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Maintaining Jewish life in Israel’s ‘Sin City’

VIDEO – For the purpose of revitalizing community, a hidden synagogue on 126 Ben Yehuda Street was chosen by a young group of Tel Avivians.Once a desired location was found, people needed to be inspired to join Jewish community life.Read More: @ ynetnews.comReaders found more information by searching for:Jewish Life — Synagogue and Communal Life (2)jewish life in israel (2)life in israel (1)You might also ...

Magnificent Old City Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue to be Restored

One of the most magnificent synagogues in the Old City, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, is to be restored by the Jerusalem Municipality. After the successful restoration of the Hurva Synagogue, the Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem Ltd. (JQDC) has undertaken to rebuild the synagogue, which was destroyed by Arabs ...

Madeira to Host 1st Public Seder

On an isolated island tucked away deep in the Atlantic Ocean, some 600 miles from the European continent and 300 miles away from Africa, a most unusual Passover Seder sponsored by Shavei Israel is taking place this week.Thirteen Jews, many of them Bnei Anousim – descendants of Jews who were forcibly converted to Catholicism more than 500 years ago – ...

Lunar eclipse 2010: Moon goes dark red for rare total eclipse on winter solstice

The Man in the Moon got red-faced as the Earth blocked the sun from its view on Tuesday in a rare lunar eclipse.Most people on the east coast were asleep for the incredible celestial event, but the moon was turned blood red for more than an hour from around 2:40 a.m. to 3:50, according to NASA.This was the first time ...

Lucius Malfoy: I understand the Muggle-hate and racism in the Potterverse

Jason Isaacs, the British Jewish actor who plays the evil Lucius Malfoy, key henchman to evil overlord Voldemort and father of Harry Potter’s arch-nemesis Draco Malfoy, told the Jewish Journal on Friday that his character “espouses the language of racism and eugenics.”Lucius Malfoy shares much of the Nazi ideology; he is obsessed with blood purity and fiercely opposes marriage between ...

Lubavitcher Named Jewish Chicagoan of the Year

Yakov Yarmove once had his career path laid out, then went down a different road. Kosher consumers can be happy he did.Yarmove’s official title is corporate business manager for ethnic and specialty foods for SuperValu, the parent company of Jewel-Osco grocery stores and 15 other supermarket chains throughout the country. In that capacity, he manages the kosher sections for more ...

Lubavitcher Bochur to Page at Republican Convention

Lubavitcher Bochur Yosef Abrahamson has been selected to receive the very competitive and prestigious honor to serve as a Page for the Republican National Convention, where Mitt Romney will be officially nominated to run for president. The convention will take place at the end of August in Tampa Bay, Florida.Yosef was selected in 2008 for John McCain’s nomination, and his ...

Love thy vampire, kosherly

The TV series “True Blood” has been so successful that only “The Sopranos” rivals it. “True Blood” is about a world of imaginary creatures. Particularly strange is the vampire world parallel to human society.The series, based on a series of novels by American writer Charlaine Harris, involves a scientific breakthrough: the Japanese invention of synthetic blood, which enables vampires to ...

Lost Sketches of Holocaust Survivor Rescued From Obscurity

Members of the Berlin Philharmonic will perform at the opening of an exhibition at New York University showcasing portraits of Auschwitz survivor, David Friedman, New York City public radio station WNYC reported.In the 1920s, David Friedman worked in Berlin as a “press artist,” who drew pictures of politicians and other prominent personalities to accompany newspaper articles.When the Nazi’s evaded Germany and Czechoslovakia, the ...

London’s Johnson Campaigns in Jewish Areas

Mayor of London Boris Johnson conducted a tour of some of the Jewish hotspots of north London on Sunday ahead of the city’s mayoral election next month.Johnson, who is in a tight race with Labor candidate and former mayor Ken Livingstone, dropped into two of the community’s landmark bakeries to shake hands with surprised customers who were out restocking their ...

Londoner Hosts Seder With a Twist

How did you celebrate Passover this year? No doubt with friends, family an abundance of matzah and a reading of the Haggadah. Of course at the center of the festival is the Seder. And here in London, JN1 has been invited to a Seder with a twist.Passover is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar. It’s a ...

London Students Celebrate Green Sabbath

This past Friday night, 30 students from London’s Imperial College and other universities’ international study abroad programs celebrated an eco-friendly Sabbath with Chabad-Lubavitch of South Kensington.Caroline Glassberg-Powell, a computing student at Imperial College, served as co-host and chef with math student Sam Gonshaw, preparing a kosher menu that consisted of a three-course vegan meal using only nationally-sourced, organic fruit and ...