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PERSPECTIVE ON CONTINUITY
At this time when the disintegration of many Jewish
communities might be little more than a generation away, it might serve a
useful purpose to look back at what happened here during the 20th century
and consider why we now find ourselves staring at what some may consider an
unfortunate prospect .. (
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JEWISH
LITERACY
Since there will be references to Jewish
writings throughout this website, we thought it might be worthwhile
to familiarize ourselves with what the Bible, the Mishna and the
Talmud contain as well as recalling some history of the Jewish
people from about 2000 years ago. What appears below are primarily
notes taken from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s book, Jewish
Literacy...(more
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JEWISH
VALUES
What do we mean when we talk about the
moral and ethical principles, values and laws found in Jewish
teachings and writings.
Some, like Rabbi Joseph Telushkin refer to them as the
essence of Judaism and some view them as the basis for the belief
that Judaism is a “beacon unto the nations” Here are some that we have compiled from
various sources ... (more)
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