Judaism

Torah

Blessing the People With Love and Joy

Local

Does Birthright Stifle Teen Travel?

Shavuot

Synagogues Celebrate New Arrivals

National

A Different Shabbat for Jewish Family in Watertown

By:

Lisa Hostein

Plans to bake challah for Shabbat became impossible for a family in lockdown in Watertown, Mass.

Local

Drexel Students Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut

By:

Eric Berger

As part of Drexel University's annual Israel Peace Week, the Dragons for Israel student organziation held a party on campus to celebrate the Jewish State's 65th birthday.

Torah

Most Vital Mitzvah: We Must Love All Jews

Achrei Mot-Kedoshim, Leviticus 16:1-20:27

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Rabbi Shmuel Jablon

Parshah Kedoshim contains a plethora of mitzvot. One of the most famous is also one of the most vital. In the verse that begins, “You shall not take revenge or bare a grudge,” we then learn “You shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am Hashem.” This mitzvah, known as Ahavat Yisrael, obligates us to love all Jews. What is...

Education

Teaching Israel Up Close and Personal

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

Administrators at day schools throughout the region say that they don’t take anything for granted about their students' knowledge of the Jewish state. For this reason, the schools devote a great deal of time and resources, both high-tech and more traditional means, to offer students as broad a perspective as possible on modern Israel.

Education

Online Learning Grows at Cyber Pace

Colleges Getting  In On the Act

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Deborah Hirsch

Thanks to the explosive growth of massive open online courses, otherwise known as MOOCs, you can study all sorts of subjects from the comfort of your home.