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Young Jewish Democrats Gather for JDCA Happy Hour
38+ min ago (111+ words) Young Jewish Democrats gathered for a happy hour in D.C. where they learned about Jewish Democratic Council of America’s work to elect Democrats who share their values. The post Young Jewish Democrats Gather for JDCA Happy Hour appeared first on Washington…...
Rabbi Leads Tisha B'Av Learning at Tifereth Israel
18+ min ago (110+ words) Rabbi Scott Slarskey led a Tisha B’Av learning session at Tifereth Israel Congregation, which included text study with chevruta and a painting activity using art therapy techniques. The post Rabbi Leads Tisha B’Av Learning at Tifereth Israel appeared first on…...
Jewish WWI Soldier Finally Laid to Rest After 109 Years
37+ min ago (1136+ words) By Maj (Rabbi Dr) Noteh Glogauer Nearly 109 years after his death at the Battle of Hill 70, a Canadian soldier once listed among the missing was brought home to memory, to his community, and to his people. “Justice, justice shall you…...
Bishops tighten funeral rules, cracking down on eulogies, cremation
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1064+ words) Several U.S. bishops in recent months have tightened diocesan funeral policies, emphasizing stricter adherence to the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) amid evolving popular practices at funerals that depart from Church norms and concern visitations, eulogies, and cremated remains, among others....
Gaithersburg's Rabbi Charles Arian Responds to the Times
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (900+ words) Rabbi Charles Arian takes the social justice values he learned growing up in the Reform movement and applies them at his Conservative synagogue and day-to-day life. The Montgomery Village resident is in his 15th year as rabbi at Kehilat Shalom in…...
Riverdale Temple welcomes Rabbi Max Chaiken as associate rabbi for music
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (836+ words) Rabbi Max Chaiken is Riverdale Temple’s newest associate rabbi for music. Chaiken, 40, will help Rabbi Thomas Gardner lead Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat services, the temple said, as well as festivals and special services. They will also support B’nei…...
Tree of Life rabbi retires eight years after deadliest US antisemitic attack
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (162+ words) Shoreline Media Group Eight years ago, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers survived and led his community through the aftermath of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Now, after the shooterâs trial, the pandemic and groundbreaking of a new building, he's retiring…...
Peer-Reviewed Survey of 808 Embalmers Reports Widespread Observations of Unusual White Fibrous Structures, Calls for Further Scientific Investigation
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (597+ words) A newly published peer-reviewed study has brought renewed attention to reports from embalmers in five English-speaking countries who say they have observed unusual white fibrous structures in the veins and arteries of deceased individuals during the embalming process. Published in…...
This Week is Shabbos V’Nishmartem
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (117+ words) Article by Shmarya Richler: Two often-overlooked verses in this week's Parsha Va’eschanan carry a message about protecting our health. Full Story This week is Shabbos Nachamu. We also lein Parshas Vo’eschanon, the highlight of which is the Aseres Hadibros. Much…...
The Blogs: Is Omer Bartov the Jewish Thomas Mann?
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (270+ words) The character hides in the shadow This is a genuinely strong self-story. It would be intellectually dishonest to pretend it isn’t. The question is whether the conditions that made it true for Mann would also be true if I were…...