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The Shema - Jewish Exponent
Oct 4, 2023 · The most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy is The Shema, which is also probably the shortest Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy. (One might think that, if the most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy were also one of the shortest – if not the shortest – prayer, then Jewish religious services would likewise …
CNN’s Jake Tapper: Anchor, Author and Proud Jew
Nov 15, 2023 · Jake Tapper. Courtesy of CNN. Aaron Troodler. In the weeks since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, people around the world have been glued to their televisions, computers and mobile devices as they monitor the news for the latest updates concerning the ongoing crisis.
Arts Options Abound This Spring - Jewish Exponent
Feb 1, 2024 · FLOE: A Climate of Risk installation. Photo by John Carlano. Stephen Silver. The calendar may have just turned to February and the temperatures aren’t supposed to break 50 this week, but take heart that the local spring arts season is getting ready to bloom.
Death Notices Archive - Jewish Exponent
Howard A. Finkelman, Esq. passed away on October 28, 2024, at the age of 82. He is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy (Nee...
The Jewish Story Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ Explained
Aug 2, 2023 · The real Oppenheimer shown in an undated photo. (Bettmann/Getty Images via JTA.org) Shira Li Bartov and Andrew Lapin. July 21 was not just “Barbie” release day — moviegoers also filled theaters across the United States to see Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” biopic.
Ohev Shalom Continues to Survive and Grow - Jewish Exponent
Jun 15, 2022 · Ohev Shalom of Bucks County opened in 1976 — just as Jews were moving to the area — and, in that time, it has reflected the evolution of the area’s Jewish community. From the mid-1970s through the ’90s, the Conservative synagogue grew from 25 founding families to more than 700 members, as baby boomers sought […]
Cantor Eliot Vogel Retires from Har Zion Temple After Nearly 32 …
Oct 11, 2022 · Cantor Eliot Vogel (Photo by Sabra Studios) Cantor Eliot Vogel arrived at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley in 1991. He grew up in Connecticut, graduated from Boston University and then the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and served congregations in his home state and New Jersey.
Temple Sholom Adds to Long Legacy of Openness - Jewish …
Mar 17, 2022 · Temple Sholom in Broomall prides itself on openness, a tradition that goes back to Rabbi Mayer Selekman, who served the congregation from 1971 to 1999. Selekman was one of the first rabbis in the area to officiate intermarriages, according to a successor at Temple Sholom, Rabbi Peter Rigler. And today, more than 20 years on […]
In ‘Passport to Freedom,’ History is Dramatized - Jewish Exponent
Jan 6, 2022 · Described as “O Anjo de Hamburgo,” or “the angel of Hamburg,” Aracy de Carvalho was credited by Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem as a driving force in saving German Jews on the eve of the Holocaust. As an employee of the Brazilian consulate in Hamburg from 1935-1938, she helped Jews secure visas to flee […]