Shabbat – O – Gram
May 6, 2005 and Nisan 27, 5765
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Contents of the Shabbat O Gram: (click to scroll down)
Just the Facts (service schedule)
Required Reading and Action Items (links to key articles on Israel and Jewish life)
Announcements (goings on in and around TBE)
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The Commanding Voice of
What does the Voice of
Jews are forbidden to hand Hitler posthumous victories. They are commanded to survive as Jews, lest the Jewish people perish. They are commanded to remember the victims of
For a Jew hearing the commanding Voice of
Jews after
For after
By the Jewish philosopher Emil Fackenheim, written in 1968:
Since it is still a bit chilly, outdoor services will not begin this week. But as you enter our synagogue’s driveway stop for a moment to “smell the roses” – or tulips, as the case may be… The beautiful flowers you see were planted by Alison Pomerance and others, as part of Alison’s Mitzvah project.
Friday Evening
Candle lighting for Stamford, CT: 7:37pm on Friday, 6 May 2005. For candle lighting times, other Jewish calendar information, and to download a Jewish calendar to your PDA, click on http://www.hebcal.com/.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 6:30 PM in the chapel
Tot Shabbat: 6:45 PM in the lobby. This Friday, May 6, Tot Shabbat will be hosted by Beth and Seth Kaplan and their children, Josh, Evan and Justin. Josh is a 2nd grader at Westover and attends TBE religious school. Evan is in the pre-K program at Sara Walker and also attends TBE religious school. Justin is in the 2's program at Sara Walker. The Kaplans are hosting in honor of Rabbi Kalev, Mrs. Bahar and Mrs. Bailer in appreciation of a terrific year of Hebrew school! We are looking for Tot Shabbat host families. If you are interested, please contact Sheryl Young at sherylayoung@aol.com. And mark your calendars for a Tot Shabbat outing celebrating Shabbat and Lag B’Omer, on May 20 at
Shabbat Morning: 9:30 AM – Kahal Service (congregant-led), with lunch - Thank you to David Hirshfield for delivering the d’var Torah on this, the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Children’s services: 10:30 AM, including Jr. Congregation for grades 3-6 and Tot Shabbat Morning for the younger kids
Torah Portion: Kedoshim - Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27
1: 19:1-4
2: 19:5-10
3: 19:11-14
4: 19:15-18
5: 19:19-22
6: 19:23-32
7: 19:33-37
maf: 19:35-37
Haftarah Amos 9:7 - 9:15
See a weekly commentary from the UJC Rabbinic Cabinet, at www.ujc.org/mekorchaim. Read the Masorti commentary at http://www.masorti.org/mason/torah/index.asp. University of Judaism, JTS commentary is at: http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/. USCJ Torah
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Hospitality is essential to spiritual practice. It reminds you that you are part of a greater whole. . . .
Putting others first puts you in the midst of life without the illusion of being the center of life.
— Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro in Minyan
Morning Minyan: Sundays at 9:00 AM, Weekdays at 7:30 AM – IN THE CHAPEL
Minyan Mastery
Now you can become more comfortable with the prayers of our morning service by heading to…
http://www.tbe.org/site/sog/minyanmastery.htm
Judaism,
On Tuesday, May 10, at 6:01 PM, religious institutions in our area will be tolling bells for five minutes to protest the execution of Michael Ross. I will stand in the front lobby at that time, corresponding to the end of
Jewish law does include provisions for capital punishment, but it rarely if ever is utilized. The principle is that human beings are created in God’s image – every life is of infinite value, so no compensation short of the taking of one’s life can adequately repay the debt for murder. But in practice, the rabbis understood the fallibility of human nature. We are not God; we make mistakes – and even one mistake in a situation like this is one too many. It was said that a Jewish court that put to death one person in 70 years was considered a “hanging Sanhedrin.” Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah says, One person in seventy years. Rabbi Tarffon and Rabbi Akiba say, if we had been in the Sanhedrin, no one would have ever been put to death. Rabban Simeon ben Gamaliel says, they would have thereby increased the shedders of blood in
While the last line indicates a belief that the death penalty, if carried out judiciously, can be a deterring factor, prevailing Jewish thought in every movement has followed the previous opinions, which either oppose the death penalty outright, or allow for it only in the most extreme -- once in seventy years -- of circumstances. Following this line of thinking, the major Jewish movements in the
A full treatment of this issue can be found at http://rac.org/advocacy/issues/issuedp/ - from the
Here is the famous Mishna from Sanhedrin 4:5:
"How are witnesses inspired with awe in capital cases?" the Mishna begins. "They are brought in and admonished as follows: In case you may want to offer testimony that is only conjecture or hearsay or secondhand evidence, even from a person you consider trustworthy; or in the event you do not know that we shall test you by cross-examination and inquiry, then know that capital cases are not like monetary cases. In monetary cases, a man can make monetary restitution and be forgiven, but in capital cases both the blood of the man put to death and the blood of his [potential] descendants are on the witness's head until the end of time. For thus we find in the case of Cain, who killed his brother, that it is written: 'The bloods of your brother cry unto Me' (Genesis 4:10) — that is, his blood and the blood of his potential descendants.... Therefore was the first man, Adam, created alone, to teach us that whoever destroys a single life, the Bible considers it as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single life, the Bible considers it as if he saved an entire world. Furthermore, only one man, Adam, was created for the sake of peace among men, so that no one should say to his fellow, 'My father was greater than yours.... Also, man [was created singly] to show the greatness of the Holy One, Blessed be He, for if a man strikes many coins from one mold, they all resemble one another, but the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, made each man in the image of Adam, and yet not one of them resembles his fellow. Therefore every single person is obligated to say, 'The world was created for my sake"' (Mishna Sanhedrin 4:5). (One commentary notes, "How grave the responsibility, therefore, of corrupting myself by giving false evidence, and thus bringing [upon myself the moral guilt of [murdering] a whole world.")
"Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" --- John Donne
"To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change her; you have to kill him or her. You surrender." --- Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Buddhist Monk
"As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back from your evil ways." Ezk 33:11
“FROM OUT OF
A few weeks ago, I wrote of how interdenominational Torah study is happening all over
A partial list of non-university venues for pluralistic Jewish study in
Shalom Hartman Institute
www.hartmaninstitute.com
Meitar: The College for Judaism as Culture
www.meitar.org.il
www.alma.org.il
Yakar: Center for Tradition and Creativity
www.yakar.org
Panim: For Jewish Renaissance in
www.panim.org.il
Hiburim: Judaism and Humanism in Education
www.hiburim.org.il
www.tekes.co.il
Melitz: Committed to Jewish Unity
www.melitz.org.ill
Ta Shma: Unique Approach to Study
www.tashma.org
Bina: Center for Jewish Identity and Culture
www.bina.org.il
Kehilla (part of urban Kibbutz Tamuz)
www.tamuz.org.il/kehilla
Elul:
www.elulbm.org.il
Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies
www.Pardes.org.il
Beit Midrash/A Liberal Yeshiva
www.huc.edu/bmaly
and -- last but not least, our own Conservative Yeshiva, which we’ll be visiting this summer…
http://uscj.org/israelcenter/yeshiva/home/index.shtml
A MEETING OF OUR
ON TUESDAY, MAY 17 AT 7:30.
KESHET TOUR LEADER PETER ABELOW WILL BE HERE TO DISCUSS DETAILS AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. WITH OUR GROUP CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF 40 PEOPLE, WE HAVE ROOM FOR ONE OR PERHAPS TWO MORE FAMILIES! THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET SIGNED UP.
Temple Beth El of Stamford, CT
Led by Rabbi Joshua and Mara Hammerman
This unforgettable journey will have something for everyone:
· Full children’s program with youth counselor
· A glorious Shabbat in Jerusalem
· Archeological dig in the Judean Hills
· Relax at a five-star Dead Sea Spa
· Guest speakers and meaningful encounters with Israelis from a wide variety of backgrounds
· Ba· Wilderness Experience in the Negev
· Exploring Tel Aviv and the mystical city of Safed
· Visit to our sister city of Afula
· Boat ride on the Kinneret and Kayaking on the Jordan
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Required Reading and Action Items
In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut the Embassy is launching a new fully - animated game on the children's website: www.israel4kids.org.
User friendly information on
Yom Hashoah Coverage:
Torchlighters - Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2005
(Yad Vashem)
During the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day official ceremony at Yad Vashem, six torches representing the six million murdered Jews were lit. The testimonies of two of the six torchlighters are presented here:
- Malka Rosental: My mother turned herself over to the Germans in an effort to save my life. My father left me alone with a poor rural Polish family, the Kots. A Jewish child was found at a neighbor's home and the boy was murdered on the spot.
The Kots dug a pit in the cowshed and placed a large barrel in it. There was straw, 2 blankets, and a doll belonging to their daughter. I lived for a year and a half in the barrel.
The place was so peaceful, nothing happened to anyone there. They were only after me. - Mordechai Zeidel: After the Vilna ghetto was liquidated we arrived at Ponary. They chained our feet and took us straight to the pit. Our work consisted of taking the bodies out of the pits and burning them.
We counted the victims in one pit. There were 25,000 of them. Some recognized their relatives, their wives, by their clothes.
I can see the flames, my people being incinerated. I had no family left. I knew I had burned them all at Ponary. Ponary comes to visit me every night.
"Never Again Will We Find Ourselves Unprepared" - Prime Minister Sharon on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Prime Minister's Office)
"Jews will never again exist in a world with no home, with no haven to run to, and no Jewish defense force to protect them."
"Never again will we find ourselves unprepared."
327,000 Holocaust Survivors in Israel - Ruth Sinai
There are 327,000 Holocaust survivors living in
A Survivor Returns to Auschwitz - Rosie DiManno
Even in the final days of the Third Reich when defeat was imminent there was a purposeful and uninterrupted resolve to eradicate all of European Jewry. "There were two wars going on at the same time," says Max Eisen, a 76-year-old Jew and resident of Toronto who somehow survived all this, returned now to Poland on the 60th anniversary of liberation, in the company of Canadian students and educators for whom he is a font of living memory. "There was the war being fought against the Allies. And there was the ideological war against the biological life of every single Jew. At the end, the Nazis didn't even have enough rolling stock to get supplies to their troops. But all day long, trains full of Jews kept pulling into
Moved to another labor camp, Eisen recalls, "I went outside one morning and there were no guards anywhere. Suddenly, this tank with a white star on it came crashing through the gates. There were black soldiers on top of the tank. It was the Americans. We were staring at them and they were staring at us. I don't know who was in more disbelief. I saw our horror in their eyes." (
Interview with German Nurse Who Was in Hitler's Bunker - Luke Harding
Erna Flegel, 93, a German Red Cross nurse, describes being in Hitler's Berlin bunker during the final weeks of World War II. (Guardian-UK)
See also 1945 U.S. Army Intelligence Report on German Nurse (thesmokinggun.com)
"The Passion" by Mel Gibson: Enthusiastic Response in the Catholic World, Restrained Criticism by Jews - Sergio I. Minerbi
Mel Gibson's film "The Passion" aroused great interest among both Jews and Christians. The film's anti-Semitic content and violence were the major reasons for the wide attention it received. On 3 October 2004, Pope John Paul II beatified Ann-Catherine Emmerich, whose visions were the basis for the movie, thus indirectly giving his blessing to the film. Several
Hamas vs. America - Daniel Pipes
Before any whitewashing of Hamas - a likely electoral winner - proceeds, it bears noting that the organization has not just murdered hundreds of Israelis but also prepared itself for war with
Hate Indoctrination and Media Blindness - Andrea Levin
Current reports by monitoring agencies of a diminution of PA media incitement are mixed with counter-reports of new and virulent invective. None of the monitoring groups report change in religious and educational indoctrination. Mosques continue to incite, most recently stoking fears that Jewish radicals would attack Islamic holy sites on the
Likewise, Palestinian schoolbooks remain a vehicle for teaching that
Freedom and Justice in the Modern Middle East - Bernard Lewis (Foreign Affairs)
- To speak of dictatorship as being the immemorial way of doing things in the
- The type of regime that was maintained by Saddam Hussein - and that continues to be maintained by some other rulers in the Muslim world - is modern, indeed recent, and very alien to the foundations of Islamic civilization.
- The main threat to the development of democracy in Iraq and ultimately in other Arab and Muslim countries lies not in any inherent social quality or characteristic, but in the very determined efforts that are being made to ensure democracy's failure.
- Most dangerous are the so-called Islamic fundamentalists, those for whom democracy is part of the greater evil emanating from the West, whether in the old-fashioned form of imperial domination or in the more modern form of cultural penetration.
- An important element in the Sunni holy war is the rise and spread - and in some areas dominance - of Wahhabism.
- The creation of a democratic political and social order in
Bush Renews Sanctions Against Syria, Accuses It of "Supporting Terrorism"
President Bush on Thursday renewed economic sanctions on Syria implemented a year ago, saying its government still supports terrorism and is undermining efforts to stabilize Iraq. The measures include a ban on all U.S. exports to Syria except for food and medicine; no flights to and from the U.S.; authorization to the Treasury Department to freeze assets of Syrian citizens and entities involved in terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, the occupation of Lebanon, or terrorism in Iraq; and restrictions on banking relations between U.S. banks and the Syrian national bank. (AP/Washington Post)
See also Syria Ignoring U.S. Requests on Terrorists
Syria has ignored U.S. demands to stop foreign fighters from crossing the border into Iraq and "terrorists" operating from Syrian territory, a top U.S. commander said. "We have provided Syrians with very specific information and asked them to help in securing the Iraq-Syrian borders to stop foreign fighters from crossing into Iraq," Gen. John Abizaid, commander of the U.S. forces in the Gulf, told the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai Al-Aam. "More importantly, we asked them to cooperate with us in chasing terrorists operating out of
Relief for AIPAC Despite Franklin Headlines - David Horovitz
The Israeli government Thursday issued a firm denial that it was recalling a diplomat linked to Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, who has been charged with illegally passing "top-secret" U.S. defense information to AIPAC officials. However the diplomat in question, Naor Gilon, is understood to be finishing his three-year stint in
The fact that two longtime AIPAC officials to whom Franklin allegedly passed his classified information are not named in the affidavit accompanying the criminal complaint against Franklin, and the fact that it specifies that the exchange of information was "verbal" - no documents are alleged to have changed hands - is said to be a source of relief to the pair themselves and to AIPAC, which is not mentioned in the affidavit. (
Poll: Strong American Support For Israel Continues (Anti-Defamation League)
The ADL 2005 Survey of American Attitudes Toward
Americans sympathize more with
74% of Americans believe
The Israeli government's favorable rating is at its highest in over a decade at 43% positive to 26% unfavorable.
Almost twice as many Americans (42%) have a favorable impression of Ariel
Sharansky's Message - Editorial
Sharansky's basic argument is that disengagement ought to be linked to democratization among the Palestinians and that failure to hinge it on fundamental reforms in fact undermines the likelihood of change and underpins terror. True democracy, as Sharansky often stresses, requires more than merely holding elections. The Arab world has plenty of elections - often with a single candidate, sometimes with a puppet challenger - but precious little true people-power. Saddam Hussein was "elected" by whopping landslides.
Democracy must be inculcated as a sociocultural mind-set, accompanied by a genuinely free press, independent judiciary, incitement-free education, and a free market. Above all, there must be freedom from fear. All that is absent from the PA's ambit, where executions of those accused of helping
Why Gaza May Spell a New Start - Aaron David Miller
There is a real chance that the Gaza withdrawal could provide a new beginning for Israelis and Palestinians.
The new consensus is driven not by sentimentality or ideology; it is driven by the reality that keeping the vast majority of the territories occupied in 1967 means losing a Jewish state and hope for the good life for themselves and their children. Israelis today have a credible Palestinian partner. The
Retreat from Gaza - Daniel Mandel
According to historian Michael Oren: ''The minute you pull out of
The terrorists will be the leading beneficiaries of a unilateral Israeli withdrawal, appearing vindicated in asserting that terrorism first and foremost is the way. Americans are fighting the same Islamist terrorist groups. The Bush administration should think twice about supporting policies that weaken its best Middle Eastern ally while emboldening the terrorists it is also fighting. The writer is associate director of the Middle East Forum in
Israel About to Take a Great Risk in the Name of Peace - Moshe Ram
Beginning in August,
After more than four years of Palestinian violence and terrorism resulting in the deaths of more than 1,000 Israelis and the serious injury of thousands more, the government of Israel takes the obligation to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens extremely seriously. If the Palestinians continue to choose the path of violence,
The Bush Doctrine's Next Test - Victor Davis Hanson (Commentary)
- The
- Egypt, the guardian of the Suez Canal and the cultural and ideological center of the Arab world, is also the incubator of many of its worst pathologies. Both the Muslim Brotherhood and Gamal Abdel Nasser's pan-Arabism grew out of the mosques, universities, and salons of
- Saudi Arabia, sitting atop a quarter of the world's known oil reserves, is the benefactor of most of the virulent Wahhabism that proliferates in madrassas throughout the
- Fifteen of the nineteen suicide hijackers on 9/11 were Saudis. Mohammed Atta, the tactical mastermind, was an Egyptian, an epitome of the anti-Americanism that, along with anti-Semitism, has made his country a spiritual locus of hatred for the West. If it seems natural that bin Laden should be a Saudi, it is no less natural that his sinister sidekick, Dr. Zawahiri, is an Egyptian.
- Another Saudi, Ahmad Sayyid Ahmad al-Ghamdi, a medical student and son of a diplomat, blew up 22 Americans in
- On November 5, 2004, 26 influential Saudi clerics subsidized by the royal family issued a fatwa demanding long-term jihad against U.S. forces in Iraq; the Muslim Scholars Association, composed of Sunni clerics strongly sympathetic to Saudi Wahhabism, has worked strenuously to undermine American reconstruction efforts. All this is no accident.
The writer is a senior fellow at the
Surge in Tourism Brings Hope to Israel and the West Bank - Conal Urquhart (Guardian-UK)
THE WAR OF
Broadcast to the nation by Prime Minister Ben-Gurion
Sabbath, 15 May 1948
The Arab invasion had begun and
Something unique occurred yesterday in
Now is not the time for boasting. Whatever we have achieved is the result of the efforts of earlier generations no less than those of our own. It is also the result of an unwavering fidelity to our precious heritage, the heritage of a small nation that has suffered much, but at the same time has won for itself a special place in the history of mankind because of its spirit, faith, and vision.
At this moment let us remember with love and appreciation the three generations of pioneers and defenders who paved the way for later achievements, the men who created Mikve Israel, Petah Tikva, Rishon LeZion, Zikhron Yacov, and Rosh Pina, as well as those who recently established settlements in the Negev desert and the Galilee hills; the founders of Hashomer and the Jewish Legion, as well as the men who are now locked in fierce battle from Dan to Beersheba. Many of these about whom I have spoken are no longer among the living, but their memory remains forever in our hearts and in the heart of the Jewish people.
I will mention only one great person of those who are still among us. Whether or not he holds an official position, and whether or not we agree with his ideas, he remains our leading figure; there is no other single person who has contributed so much to the political and settlement achievements of the Zionist movement. I refer, of course, to Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
The State of Israel was established yesterday and its Provisional Government has already turned to the nations of the world, great and small, in the East and in the West, announcing its existence and its desire to co-operate with the United Nations in the interests of international peace and progress. We have received unofficial reports that several countries have recognised the State of
But we should not deceive ourselves by thinking that formal diplomatic recognition will solve all our problems. We have a long thorny path ahead of us. The day after the State of
It is the responsibility of each one of us, and of every municipal body, to take appropriate defensive measures, such as constructing air raid shelters, digging trenches, etc. We must concentrate in particular on building up a military striking force capable of repulsing and destroying enemy forces wherever they may be found.
Finally, we must prepare to receive our brethren from the far-flung corners of the Diaspora; from the camps of
(source: http://www.myisraelsource.com./)
This is a must-see site for anyone interested in
For the latest on the peace process, see our updated entry: Keeping Track of the Road Map
“The disengagement plan is a trick to end the peace process and allow
FACT
Prime Minister Sharon, as well as President Bush, have made it clear that the disengagement plan is consistent with the road map. Sharon has also repeatedly stated his acceptance of the establishment of a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which would require the evacuation of additional communities in the West Bank.
Moreover, the disengagement plan is not restricted to Gaza; it also involves the dismantling of four Jewish communities in Samaria (Ganim, Kadim, Homesh, Sa Nur) with a population of approximately 550. While the number of Jews being evacuated is small, the area that Israel will evacuate is actually larger than the entire Gaza Strip (Speech by Ambassador Dennis Ross,
The Jews who live in the West Bank certainly do not believe the evacuation of Gaza is meant to solidify their position. On the contrary, the reason so many Jews in Judea and Samaria have been so virulently defending the rights of the 7,500-8,500 Jews living in Gaza is precisely because they see their removal as a precedent that will eventually be followed in the West Bank Sharon has only expressed commitments to retain the large settlement blocs that the overwhelming majority of Israelis agree should be incorporated into Israel, and many of the Jews living in smaller, isolated communities see the disengagement as the first step toward their eventual evacuation.
This article can be found at http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf22.html#ooo
Source: Myths & Facts Online -- A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Mitchell G. Bard, http://www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org.
http://www.camera.org/index.asp? – College students: Sign up for Camera on Campus
A great resource on all things Jewish: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/news.html
The best Jewish site for Jewish learning: http://www.myjewishlearning.com
Jewish Identity Databases: http://pages.infinit.net/jackross/jt-judaism.htm
THE MOTHERLODE OF ISRAEL-RELATED LINKS: http://www.israel.org/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00kj0
Israel Defense Force, http://www.idf.il/
Israel Government Gateway, links to Government Ministries, www.info.gov.il/eng
Israel Knesset, http://www.knesset.gov.il/
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, http://www.mfa.gov.il/
Israel Prime Minister's Office, http://www.pmo.gov.il/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, www.cbs.gov.il/engindex.htm
Israel Tourism Ministry, North America, http://www.goisrael.com/
Buy Israeli Products, http://www.israelexport.org/, http://www.shopinisrael.com/,
http://www.finefoodsisrael.com/
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, www.tau.ac.il/jcss
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, http://www.besacenter.org/
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, http://www.jcpa.org/
One Jerusalem, http://www.onejerusalem.org/
Twenty Facts about Israel
Myths & Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Jerusalem Archaeological Park, http://www.archpark.org.il/
Israel Info Center - Israel Activism Portal, www.israelinfocenter.com/
US White House, http://www.whitehouse.gov/
US State Department, http://www.state.gov/
US Senate, http://www.senate.gov/
US House of Representatives, http://www.house.gov/
THOMAS (search for US Legislation), thomas.loc.gov
United Nations Watch, http://www.unwatch.org/
Embassy of Israel - Washington, D.C., http://www.embassyofisrael.org/
Media-Related Links:
CAMERA, http://www.jcpa.org/daily/www.camera.org
Jerusalem Post, http://www.jpost.com/
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, http://www.jta.org/
Ha'aretz English Edition, http://www.haaretzdaily.com/
HonestReporting.com, http://www.honestreporting.com/
Independent Media Review and Analysis, http://www.imra.org.il/
Maariv English Edition, http://www.maarivintl.com/
Middle East Media Research Institue (MEMRI), http://www.memri.org/
Palestinian Media Watch, http://www.pmw.org.il/
Britain-Israel Communications and Research Centre,
http://www.bicom.org.uk/bicom/briefings.nsf
Israel Insider, http://www.israelinsider.com/
Jewish World Review, http://www.jewishworldreview.com/
America's Voices in Israel, http://www.americasvoices.net/
@The Source Israel, http://www.thesourceisrael.com/
Other Jewish Sites
Data JEM – an GEM for Jewish Education! Database for Jewish educational materials: http://www.datajem.com/visitor/IntroPage.asp
The best Jewish kids' site on the Web is http://www.babaganewz.com/ , with games, virtual tours and “J-Pod” downloads, kids of all ages will LOVE it.
Another superb educational site is http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ -- you can be a self-taught “maven” on all things Jewish!
See My Jewish Learning's Talmud section for great resources on the Talmud.
See Eliezer Siegal's Talmud Page for the best visual introduction to a page of Talmud anywhere.
A Jewish Guide to the Internet: http://www.uscj.org/metny/bellmobj/jnet2.htm
On Jewish Vegetarianism and Animal Rights: http://jewishveg.com/schwartz/ (hey, you KNEW I’d put this one in)
How many Jewish hockey players are there? (None right now…there’s a lockout). Find out at http://www.jewishsports.com/
Glossary of Yiddish Expressions: http://www.ariga.com/yiddish.shtml )Please be patient, this page is farshtopt with information)
You can find an online Hebrew dictionary at http://milon.morfix.co.il/
Nice Jewish parenting site http://jewishfamily.com/
http://www.jewishgates.com/main.asp Jewish Gates is an amazing site, filled with material on Jewish history, ritual and culture. Go straight to the linked index at http://www.jewishgates.com/fullindex.asp and go to town!
http://www.zipple.com/ The Jewish Super Site; a similar site is http://www.maven.co.il/ and my personal all-time favorite,
http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
The sourcebook for Jewish history (all periods) can be found at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
Online Texts Related to Jewish History. All the primary sources “fit to print.”
Links to all the Jewish newspapers that are fit to print: http://www.jta.org/page_newspapers.asp
Israel Campus Beat – to get all the latest information on
http://jokes.jewish.net/ - the best place on the planet to find Jewish Jokes
Conservative Responsa (fascinating decisions related to applying Jewish Law to our times):
Superb booklet for visiting the sick and for healing in general: http://netivotshalom.org/drashot/rkelman/Bikkur.pdf
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONLINE JEWISH STUDY
- Distance learning at JTS
- eAcademy Israel Studies
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- Halakhah Study Group (RA in
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- Mishnah Yomit Study a Mishnah a day
- Perek Yomi Study a Bible passage a day
- Rabin Mishnah Study Group (RA in
- The Virtual Bet Midrash at Yeshivat Har Etzion
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Rev. Douglas McArthur - First United
Dr. Behjat Syed -
May 10, 2005 – FINAL SESSION OF THE YEAR
Living the “Good Life”
How do we define a “good” life”
The Role of Ethics, Reward and Punishment; This Life vs. the Afterlife
This monthly multi-faith “conversation” is the only opportunity in this area where Christian, Jewish and Moslem religious leaders come together with participants to discuss what we all share: our faith, our questions, our common humanity. This series is now in its third year and this past year's sessions included a passionate discussion of “The Passion” as well as conversations on Gay Marriage, the December holidays and the rituals of death and mourning.
IT’S NOT JUST BAGELS AND LOX
TUES, MAY 10, @ 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Salilah Kalev for a new discussion group..a modern take on “Ask the Rabbi,” a stimulating evening of learning and conversation. Each class will be based on questions that people bring – any questions – from custom to law, basic to complicated…it’s up to you! Nosh will be provided!
“Hot Button Halacha”
Meets monthly on the second
Wednesday of the month
What does Jewish law teach us about today’s most controversial issues, including Gay Marriage, Tattooing and Body Piercing, Stem Cell Research, Assisted Suicide, Domestic Violence, Surrogate Parenting and Smoking in Public Places? Recent opinions of the Conservative Movement’s Committee of Law and Jewish Standards will be discussed.
May 11, 2005 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Topic: THE
Are we allowed to give up parts of the
Meets at: Benjamin & Gold, P.C.,
2005 TBE Men’s Club Scholarships
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Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University
1. He had only one major publication.
2. It was in Hebrew
3. It had no references.
4. It wasn't published in a referred journal.
5. Some doubt She wrote it Himself.
6. He may have created the world, but what has She done since?
7. The scientific community can't replicate His results.
8. She never got permission from the ethics board to use human subjects.
9. When one experiment went awry, He tried to cover it up by drowning the subjects.
10. She rarely came to class and just told students, "Read the Book."
11. Some say He had His son teach the class (this was not a Jewish source, obviously).
12. She expelled Her first two students.
13. His office hours were irregular and sometimes held on a mountaintop.
14. Although there were only 10 requirements, most students failed.
Previous Shabbat-O-Grams can be accessed directly from our web site (www.tbe.org)
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