…& WILLIAM DAVIDOWITZ ENDOWMENT – To provide an annual subvention for a significant educational, cultural, or charitable project. THE SHIRLEY & ROBERT FORTINSKY ENDOWMENT – To provide financial help for…
…she-bayrach” and bestowing the Hebrew name on the baby during the ceremony. For additional information please contact Rabbi Kaplan. Babynaming for Daughters We welcome girls into the covenant of Abraham…
Dear Friends, Even with Covid, I could not have foreseen all the challenges we faced this past year. As everyone patiently waited for a vaccine and some return to normalcy,…
…Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, while major holidays to us, were barely mentioned in the Torah. Rosh Hashanah isn’t mentioned by name, only as a Yom Teru’ah- a day for…
…forever. Another reason for the prohibition of leavening is that Egypt developed sourdough. It was thick and cake-like, unlike Matzot -the Torah’s word for flatbread like a tortilla or pita….
…must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard…
…prayer, giving Tzedakah, and respect for family are clearly similar. But Islam has one major requirement that Judaism does not have, and I believe it should. It is the Pillar…
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…service award from the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind in 2012, and the Anti-Defamation League Community Service Award in 2013. Rabbi Kaplan received his BA in Judaic Studies from…
…participants to sites of major importance such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Massada and Yad Vashem. Groups of Israeli soldiers travel with the Birthright groups, not for security (although there is…