgrimage
The Amazon’s magical mystery rabbi
Jewish Journal
November 2, 2006
Details of Rabbi Shalom Emmanuel Muyal\’s mission and death in the Amazon remain obscure, but that\’s nothing compared to the mystery of his afterlife.
Where Have All the Jews Gone?
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
January 9, 2003
Recently, a friend told me that his brother and sister-in-law flew from Newark, N.J., to Israel. The plane was filled with Christian church groups traveling on a Holy Land pilgrimage. When his sister-in-law got up to walk in the aisles, a fellow passenger stopped and inquired, \”And what church are you from?\”
When she said that she was Jewish, the lady remarked, \”I think you are the only Jew on this flight.\”
Where have all the Jews gone? Not to Israel.
United We Stand
Journal Staff
October 31, 2002
Nearly twice as many residents as last year intend to participate in the We Stand With Israel trip next month, Federation Executive Director Bunnie Mauldin said,adding that \”despite what\’s going on politically or war with Iraq on the horizon, our aim is the same.\”
The trip is an opportunity for people to show their support.
Amsterdam’s Split Personality
Anthea Gerrie
October 17, 2002
Anne Frank\’s house, a fabulous 17th century synagogue and an excellent heritage museum give Amsterdam special appeal for Jewish visitors. But they are all sites whose very existence reflect the city\’s incurable split personality, making for a sightseeing experience that constantly provides food for thought.
Tunisian Jews Defy Attack
Judith Fein
May 2, 2002
Jews here persevered with their annual Lag B\’Omer celebration this week in spite of a recent terrorist attack that rocked their tiny island community. The numbers were down from past celebrations, but still hundreds of tourists came to join the 1,000 Jewish Jerbans for the pilgrimage festivities.
Avalon in August
Adam Wills
August 17, 2000
Catalina is only 22 miles across the sea from Los Angeles, but to many visitors it feels like a distant land. For one particular community of Sephardic Jews, it\’s that very feeling that has kept them coming back over the past 75 years.
New Articles
Shabbat HaGadol – Redeeming Dibbur – Voice and Speech of God
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
April 19, 2024
Ha Lachma Anya
Eva Robbins
April 19, 2024
Passover 2024: The Four Difficulties
Lisa Ellen Niver
April 19, 2024
Israel Strikes Deep Inside Iran
Charles Bybelezer, JNS
April 19, 2024
NSFW – A Poem for Parsha Metzora
Rick Lupert
April 18, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.