I’ve held off writing about President Barack Obama’s speech at Adas Israel Congregation late last month, but I’ve certainly read everything we Jews have written about it.
More than 1 million people in Israel and around the world are participating in Unity Day events, marking one year since the kidnap and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
A Massachusetts man detained under a terrorism probe faces charges in federal court on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said, as local media reported the man and an associate who police shot dead on Tuesday had planned to try to behead a police officer.
As a geriatric social worker for more than 11 years, Renee Gates has seen the psychological and practical issues at play in a move from one’s permanent residence — especially when it involves transitioning into a retirement community.
Kippah is from the root k-f-f, which means “to bend,” as in zoqef kfufim, “(God) raises those who are bent” (Psalms 145:14), and “prayer,” closely related to k-f-y “to compel, force, invert, subdue.”
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