The Jewish world mourned when Sephardic Hazzan Raphael Yair Elnadav pased away recenlty. Universally acknowledged as one of the worlds foremost Sephardic hazzanim, Elnadav had a wide and varied career. Born in Jerusalem to Yemenite parents, his musical education began when he was a young child.
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David Sassoon (1792-1864), the founder of the Sassoon dynasty in India, and his eight children established an international empire of trade and commerce. They built libraries, museums, orphanages, schools, the David Sassoon Hospital, an infirmary and leper asylum, and charitable organizations which benefitted the city of Mumbai and the Pune Jewish community. In 1861, they built the Magen David Synagogue in Byculla, Mumbai.
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For the past 10 years the Beit Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Turnberry has been serving the Syrian community, in our magnificent and inspiring waterfront synagogue, in Aventura, Florida.
The synagogue provides a variety of daily minyanim, classes and activities all year long, for men, women and children.
What began as a vision became a reality as six of our community schools united and participated in the Cupcake Wars. Each school felt tremendous pride, as they prepared for this unique and incredible event. The afternoon was filled with enthusiastic supporters, cheering on their respective schools, as our communitys best bakers competed, displaying creativity at its highest level.
Anti-Semitic views are rising in America. A nationwide survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that 15% of adultsnearly 35 million peoplehold deeply anti-Semitic views.
Experts say old stereotypes about Jews and money appear to be more widely accepted among Americans at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.
Two weeks ago I turned 90. I have seen some history in my days and I have a story to tellabout just one manbut its also a history lesson on a generation and a century.
I was born a Sephardi Jew in Sarajevo, in what was then a Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia.
For both reasons, my life didnt develop according to my own plans. Instead, I was slapped around by world events.
“And the love they shared was a deep love…”
“And the love they shared was a forever love…“
“And the love they shared was a righteous love…”
I live for my parents – No
I live for my business – No
I live for my music, my writing, my running – No, No, No
I live for my husband – No
I live for my children – No
A group of Magen David High School students recently joined hundreds of other supporters of Israel at a protest rally outside the United Nations. Organized by StandWithUs, an organization dedicated “to informing the public about Israel and to combating the extremism and anti-Semitism that often distorts the issues,” this rally exposed the distortions, racism and lies that have marred the UN Human Rights Council and its Durban Conferences against Racism.
As the new school year began, a group of Jewish teenagers known as JTFC (Jewish Teens for the Community)-CTeen KH (Chabad Teen Kings Highway) got together to kick off the new year. The group, comprised of 15 Jewish teenagers, had their first event at Velocity 17 in Maywood, NJ.
Believe in yourself and you can do anything. Kids hear this all the time and a small group of 15 year olds recently took it to heart. These motivated teens raised $25,000 for the Sephardic Food Fund.
Their goal was to raise more than they did last year. They began working on their event last winter. First they sold SFF bracelets in all the yeshivot, and solicited sponsors for their Chinese Auction. Then, they held a great summer event, which included a scavenger hunt, a fantastic Chinese Auction and bake sale, and a split the pot raffle.
The Jewish Deaf Community Center was first organized in 1992 as an outreach group in Southern California. The organization expanded its mission and changed its name in August 1994, becoming a non-profit organization that now receives an overwhelming number of inquiries and requests nationwide. The Jewish Deaf Community Center (JDCC) exists exclusively for educational, religious, and charitable purposes and does not charge any membership fees.
It was a shattering story that could have ended in tragedy—were it not for the intervention of special people who cared enough to do the impossible.
*Mike, a father of a large family, was popular and well loved in his community. He successfully ran a network of respected kindergartens and elementary schools, until he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, after not feeling right for a few days. The doctors, in realistic pessimism, gave up from the outset, and issued dire predictions, telling his family that it was a matter of weeks. A second and third opinion echoed this view.
Rafael Eitan was a leading figure in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), of which he became Chief of Staff. He later entered into Israeli politics. Stocky, wiry and determined, with sharp, square features, Eitan knew no fear, and, as a field commander, always inspired confidence in the men he led.
