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Famed worldwide as a giant of Torah learning whose prowess as a Talmudist was matched by the depth with which he studied and applied the teachings of Chabad, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman was not only filled with Torah knowledge, but also with love for the Torah and with unbounded dedication to G‑d, the giver of the […]
Alachua County churches, synagogues and mosques adapt in tumultuous times so followers can keep the faith as holidays approach. Father Lawrence Peck says he can’t remember a time at St. Patrick’s Church when Mass wasn’t celebrated. But last week, leaders at Gainesville’s oldest Catholic church locked the doors of the Northeast 16th Avenue house of […]
If there is one Jewish food that virtually every Jew knows about, it’s matzah, the flat bread eaten at the Passover Seders and for the duration of the eight-day holiday. But how well do you know this food, which has been with us since the dawn of our peoplehood? Here are some of our favorite […]
Moshe Grunwald lived a full and long life. A scion of the Pupa Chassidic dynasty, he survived Auschwitz and the Nazi death marches, rebuilding his family and his life in America. A longtime resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., he passed away this week as dozens were felled by the coronavirus. The family was told that the funeral […]
Professor Leonard Weinberg is a Senior Fellow at CARR, Professor Emeritus at the University of Nevada, and recipient of both Fulbright and Guggenheim research awards. In recent years, there has been a surge in anti-Semitic violence in the United States. The most attention was focused on the murders at the Tree of Life Synagogue in […]
Don’t think I haven’t wondered how Larry David was faring in the current COVID-19 crisis. The answer, it turns out is pretty, pretty good all things considered. But, like many older people, he wants to keep it that way. Last night we received a much-needed update from the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star, who, like most […]
Several Jewish organizations in South Florida have stepped up to the plate providing free food to people who are struggling financially due to the new coronavirus pandemic. In South Palm Beach County, a food project in Boca Raton donated truckloads of kosher for Passover meals and groceries to local people in need. The combined effort […]
Colel Chabad has been committed to helping needy families and the elderly in Israel since its inception in 1788. But this year—with its 23 soup kitchens across Israel shuttered and dozens of public Seders canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic—staff and volunteers are in a race against time to provide tens of thousands […]
At a time when comedy clubs are closed and there’s not a lot to laugh about, stand-up comic Stephen Kramer Glickman has released a hilarious album called “Voices in My Head,” recorded last August at the Ice House in Pasadena. Full of spot-on impressions (including the last four presidents plus Sen. Bernie Sanders), Jewish jokes […]
Holy Week, leading up to Easter Sunday for Christians, begins with Palm Sunday this Sunday. And sundown next Wednesday, April 8, is the start of Passover for those of the Jewish faith. How can you observe these holy days in a coronavirus world? Church attendance is out. Churches have suspended all community activities because of […]