A pioneering 18th-century Sephardic silversmith’s Torah decorations to be displayed in US museums for first time
[ad_1] BOSTON (JTA) — In 1725, Abraham de Oliveyra was officially registered as a silversmith in London — the first Jew known to be given a license to practice the trade in the city. Jews had been let back into England just 70 years beforehand following an expulsion centuries earlier, and Oliveyra’s registration established him […]
The Jewish Afghan Story – The Jewish Link
[ad_1] ‘Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations’—From the Song of Moses, Deuteronomy. Cemetery wall. Her name is Osnat Gad, a talented and successful jewelry designer and poster child for the American Dream. Gad, along with her mother, five sisters and one brother immigrated to the United States in 1961 to […]
Who Created the Old City’s Four Quarters And Why It Matters
[ad_1] (Source: Andrew Shiva/Wikipedia) Did you know: The Jewish Quarter occupies just 15% of the Old City and is smaller than the Temple Mount? When touring the Old City, many people visit the Kotel and other sites in the Jewish Quarter (“Rova”). However, these peoplemiss out on 85% of the Old City. The Jewish Quarter […]
Join Sephardic Congregation Of Fort Lee for Selichot
[ad_1] Mark your calendars! Selichot begin on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 7 a.m. Selichot offer a tremendous opportunity to prepare for the upcoming days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, reminiscent of the 40 days that Moshe RabbeInu asked for forgiveness on behalf of Am Yisrael in the aftermath of the Golden Calf. Beginning on […]
Zecharia Dor-Shav: Educating Young Israelis
[ad_1] Ninety-seven-year-old Zecharia Dor-Shav has multiple professional titles to his name. He is a rabbi, professor, educator, psychologist and author. Titles aside, he has dedicated his career to empowering his students to realize their potential and contribute their unique skills to their respective fields of study. Born in Williamsburg, he has spent the past five […]
Fear and frustration run deep around sex-segregated swimming plan at natural springs
[ad_1] Packing for six children and getting them out the door is the straightforward part of Yehuda Fua’s preparations whenever his family wants to visit one of the natural springs that draw thousands of Israelis each summer. Like most Haredim — strictly observant Jews who make up roughly 17% of Israel’s Jewish population — Fua’s […]
Philip Sherman, cantor, actor and ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67
[ad_1] (JTA) — Cantor Philip Sherman’s biggest audience might have been for his role as a judge on the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.” But his most prominent role was as one of New York’s most in-demand mohels, performing, by his own estimate, more than 26,000 circumcisions during his 45-year career. The tally included […]