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Yehuda Altein |
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 Rabbi Yehuda Altein is a professional writer, translator, and editor with a private practice specializing in Jewish subjects and handwritten family material. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his family and enjoys exploring genealogy, antique Judaica, and natural history. He can be reached at [email protected] or 347-423-5734.
Is it the same as Shabbat?
Quite a number of things happened on Yom Kippur.
Rosh Hashanah isn’t the only time apples get the spotlight. There are plenty of other moments throughout the Jewish year when we enjoy and make use of this natural treat.
It's the longest year possible; it begins and ends with Shabbat, and more!
The closest star to Earth, it also holds a prominent place in Jewish literature, showing up again and again in Biblical stories and carrying layer upon layer of symbolism and meaning.
Scattered throughout the Bible are a host of shady characters and outright villains who played their own key roles in shaping our story.
They once roamed the Land of Israel and are mentioned quite often in the Bible and Talmudic literature.
While there isn’t a synagogue at the North Pole (yet!), there has been, and there still is, a Jewish presence not far from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
Fire enhances life in a great many ways, while simultaneously being one of the most dangerous substances on earth.
Just because you can legally say whatever you want doesn’t mean everything is right or appropriate.
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