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The Blogs: Counting and Caring: Pinchas and America's 250th
40+ min ago (334+ words) Renowned Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, of blessed memory, famously stated, "The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness; it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy; it's indifference....
The Blogs: When July 4 Coincides with Shabbat
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (478+ words) If ever Americans needed to celebrate July 4, this is the year. And if ever American'Jews'needed to observe July 4, this is absolutely the year. We are all being distracted and often enraged by attacks " or presumed attacks " on our patriotism, our…...
The Parsha and Current Events: Opportunity missed - Paradise lost
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (76+ words) Jewish Rhode Island The Parsha and Current Events: Opportunity missed - Paradise lost Every Friday, starting July 3 - 31 | Temple Beth-El Shabbat Service, Every Saturday, starting June 13 - August 1 | Temple Sinai Morning Service, Every Saturday, starting June 13 - August 1 | Temple Sinai Breakfast and Torah Study,…...
Chabad emissary welcomes secular visitors center in Thailand
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (41+ words) A Chabad emissary in Thailand dismissed concerns over a planned 'secular house' for Israeli travelers, calling it a compliment to Chabad's decades-long work and insisting there is room to help every Jew. Chabad emissary welcomes secular visitors center in Thailand...
The Blogs: The Power of Honoring (Pinhas)
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (229+ words) Ben-Tzion Spitz is the former Chief Rabbi of Uruguay. He is the author of six books of Biblical Fiction and hundreds of articles and stories dealing with biblical themes. He is the publisher of Torah. Works, a website dedicated to…...
Support For Rebuilding The Temple In Israel Surges As Thousands Prepare To Serve
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (272+ words) I read somewhere recently that the Temple Mount is just the foundation of a Roman fort, and that the real temple was in the City of David just outside of Jerusalem. I am not an expert, but I found it…...
Weekly Roundup: July 3
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (531+ words) Support our journalism ministry by upgrading to a paid e-newsletter subscription today! Demanded by God: Bad Faith and the Weaponization of Sacred Text. Michael Mellette wrote about dangerous ways appeals to holy text have been made during the U. S. -Israel-Iran war....
Weekly Edition: July 3rd, 2026
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (130+ words) So, I say let's celebrate, as Americans and as Jews, the birthday of our country's founding. America isn't perfect, it hasn't yet lived up to its founding principles, but it has made some progress towards them in 250 years. Jews have…...
The Blogs: Was the 4th Good for the Jews?
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (165+ words) July 3-4, 2026" 19 Tamuz 5786 Pinchas(Num 25-30) The 4th of July, 1776, as an act of rebellion, triggered a war. The Star Spangled Banner is a song about war (have you ever seen the full version?) Was it inevitable? Was it necessary? Was it as…...
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (96+ words) Light Candles: 8: 12 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 9: 12 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 58 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 58 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 50 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 52 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 08 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 30 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 33 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 33 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 22 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 35 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 31 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 31 p. m. Light Candles: 7: 26 p. m. Shabbat Ends: 8: 25 p. m....