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5 days ago · Ashkenazi, member of the Jews who lived in the Rhineland valley and in neighboring France before their migration eastward to Slavic lands (e.g., Poland, Lithuania, Russia) after the Crusades (11th–13th century) and their descendants.
- Sephardi
Sephardi, member or descendant of the Jews who lived in...
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chief rabbinate, in Judaism, a supreme religious authority...
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1 day ago · The Venezuelan-born Kaufman, best known for “The Laramie Project,” a play and HBO film about the murder of the gay student Matthew Shepard, had found his latest subject. Elizabeth Stahlmann ...
1 day ago · Jews played a prominent role, and were among the pioneers of Oakland in the 1850s. In the early years, the Oakland Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1862, was the religious, social, and charitable center of the community. The first synagogue, the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland, was founded in 1875.
5 days ago · The weaponization of antisemitism by Israel and its allies, including the U.S. government, draws on the deeply problematic “ working definition of antisemitism ” adopted in 2016 by the...
3 days ago · synagogue, in Judaism, a community house of worship that serves as a place not only for liturgical services but also for assembly and study. Its traditional functions are reflected in three Hebrew synonyms for synagogue : bet ha-tefilla (“house of prayer”), bet ha-kneset (“house of assembly”), and bet ha-midrash (“house of study”).
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3 days ago · Full text. Balfour Declaration at Wikisource. The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population.
5 days ago · A Compilation of Torah Insights in Question & Answer Format. A compilation of selected Torah insights, though-proviking ideas, homilies and explanations of Torah passages. The question and answer format of the Vedibarta Bam series makes it ideal for both students and teachers. By Moshe Bogomilsky.
