BY RABBI DR. GERALD MEISTER, TRAVELUJAH— In the liturgical narrative of the Seder of Passover night, we are solemnly instructed that “in every generation each must regard himself as though personally coming out of Egypt.” The exodus from Egypt, the Passover, is not a one- time event, but the beginning of a continuing process even…
BY JPOST— At least 70,000 people from Israel and abroad gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday for the traditional priestly blessing. The blessing is held at the Kotel – the Hebrew name for the Western Wall – during the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, and also on Shavuot, and…
Think on this: “I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered thought the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions…. It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name….I will show the holiness…
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Hamas terror boss Fathi Hamad is a notable figure. Hamad is both the director of Hamas’s al-Aksa television station and the terror group’s “minister” of the interior and national security. His double portfolio is a clear expression of the much ignored fact that for terrorists, propaganda is inseparable from violence. Hamad’s…
BY HELEN GRAY, KANSAS CITY STAR— This Friday, members of two religions will commemorate events from their faiths at the same time and the same place. St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Overland Park will observe Good Friday at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary, where Jesus’ suffering on the cross will be remembered. And…
South Africa Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, and Jewish recording artist Yaakov Shwekey have created a YouTube Sensation that has spread to every corner of the Jewish world. In a few short minutes, the video shows the miraculous sweep of Jewish destiny, from ancient Egypt to nuclear Iran, helping us to understand our world today.
In Cancun at a Passover evet, dancers perform the most unique performance. They reinact the entire story of Passover by using only their shadows. You’ll see all the miracles and plagues all played out through the shadows they create. You won’t believe what they can do. This is an official video of the live performance.
BY PAUL DE VRIES, NY DIVINITY SCHOOL— “Please remember that Jesus is a Jew,” I said to my Jewish colleagues at our Jewish-Evangelical Roundtable in late December 2011. Then, to the Christian participants, I said, “Please remember that without Hanukkah, there would have been no Christmas.” For the next three weeks we Jews and Christians…
The festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar (this year March 8th) as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16). Purim…
BY TRAVELUJAH— Purim commemorates the events described in the Book of Esther. In Esther 3:8, the anti-Semitic Haman, Grand Vizier of the Persian Empire, tells Persian King Ahasuerus that, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among all the peoples… in your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every people, neither…