We continue cooperation with the institute of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and publish specially prepared material for the communities of the EAJC members. Dear reader, To our greatest regret, we publish this article after the death of Rabbi Steinsaltz, one of the greatest philosophers of
On the night of Tish’ah be-Av (July 29), when the Jewish people devotes itself again to mourning for all that it has lost during its long exile; after everyone is seated on the ground and before the Kinot (lamentations) are recited, the custom is that the
Seventy years ago, on July 5, 1950, the Israeli Knesset passed the Law of Return, which expressed the centuries-old desire of the Jewish people to return to Eretz Yisrael and determined who has the right to repatriation to Israel.
Strangely enough, anti-Semitism and a complete devotion to Judaism have much in common. To grasp this, one does not have to scrape the bottom of the soul in order to find the ambivalent connection between love and hatred. The matter is simply that both anti-Semites
We continue cooperation with the institute of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and publish specially prepared material for the communities of the EAJC members. CONTACT BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH The special holiness of Jerusalem stems from its being “the site that God will choose” (Deuteronomy 12:5),
We continue cooperation with the institute of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and publish specially prepared material for the communities of the EAJC members. On Seder night (the Eve of Passover, the central event of the Passover holiday), which is meant to preserve the memory of Exodus
We continue cooperation with the institute of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and publish specially prepared material for the communities of the EAJC members. Throughout history, the Jewish People has suffered from the heavy blows of many enemies. Nevertheless, we are commanded to exact revenge from and totally
Currently, antisemitism is considered a swear word; very few people will openly admit that they are antisemites. There are, of course, various synonyms of this term, which, in contrast, are widely used; but since World War II people no longer talk openly about antisemitism. Still,
Each year, the Holocaust is becoming more distant. On the day of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Jews around the world are still light memorial candles. However, studies show that 48% of respondents in 11 Russian cities were unable to answer the
We continue cooperation with the institute of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and publish specially prepared material for the communities of the EAJC members. The Al HaNissim prayer, that we recite on the holy days of Channukah, contains a detailed description of the events of that time: religious persecution, war,
