Posts Tagged: Shabbat
The Serenity of Shabbat
The first translation of the Torah into another language -- Greek -- took place in around the second century BCE, in Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy...
Jewish Traveler Saved From Lost Malaysia Flight by Orthodox Agent Insisting on Shabbat Observance
A Jewish traveler named Andrew was saved from tragedy by a last-minute decision to follow his travel agent's suggestion not to fly on Shabbat, which...
The Power of Shabbat and Tradition
I have always valued the utilitarian aspect of Judaism, even though utilitarianism in itself is hardly justification for living a religious life. Circumcision may indeed...
Shabbat-Observant Drug Ring Busted in Brooklyn
Gothamist - The NYPD's narcotics team announced today that it busted a group of allegedly observant Sheepshead Bay drug dealers, a ring that dealt...
UNIFIL Claims Injured IDF Soldiers Crossed Into Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Gen. Paolo Serra said on Friday that Israeli soldiers had crossed the Blue Line into Lebanon earlier...
Tribute to My Wife on Our 25th Anniversary
A century is a large amount of time and any significant slice thereof is itself significant. A child of divorce whose parent's marriage ended after...
CEO of USA Table Tennis: Possible to Accommodate Estee Ackerman’s Shabbat Schedule in Future
The case of an 11-year-old ping pong phenom who sat out her final match at the 2012 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships has received...
Natalie Portman Visits Jewish Center On Shabbat
This past Saturday, Natalie Portman enjoyed an outing with her one-year-old son Aleph in Los Angeles, visiting the Venice Beach Jewish Center, according to the...
Profits and Prophets
There are few more blazing passages in the whole of religious literature than the first chapter of the book of Isaiah, the great "vision," chazon,...
Social Media for the Observant Jew
On a Friday evening, I tweeted three times and posted three Facebook updates at three separate times -- and I wasn't even online. Tools like...
It’s a New Year, Choose Life
Jewish Law tells us that upon meeting a friend whom you have not seen for 12 months, one is required to make the blessing, "Blessed...
Tisch: Conversations at a Kiddush
Services begin at 9:15 - which is not to say that every member of the congregation is seated at that early hour. The synagogue begins...
On a Wing and a Prayer
A palpable pride rose through the congregation as its young rabbi placed his flowing Tallit over the shoulders of his formal blue Air Force uniform. ...
