3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (373+ words) Is it any wonder, then, that religion has its origins in the natural world? This year, the Jewish holiday of'Shavuot starts on 21 May. It commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The revelation occurs in the desert…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (49+ words) What was G-d thinking? Choosing the Jews on the second of Sivan and offering the Torah to the Moabites on the third of Sivan? And not just the Moabites, but the Hittites, Canaanites, Egyptians, etc. How could G-d betray us…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (623+ words) Even after unbearable loss, the Jewish spirit can never be extinguished, because though the parchment may burn and lives shattered, the eternal letters of Torah and faith continue to soar....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (533+ words) On Thursday evening, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. This holiday, which occurs seven weeks and one day after Passover (hence the name Shavuot, whic...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (166+ words) minotdailynews. com Thursday evening, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. This holiday, which occurs seven weeks and one day after Passover (hence the name Shavuot, which literally means "weeks), commemorates perhaps the most transformative event in all of human…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1762+ words) The Torah on a Lost Dog: Hashavat Aveidah in a Modern Canadian City Basketball: How has Israel become one of the best basketball countries in Europe in the last few years? In recent years, we have been looking for something…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (171+ words) The Sha'alavim Hesder Yeshiva held a ceremony today to dedicate a Torah scroll in memory of the Yeshiva's graduates who fell during the war. Torah dedicated to fallen students of Sha'alavim Yeshiva The Sha'alavim Hesder Yeshiva held a ceremony today…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago  (498+ words) By: Rav Judah Mischel As a therapist and guide, the prominent author of'Living in the Presence, Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Epstein, integrates traditional mindfulness with spiritual and cognitive behavioral techniques. In advance of'Zman Matan Toraseinu, the celebration of the giving of…...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago  (40+ words) thejewishnews. com Support the Detroit Jewish News Audience at Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language....

16+ hour, 30+ min ago  (370+ words) Itemlive The Jewish annual biblical holiday Shavuot, which means "Festival of Weeks," will begin the night of Thursday, May 21. It is an agricultural holiday celebrating the seasonal transitional period from the first ripening of the barley grains to the season…...