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Laurie Beth Goldman. Laurie Beth Goldman Born: 12/18/1949 Died: 10/14/2024 Laurie Beth Goldman, age 74, beloved mother of Hannah and Lillian, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2024, at...
The Shema - Jewish Exponent
Oct 4, 2023 · The prayer “expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God’s oneness and incomparability.”. Wherever you go in the world, or at least wherever you go in the world where there are Jews praying, you will hear The Shema chanted in its original Hebrew. That means that any Jew who grew up learning to chant The Shema in Hebrew can ...
How to Make Authentic Potato Knishes - Jewish Exponent
Jun 12, 2024 · Make the filling: Dice the onions and saute them in oil, butter or schmaltz until soft and golden. Peel and boil the potatoes until soft. Drain and mash them while still warm. Add in the fried onions, mash them until smooth and add salt to taste. (Salt generously, potatoes need a lot). Mix through the beaten egg (this makes the filling smoother ...
Letters: Some Friend - Jewish Exponent
Mar 27, 2024 · IPGGutenbergUKLtd / iStock / Getty Images Plus. With friends like Chuck Schumer (“Schumer’s Speech,” March 21), we don’t need enemies. Bowing to the anti-Israel far left “progressives” now dominating the Democratic Party, Schumer capitulated to keep his personal power.
Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne Keeps Growing
Jan 18, 2023 · Beth David Reform Congregation opened in 1943 as “the fourth Reform temple in the Philadelphia area,” according to its website. Through 37 years in Philadelphia’s Wynnefield neighborhood and then its first two-plus decades in suburban Gladwyne, the synagogue grew its membership base, bought a building and expanded that building to ...
CNN’s Jake Tapper: Anchor, Author and Proud Jew
Nov 15, 2023 · CNN recently sent Tapper on a breaking news assignment to Israel, where he reported on the Oct. 7 attacks and the wider conflict that is taking shape following that fateful day. While in Israel, Tapper had the opportunity to speak with family members whose loved ones were abducted by Hamas and are being held hostage, as well as with survivors ...
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim Planning to Move from …
Apr 10, 2024 · In 1966, Congregation Shaare Shamayim of South Philadelphia merged with the Greater Northeast Jewish Congregation. The unified community later changed its name to Congregation Shaare Shamayim GNJC. Shaare Shamayim means “gates of heaven.” And in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, many Philadelphia Jews were walking through those gates. As shaareshamayim.org explains, a sanctuary of […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris said she is holding out hope for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war as reports emerged over the weekend that negotiations seen as promising were on the verge of collapsing again. Jewish Community, News, Events and More. Serviong the Jewish Community of Greater Philadelphia since 1887.
Ditch Werewolves, Vampires: Judaism Has Own Monsters
Oct 28, 2021 · The dybbuk, which first appears in Jewish texts 500 years ago but was made popular by S. Ansky’s play “The Dybbuk,” is a malicious soul who possesses another’s body. The dybbuk’s foil is an ibbur, a soul that cohabitates a body intending to complete mitzvot. The two spirits point to the Jewish esoteric concept of gilgul, reincarnation ...