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Silbert: Call anti-Zionism what it is — a hate movement
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (388+ words) Jews constitute approximately 4% of Massachusetts adults, yet were targeted in 83% of the Commonwealth’s religion-based hate crimes. Put differently, roughly one in every 25 Massachusetts residents is Jewish, but more than four out of every five religious-bias hate crimes targeted Jews. Zionism…...
The times they are a changin’ — and so is the tune in our Portland synagogue | Opinion
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (534+ words) Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld serves as the spiritual leader of Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland. On Sunday night, Sept. 21, the Jewish people celebrate Yom Kippur. As the Hebrew New Year begins, we realize that “the times, they are a-changin’.” This year, we…...
Yom Kippur: The Holy King
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (494+ words) Rav Kook was a prominent rabbinical authority and active public leader, but at the same time a deeply religious mystic. He was both Talmudic scholar and poet, original thinker and saintly tzaddik. The days from Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur…...
Guardians of Israel
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (204+ words) HaRav Dov Begon is Head of Yeshivat Machon Meir. In the Mussaf prayer of Yom Kippur, we recall the service of the Kohen Gadol in the Holy Temple, whose climax was the offering of the incense in the Holy of…...
A strategy for Teshuva
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (259+ words) The Book of the Living and the Dead Therefore, the dead are also judged on Yom Kippur for how their impact is manifesting in the world. The Sair (goat) sent to the desert A central aspect of the Yom Kippur…...
Opinion | These High Holy Days, we must address 'the forbidden conversation"
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (151+ words) How do we talk about violence in the West Bank and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza? Young Jews all over the world are asking these questions. Jewish organizations and community leaders must provide honest answers Print in a simple, ad-free…...
Yom Kippur 2026: Fast start, end times across Israel
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (352+ words) Yom Kippur 5787 is approaching, and for many worshippers the most important practical information is when the fast begins and ends. Ahead of Judaism's holiest day, Israel Hayom publishes the precise start and end times for cities across Israel. In northern…...
Be Adopted by God, Not Assimilated to the World
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (427+ words) One of the most effective ways an adversary can overcome another, whether it be another person, organization, or nation, is by influencing the mind of the other to act against himself or his nation. An example of this can be…...
Cultivating Gratitude
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (32+ words) This is the right way to give thanks and understand the real meaning of our gifts. Every day, we receive different graces from the Almighty One. For instance, our strength …...