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Video Violent attacks against Christians surge in the Holy Land
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (393+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Violent attacks against Christians surge in the Holy Land ABC News’ James Longman reports from Jerusalem on increasing attacks against Christians in Israel that are often perpetrated by ultra-nationalist settlers who believe…...
Rabbi David Booth: ‘We’re looking at a tool that so closely emulates being human’
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (336+ words) “AI, particular language models, feel human in a very interesting and illusory way. They’re programmed generally to be very accommodating and loving. It gives you the illusion of infinite attention, and it gives you the illusion of infinite approval. The…...
How a big East Bay synagogue is getting even bigger
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (1209+ words) What makes a large synagogue tick? How does it consistently attract new members? At Temple Isaiah, the largest congregation in the East Bay, the answer points to affinity groups based on age and interest and to intentional relationship-building. The synagogue’s…...
Parashat Ki Tavo: Serving God with a holy joy
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (797+ words) When I meet with b’nai mitzvah students to talk about what it means to become an adult in the Jewish community, we talk about the word mitzvah. One of the things we discuss is that we will not always feel…...
First fruits and the Torah’s lesson of gratitude
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (1162+ words) “And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it" (Deuteronomy 26:1). Between Light and Darkness: The Uniqueness of the Declaration over the…...
A Grandson???s Pitch: Continuing a Legacy of Jewish Pride in Stamford
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (597+ words) Rabbi Levi Feller is a popular young teacher who lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and teaches at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy, the local day school. The son of the Chabad rabbi in Minneapolis, he absorbed the message of the Lubavitch movement…...
Conflating Jews with Israel Is Dangerous – Whether by Antisemites, U.S. Politicians, or the Israeli State
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (369+ words) When the Star of David is emblazoned in blue between two horizontal blue stripes on the flag of Israel, it ceases to be just a Jewish symbol. The Israeli flag symbolizes the State of Israel. It has a Jewish symbol…...
Angela Epstein: How to give my friends making aliyah a cleaner break
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (581+ words) Just what is the etiquette of saying farewell to acquaintances leaving our shores for Israel? For years, there was a tall leafy plant on the front porch of a friend’s house that always caught my eye whenever I visited. It…...
California could become the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (1269+ words) California could become the first state in the nation to consider “Jewish” an ethnic and racial identity, rather than just a religious affiliation. A groundbreaking bill, which was recently approved by the State Senate and is awaiting a vote in…...
Libenson encourages openness to new ways of practising Judaism
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (370+ words) From a queer-centred yeshiva to an artist-driven synagogue and young adults turning their homes into Jewish gathering spaces, new models of Jewish life are challenging traditional ideas about what Judaism can, and should, look like. For Dan Libenson, president of…...