This is the spirit of the Jewish woman. ❤️
Rimon Kirsht staring down her Hamas captor, standing strong, with a loving arm around fellow captive Meirav Tal.
The word “sin” is a powerful, emotional, religious term that has nothing to do with Judaism. Don’t let a bad translation inform your beliefs. Fire the translator and find out what the words really mean. 🐐
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We are shocked to learn about the hostages taken at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and are praying for the immediate and safe release of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker together with the other hostages.
Between 800,000 and one million Jews were forced from their homes in Arab lands throughout North Africa and the Middle East at the time of Israel's war of independence in 1948. Those Jewish refugees were absorbed by their host countries, with the majority settling in Israel🧵👇
Being Jewish is a relationship. That's why the Torah's 1st 2 commandments are:
#1
: "I am God" - I am here and I love you
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: "Don't believe in other gods" - this is just us, let's keep this special and exclusive
A young Jew rescues a Sefer Torah from a synagogue in Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia, February 24, 2022.
Photo credit: Ukrainian Jewish Community/
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Many people recite the "Acheinu" prayer as a supplication for the safety of the Jewish people after reading a short chapter from the book of Psalms. Looking for a place to start? Try chapter 121 or 130 (or both).
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Miriam Peretz is an Israeli hero who lost 2 sons while serving in the IDF. She visited Devorah Paley, who's 2 young sons were killed by a terrorist on Friday, and offered powerful words of comfort.
The Jewish prayer book may use the word “sin,” but it’s a bad translation. Whoever translated the prayer book was trying to sound religious. 'Sin' may feel right in context, but it's not a good translation. [THREAD 👇]
We are shocked to learn about the hostages taken at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and are praying for the immediate and safe release of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker together with the other hostages.
A potsherd inscribed with the name of the Persian king, Darius the Great, was found in Israel, which has an incredible link to the upcoming holiday of Purim.
2. Queen Elizabeth II Hired Jewish Mohel to Circumcise Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II hired an Orthodox Jewish mohel to circumcise her son Prince Charles. Rabbi Jacob Snowman (1871-1959) was a London mohel of great renown. /5
The Torah doesn't call Jewish people "Jews." That term was applied later in history. An early example is Mordecai, who lived in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran!!) about 1000 years after Moses. His tribal affiliation is Benjamin, but he's called "Mordecai the Jew."
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It says in the Torah (Deuteronomy 4:39), "Know it today and ponder it in your heart: God is God, in the heaven above and on the earth below, there is no other." It doesn't say to accept or believe, it tells you to "know." /1
Marc Rowan, the billionaire CEO of Apollo Global Management, and the the chair of the Board of Overseers for the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, is calling on alumni and others to stop donating to elite universities [THREAD 🧵👇]
England's new king, Charles III, was circumcised shortly after his birth in 1948 by a renowned British mohel, Rabbi Jacob Snowman. While it may no longer be the case, it was a custom maintained within the British royal family for generations.
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Jews may only comprise about 0.2 percent of the world’s population, and yet nearly four billion people practice religions that derive directly from Judaism, and name their children after Jewish biblical characters.
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The Talmud says (Avot 3:2) "Pray for the welfare of the government, for without its authority, man would swallow his fellow alive." A great ruler keeps the peace, and provides an insight into how to live your life. Appreciating that should impact your decisions as well.
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After Oct. 7, the Jewish president of University of California Santa Barbara received a barrage of threats and intimidation. Armed with Jewish pride, she’s not backing down.
The Israeli government has been limiting and censoring the most horrific of the images and footage of the October 7th massacre, out of respect for the victims and their families.
But due to the denialism being pushed online by antisemitic users, which has unfortunately found too
Nigunim, or wordless melodies, are powerful melodic songs usually associated with the Hasidic movement. Nigunim are often simple and repetitive, and help the singer reach an elevated, transcendent state. /1
The Jewish calendar is one of the world's most accurate. It's a lunar calendar with a solar adjustment, which also explains why the Jewish holidays—when compared to the Gregorian calendar—always seem to be at a different time each year.
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You're not a debased sinner condemned to the fiery pits of hell. You did something wrong. Good. Acknowledge that, reflect, grow, make amends, and move on. /6
The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah, page 25A), states that a lunar month is exactly 29.5 days plus 793/1080 parts of an hour, which is about a 0.5 second difference from the number NASA calculated in the mid-1990s.
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She gave each survivor - it was a large group - her focused, unhurried attention. She stood with each until they had finished telling their personal story." /10