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[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Carrie Pilby (2016)+ holidays: Christmas 10/ 10

[progressivejudaism]

Introduction to the Synagogue with Student Rabbi Josh Gischner, a Lunch n’ Learn Experience

Monday, August 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM EST -- please bring your lunch!

Tuition: Free

See more events here, and see event description below.

Come one, come all to learn all about what you can find in the Synagogue chapel!  This will be a fantastic zoom-led introduction for non-Jews and future-Jews looking to better understand the different sacred items that they might see upon entering these holy spaces.  What are some differences between Sephardic and Ashkenazi spaces?  Reform and Orthodox?  What do they each mean?  

So my only question is, what kind of lunch will you be bringing?

Please email me at [email protected] to discuss any accommodations you might need.

** This class is PERFECT for non-Jews interested in learning more, or for Jews who might need a refresher!!

[progressivejudaism]

Jewish woman’s same-sex wedding takes the spotlight in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Jewish woman’s same-sex wedding ceremony held in an iconic Brazilian hotel frequented by kings and queens has made headlines in Latin America’s largest nation. Some 200 guests attended the lavish nuptials held Saturday at the luxurious Copacabana Palace Hotel, where pharmacist Roberta Gradel and economist Priscila Raab were married under a...

[jewishgirlrevolt]

So when I said I wanted more Jewish representation, I am fairly certain I was VERY Specific with what I expected

Not Jewish jokes, no lines about "oh pardon my Jewish" before inserting a Yiddish word. I meant ACTUAL! Jewish! Characters!

[eretzyisrael]

Lahmajun is a round, thin piece of dough (Pizza-like) topped with minced meat, veggies & herbs then baked.

[jewsome]

Diwan Saz Tu B-Av with Said Tarabiyeh - Eliyahu Hanavi

Diwan Saz performing at Ohel Yael - a celebration of Tu B'Av - Here, Diwan Saz is honored to have special guest Said Tarabiyeh from the nearby town of Sahnin. Said was the winner of the Arab World's talent show.

[fourpoundsflour]

NPR: Mourning the Matzo I just did an interview with NPR's All Things Considered on the closing of the Streit's Matzo factory on the Lower East Side, after 90 years of business.

[eretzyisrael]

Two Palestinian terrorists entered a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood armed with a pistol and axes, murdering four Israelis and injuring six others early Tuesday morning. What were some of the international media’s initial reactions?

For Canada’s CBC News, it was all about the perpetrators:

For the BBC, it wasn’t two Palestinian terrorists who carried out the attack but the “Jerusalem synagogue”: As for the story itself, the BBC, yet again, questioned whether two armed Palestinians murdering Jews in a synagogue could possibly be a terror attack:

CNN’s first headline also failed, leaving the reader to wonder whether two Palestinians were also the victims of the attack, giving equal moral equivalence to the terrorists and their victims:

While many of the media outlets updated and corrected sub-standard headlines as more information became available, Reuters, hours after the event, still referred to a “suspected Palestinian attack”:

(via Synagogue Terror Attack: Top Headline Fails | HonestReporting)