Fabrengen
(Yiddish, time spent together)- Term used by the Hasidim of Lubavitch to denote gatherings at which there are eating, drinking, singing and discussion of Hasidic teachings. The Hebrew expression for […]
Toledo
About five minutes walk from the Samuel Halevi Synagogue, in the area which was once the Juderia (Jewish quarter), is the Maria la Blanca Synagogue. This synagogue, too, is known […]
The Jews of Jassy, Rumania
In the morning of our first day in Jassy, Dr. Caufman, the president of the community, took us to the new Jewish cemetery. “At one time all the area around […]
Shabbath in Basle
Amos Gutermann, who was our host Friday night is employed by a bank in Basle. He met his wife Ruth in Bnai Akiva, where he was her Madrikh. Amos studied […]
The Jews of India
In the summer of 1973 I visited India with my wife and our youngest son Chaggai. In 1948 there had been about 29,000 Jews in India. 20,000 of these were […]
The Jews of Cochin in India
Last month “The New York Times” carried an article by its special correspondent Michael T. Kaufman describing the life of the small number of Jews who are still living in […]
Azharot
On the festival of Shavuot, the Oriental and Sephardic communities recite Azharot. This is the name given to the liturgical compositions or Piyyutim which enumerate the 613 commandments of the […]
Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner, Director of Yad Harav Herzog
Friday, June 2, 1967, six o’clock in the morning the Israel radio announced that a new national government composed of the major parties had been established. The news was received […]
Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin
For more than thirty-five years the name of Rabbi Y.E. Henkin has been synonymous with that of “Ezras Torah.” The Ezras Torah Fund was established in 1915 for the purpose […]
The Sekulener Rav
“Rebbe, do you recognize me?” asked a young man. He had come especially to Bnei Brak to greet his benefactor who had arrived for a visit in Israel. “I was […]