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written by Rabbi Tzvi Guttman called “The Shechinah Wails in Grief” tells of the terribly painful and heartbreaking story of his experiences during the Holocaust. He is grieving over the death of his two sons who died al kiddush Hashem. He shares his sorrow of their death as well as many other Jews who were lost along with their family members. He witnessed the death of his two sons in front of his eyes. They were shot at along with many others, including Rabbi Guttman himself, but, Rabbi…

What were the strongest forces in shaping your worldview? Rabbi Mark Goldfarb grew up in a Jewish home and went to temple services, participating in the various activities, youth groups, and holidays that they celebrated. After going through a difficult time in his life, his beliefs solidified and became his own. He attended seminary as well, which further developed his understanding and adoption of Judaism. The strongest forces that shaped Rabbi Goldfarb’s worldview, then, were growing up in…

In Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ video “Science versus Religion,” Rabbi Sacks talks to three different atheist scientists who are working on the frontline of scientific breakthrough. He talks to them to see if science and religion can agree on certain topics or if they will forever be in conflict. (add more) Neuroscientist, Baroness Susan Greenfield was the first person Rabbi Sacks conversed with. She is a professor at Oxford, currently researching the human conscience and (attempting) to…

people who can help my children and they’re doing their best and they’re underpaid. I thought it was time to try and make a difference. That’s how I came to create Corks and Forks,” said Levy Lieberman. With a jolt of energy, he turned to help the rabbis at Cheder Menachem and, working together with several younger parents, he went ahead with the organization of a glitzy banquet that would be enticing and affordable. In 2014, he collected a sum of money that resulted in every single teacher at…

Rabbi Eliezer b. Nathan’s Message to Future Generations O God, Isolent Men was written in the early twelfth century by Rabbi Eliezer b. Nathan, with the purpose of divulging current and future jewish generations of the fact that the jews who took their own lives and the lives of their loved ones in the face of crusade slaughters were justified in doing so and deserve to be avenged. To get this message across, Rabbi Eliezer b. Nathan sheds negative light upon the character and actions of the…

Covenantal ideology underscores this particular excerpt and is the key to understanding the interactions between the two characters: Hadrian and Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakkai. A covenant is a general obligation concerning two parties. God established a covenant with Israel and gave them commandments in which they lived by to make them his kingdom of priests, a holy nation. The Jewish people made a covenant…

Judaism went through a period of time where it was led by religious leaders who established institutions and helped spread Jewish ideas in a more structured environment. What came as a result of this period were compilations of works and Rabbis to explain those works. Rabbis began passing on the teachings of Moses through the interpretation and enacting of the religious laws of Judaism. At the time the Jews had been struggling with a crisis and self- identity both geographical and spiritual…

There is also a slight difference that distinguishes Orthodox from Conservatives when it comes to rabbis. The word rabbi originates from the Hebrew and it means teacher (Rich). So in Judaism rabbi is pretty much like a priest. In Orthodox Judaism rabbi can only be a male, Orthodox worshipers do not ordain women as rabbis (Rich). However, in Conservative Judaism movements began to allow women to become rabbis in the last few decades. According to Orthodox Jewish belief, the tradition obligates…

main Lubavitch movement was headquartered in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, although it also had village established by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson in Israel since 1949 known as Kfar Chabad. Since Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson’s passing in 1950, he and his work was succeded by his younger son-in-law Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson greatly encouraged the Jews who lived in Communist states. He sent many emissaries on covert missions to…

them like their parents or grandparents, and for other people it's a celebrity or athlete. In Snow In August by Pete Hamill, Michael has infact three very special people in his life that he looks up to. These are his role models. His role models are Rabbi Hirsch, his mom Kate, and Jackie Robinson. "Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.”(Napoleon Hill). Napoleon Hill was a famous author in the mid…