I Just Completed 7 Years Studying the Daily Daf Yomi. Here Are My Reflections
In the time of this past cycle, doing the Daf has become much more popular - especially in terms of women’s learning.
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Young People are Behind Most of the Anti-Semitic Attacks Here. Will Holocaust Education Help?
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jyrell McGriff, an African-American eighth-grader who lives in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, doesn’t interact much with the many Orthodox Jews who share his neighborhood. He sees them on the street or on buses. He also has fond memories of a Jewish teacher from years ago. Jyrell has trouble understanding the […]
The Granddaughter of a Cambodian Princess Just Had a Bat Mitzvah
(JTA) — Members of the Cambodian royal family gathered last month at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh for a celebration. There was music, traditional Cambodian dance performances and plenty of food. The occasion? The coming-of-age party of the granddaughter of one of the princesses. Well, a bat mitzvah to be exact. The […]