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NEW YORK (JTA)— See. Feel. Act. These three words are Judaism’s answer to the questions that occur to religious people at this time of great human suffering in Haiti. There are two kinds of questions that we find ourselves asking when we are confronted with scenes such as the disaster that has struck the island nation. More ... My eight-year-old son, Maytav, came home from school beaming with pride. He told us that he had learned all about earthquakes and proceeded to tell us the geological causes of them. Maytav told us about seismic activity, fault lines and the disruptions in the Earth’s crust. He kept telling us more and more. The words came out of his mouth at a very excited pace. More ... So there we were, hanging out on a Saturday night, when one of us said, “Hey, let’s go to the movies!” Simple as that. More ... Tu B’Shevat, the fifteenth day in the Jewish month of Shevat, is known as the “New Year for Trees.” This year, it will be celebrated on Shabbat, Jan. 30. On Tu B’Shevat we take note of the exquisite beauty and bounty of the holy produce of the land of Israel. More ... Columns RSS feed |
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