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Jan 28, 2026, 8:41 PM

Shabbat Is About Love: Discovering the Heart of the Seventh Day

Parashat Beshalach Shabbat Is About Love “The Holy One Blessed be He said to Moses: I have a good gift in my treasure house and Shabbat is its name, and I seek to give it to Israel.” (Shabbat 10b) To keep Shabbat...

Dec 24, 2025, 9:43 AM

3,000 Jewish women raise the roof in Manhattan

From a poster promoting the concert, including remarks by Sivan Rahav Meir, opener Brach Jaffe, and Elitzur. (via Facebook)

The crowd celebrated with Bracha Jaffe and Ishay Ribo, and then went wild for Elitzur's 'anthem' of these hard times: Things will get better. Here, it seems possible

Mar 13, 2024, 6:33 PM

Give and you shall love

Towards the end of the Book of Exodus, Moses gathers the people and instructs them to bring contributions for the Mishkan (Sanctuary). They immediately start to donate a wide variety of materials, including gold jewelry, linen, acacia wood, spices,...

Nov 21, 2023, 12:02 PM

Entering the Poster Wars

After the war in Israel erupted six weeks ago, posters of the kidnapped started popping up on the lampposts and empty store fronts here on the Upper West Side of New York. So many beautiful faces of young and...

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