THE JEWISH SOCIAL justice movement in the U.S. has never been more vibrant than it is...Kaiser, Jo Ellen Green
Different points of you? We promise to answer these questions and many others about the origin of the Jewish people, their unique role in humanity and how can we come out of the crisis that is gripping the world today. Start the course... ...
For the past 20 years, Jewish education was hyper-focused on teaching tzedakah and tikkun olam. The rare attempts to educate and prepare students for campus were made through a one-time workshop or speaker. Why then, are we surprised when Jewish kids sta
What is Shabbos/Shabbat? Why don’t Jews believe in Jesus? How does the Jewish Calendar work? Why are Jewish Women allowed to wear wigs? The Chosen People The history behind it. Is it still true today? Why choose us? Who is included in this?
What are the Jewish holidays?Judaism:Of the three biggest religions, Judaism is the oldest and goes with the first five books of the Bible, called the Torah. The basic similarity between Judaism and the other major faiths, is the belief in one just and merciful God. That all men and ...
What are the Jewish holidays? What is Hanukkah? What is the Torah? What are the Jewish feasts in the Old Testament? What is Hanukkah gelt? What are the major divisions of Judaism? What are the diverse roles of the synagogue today?
What is done on each day of Sukkot? What is forbidden during Sukkot? Each year, right around the time many Americans are peeping fall foliage, clutching spiced lattes and flocking to pumpkin patches, Jewish people around the world are observing the holiday of Sukkot, the harvest holiday comme...
Is Yiddish a dying language? Yiddish has been dying a slow death for at least 50 years, but lovers of the Jewish language of Eastern European villages and East Coast immigrant slums still cling to the mame-loshn , their mother tongue, even in Southern California. They go to literary lectur...
“Each Jewish person is as different as each person of any faith — or persons out of faith.” Regarding the current wealth of Jewish-themed films, she adds, “There might be some underlying need right now to step up and be counted.” Here’s a closer look at three of ...
As a Jew today, what I see is frankly terrifying. I have never felt unsafe in this country until now. The routes of the terrible trajectory of anti-semitism come from our educational and public institutions. Have we learned nothing of the past, that history has never treated kindly the nat...