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Sderot Yeshiva: Three years, two Simchat Torah celebrations
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (134+ words) The first footage was filmed on the night following Simchat Torah in 2023, just hours after the October 7 massacre. The second shows this year's Simchat Torah celebrations, attended by a large crowd. In the first recording, filmed three years ago, yeshiva…...
What are your plans? Setting personal goals in the new year | The Jerusalem Post
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (1206+ words) With the High Holy Days barely behind us and a very important election on the horizon, today is the perfect time to take stock of where we stand, both individually and collectively, and where we would like to be in…...
Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi: The time has come to build the Third Temple
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (187+ words) Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Asman responded on Facebook to claims by American journalist Tucker Carlson about preparations to rebuild the Third Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. In his view, if even fierce critics have begun speaking about this mission, then…...
Opinion | A Christian perspective on forgiveness: Easy to say but hard to do
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (803+ words) Jesus says forgiveness isn’t optional. That does not cancel the need for justice, writes Jan Carrie Steven. Jesus knew more than a thing or two about forgiveness, writes Jan Carrie Steven. At our community Bible study, we read and reflect…...
The Semites and the Hebrews
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (267+ words) This presentation offers a synthetic historical perspective on the Semitic languages and the Hebrew language. “Hebrew is the mother of all languages.”… That is … The Semites and the Hebrews This presentation offers a synthetic historical perspective on the Semitic languages…...
True repentance must lead to inner transformation, moral reform: Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (95+ words) Budgam, Oct 09 (KNS): President of Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian, Hujjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi, on Friday emphasised that true repentance requires more than verbal expressions of remorse, calling for sincere self-reflection, abandonment of sins and continuous moral…...
Confession: Learning to Say “I Was Wrong”
14+ hour, 31+ min ago (528+ words) Scripture for this week: 1 John 1:9; Psalm 51:1–12; James 5:16; Matthew 5:23–24. This is part of the work I am bringing before God as I seek to become more like Jesus. I want my faith to reach the places where I am tempted to…...
Why the historic Black-Jewish alliance remains vital despite friction
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (259+ words) At the recent 2026 Atlanta Summit for Black Pastors and Rabbis, I joined 100 rabbis, Black American clergy, Black Jewish leaders, scholars, activists, and community leaders in signing a Sacred Covenant affirming a renewed national commitment to unite against antisemitism and racism....
The Jewish fifth columnists
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1094+ words) (JNS) The last few days have produced some diabolical examples of bigotry directed, of course, at the State of Israel. In America, New York’s Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, chose to mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 atrocities by accusing…...
New book offers fresh take on Rashi, one of Judaism's most prolific commentators
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1099+ words) Rashi, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, lived in France from 1040 to 1105. His commentary transformed the way we study Torah. It was the first comprehensive Hebrew commentary to move systematically, verse by verse, through the Torah, combining close attention to the plain meaning…...