By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Moses flees for his life after killing the Egyptian taskmaster who was beating an Israelite slave. He settles in the oasis of Midian, which was located at the base of Mt. Sinai. He marries the Priest of Midian’s daughter and becomes a shepherd. One day as he was […]
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Jewish ReligionTo Free, You Must Be Free By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — Moshe is one of the most selfless leaders to ever guide a nation. As a young man being raised in the palace of Pharaoh surrounded by luxury and the choicest material pleasures the world had to offer, Moshe would daily walk out
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Jewish ReligionMembers of group kept away from site after refusing to undergo body searches, which the High Court had banned By Times of Israel staff Members of the Women of the Wall group praying outside the entrance to the Western Wall after they were denied entry to the site for refusing to undergo body searches, despite
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastIraqi forces battling so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters this week made a grim discovery in a Mosul neighborhood, confirming reports from 2014 that the group had leveled the shrine that is said to have housed the tomb of the prophet Jonah, a key figure in the Judaic, Christian and Islamic religions. “Counterterrorism forces liberated Nabi
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastWith Hollywood celebs, far-left activists, and even some congressional Democrats still unwilling to accept President-elect Donald Trump”s surprise victory in November’s democratic elections, disavowing their new Commander in Chief with slogans like “Not My President” and a movement to boycott the inauguration, one prominent left-wing rabbi has found his own unique way to protest the
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Jewish Religion, USASusannah Heschel was just a child in the spring of 1965, when her father left for Selma, Alabama, to march with those demanding that everyone be allowed to vote regardless of their skin color. “He kissed me goodbye,” says Heschel. “And I remember thinking ‘I don’t know if I’ll ever see him again.’” Just a
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USAFLUSHING, New York (Press Release) — Citifield was at full capacity on Sunday — not for a baseball game, but for a day of Torah learning, presented by the Orthodox Union. Torah in the City, an event created and presented by the OU, drew close to 1,500 men and women from the tri-state area and beyond
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Jewish Religion, USAIsrael’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday held a ceremony welcoming a Torah scroll to its synagogue in Jerusalem’s government complex. Attending the ceremony were Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) and Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau, senior officials in both the Religious Services and Foreign Ministries, and representatives from Romania’s Jewish community. The “new” Torah scroll
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastWhat is a Blessing? By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — After a deeply spiritual life, Yaakov is now ready to charge and bless the next generation as they prepare to carry on the mission of teaching the world the greatness of G-d. The angelic glory which emanated from Yaakov must have surely generated an
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Jewish ReligionBy Chris Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — In a breakthrough cuisine at UC San Diego and a plus for the community, a renovated campus restaurant offering hot kosher meals and Halal-friendly ingredients hosted its grand opening Wednesday. And UCSD freshman Nora Yagolnitser’s Jewish grandmother approves. Yagolnitser went to the “soft opening” of
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationJERUSALEM (Press Release) – The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) is visiting Israel to advocate for religious pluralism. Created and led by AJC, J-REC is a broad-based coalition of American Jews and Israelis dedicated to the realization of full religious equality in the Jewish state, and is mobilizing support for the creation of alternatives to the
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — We read in parashat Va-yigash about Jacob and his sons reuniting with Joseph in Egypt. After revealing his true identity, Joseph brought his family there to escape the famine in Canaan. Joseph settled them in Goshen. The Torah says: “[Jacob] …sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to point
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — After decades of unfathomable hardships and a multitude of betrayals, broken dreams, and dashed hopes, Yosef now faces the perpetrators who set into motion this sequence of events. Yosef had maneuvered his brothers into a position that would allow him to attain his ultimate revenge. He was a
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — Pharaoh had a dream in which he saw seven healthy cows come out of the Nile river and stand on the banks of the river. Seven scrawny cows followed and stood with them. At this point of his dream, the scrawny cows ate the healthy cows. Pharaoh continued
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