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Something JewishSomething Jewish >I Never Got to Mozambique In 1988, I was twenty-two years old and living in an apartment in the McGill Ghetto—an area adjacent to Montreal’s McGill University, inhabited mostly by students. On the first night of Chanukah, my identity as a Jewish woman had become a mixture of many things, most of which were questions. Something Jewish >Halachic Analysis: Stickering Cars – Is It Permitted? What should a shul do when do when a car blocks the flow of traffic in the shul parking lot? A lot of shul leaders, of late, have taken to “stickering the car.” These “stickers” are extraordinarily difficult to remove, but the rationale behind it is that the priver would prefer a sticker to being towed. Something Jewish >Internationally Acclaimed Boys Choir Extols Jewish Life in Sold-Out Concert Brooklyn, NY, May 29th, On Sunday, May 19, at an ornate nightclub in Brighton Beach, the M Generation, an award-winning Russian boys choir, offered an amazing display of young talent to an overflow crowd of 500. Against an ever-changing slideshow backdrop, they sang in rich harmonies in English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish, and danced engagingly. More photos in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Analysis: New Rulings From Rav Moshe Feinstein Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l, the leading Posek of the generation, passed away on March 23, 1986. The world lost not only its leading Posek but an outstanding Tzadik and leader. He left behind a remarkable oeuvre of halachic and Talmudic writings, the Dibros Moshe on Shas and the Igros Moshe on halacha. Something Jewish >Halachic Analysis: Shavuos The Dairy Bread And The Korban Cheesecake The upcoming holiday of Shavuos, aside from its most common name, has several others: Chag HaKatzir (The Holiday of the Harvest), Atzeres (Assembly), Yom HaBikkurim (Day of the offering of the first fruits), and Zman Mattan Toraseinu (The Time of the Giving of the Torah). Something Jewish >Forbidden Haircuts for 'Jewish People' Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha details which haircuts are forbidden to Jewish people according to halachic opinions. Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Options Where you can Purchase Kosher MeatRabbi Nachman Wilhelm of OnlineSmicha.com: Should meat be purchased from a Jewish butcher or a supermarket chain. Something Jewish >VIDEO & ARTICLE: Shluchim laud Online Smicha's STAIRS program - New Course Set to Begin SundayAs part of an advanced online rabbinical studies course, a dozen Rabbis from around the world are studying in Online Smicha's new STAIRS program. STAIRS is an acronym for: Smicha Training and Advanced Institute for Rabbinical Studies. Something Jewish >New Restrictions Prohibits Kotel Women From Reciting The Kaddish And Kedusha The Women of the Wall attacked Jerusalem District Police Chief Yossi Pariente’s newest directives on Thursday, which included the prohibition of women from reciting the ‘kadish’ prayers at the Kotel. Something Jewish >Video: Pesach Day 1 - By Online Smicha's Dean, Rabbi Nachman WilhelmRabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha talks about halachos for the upcoming holiday Pesach. Something Jewish >Matza - Food of faith - Food of healing On Passover we conduct two Seders with our families when we eat Matza, bitter herbs, drink wine and celebrate the exodus, then and now. Something Jewish >Review Of New Sefer: Rav Feivel Cohen On Hilchos Tzedakah Just in time for the Pre-Pesach Tzedakah season, Rav Feivel Cohen Shlita, one of the leading Poskim in the United States has released his newest Sefer, Badei HaShulchan on the laws of Tzedakah. Something Jewish >Lipa Documentary Shows Superstar Taking Son To Zaidy's Kever For Hanachas Tefilin Poised on the cusp of the Bar Mitzvah of his oldest child, Chasidic pop star Lipa Schmeltzer takes an emotional journey back through time, as he seeks to continue the legacy of the grandfather he never knew through the son who carries his name, in a documentary titled “Searching for Moshe Yossi.” Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >New Line Of Kids Smart Phone Apps To Offer Jewish Values And Entertainment A well known voice in the world of Jewish music is hoping to raise the bar in Jewish educational software, with a new line of smart phone apps specifically designed for young children. Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Music Video: "Shir Hamaalot" by Yeedle Werdyger Singer Yeedle Werdyger has released his new music video, featuring his new "Shir Hamaalot" song from his most recent album. Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Spanish Town To Hold First Seder Since 1492 A town in northern Spain is preparing to hold its first Passover Seder since 1492. Something Jewish >Rabbi YY Jacobson Supports Jewish Community Watch International orator and spiritual mentor to thousands, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, has published a resounding letter denouncing molestation and supporting the work of Jewish Community Watch. Something Jewish >Seder Wines Get Serious With Super-Premium Kosher Bottles If you remember when kosher wine meant mostly cheap and sweet, you probably also know that the second part is no longer true. Today, there are plenty of quality kosher wines being made around the world. Something Jewish >Homemade Mayonnaise Made Easy, Kosher for Passover too! No more adding the oil drop by drop, beating the mixture in an on-off clunky food processor and juggling utensils while silently praying for successful homemade mayonnaise - that is, for the purist's only kind of mayonnaise, that food which we lesser mortals usually just take off the supermarket shelves. Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Do Children Need to Hear Megillah? Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha: Do children have an obligation to hear the Megillah? Video in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Barclays Center Reaches Out To Orthodox Community In what is being hailed as a ‘first of it’s kind,’ the home of the Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center, is reaching out to New York’s Orthodox Jewish community by offering gender-divided seating at an upcoming concert. Something Jewish >Controversial Subjects in Jewish Law Covered Questions on the laws of kidushin and yichusin, conversion, proof of Jewish lineage, organ donation, definition of life, and many other interesting and controversial subjects were recently answered and discussed by HaRav HaGaon Dovid Schochet Shl"ta. More in the Full Story! Something Jewish >Group Gets OK To Bury 'Shaimos' Damaged By Sandy A Hudson Valley organization has been given authorization from New York state to properly dispose of Jewish books and other sacred objects damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Something Jewish >MBD Sings Shir Hashalom At Brazil ConcertMordechai Ben David sings Shir Hashalom at a Concert on Monday November 26 2012, in Sao Paulo, Brazil's Bradesco Bank Theater to mark the 18th anniversary of Yeshiva Ohel Menachem Lubavitch they were accompanied by The Shira Choir and The Freilach Band. Produced by Yaron Levy of Peal Productions. Something Jewish >Who Gets to Keep Airline Miles Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha: Can an employee keep frequent-flyer miles from business trips paid for by work. Video in the Full Story! |
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