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by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz When I first heard of the Israeli/Arab organization “Standing Together”, I was skeptical. “Oh, no” I thought, “another bunch of overly optimistic dreamers saying nice things about coexistence and doing nothing”. I was wrong. Standing Together is the largest Jewish/Palestinian grass roots movement in
Issue 2
Shavuot is one of the major holidays in the Jewish calendar – as Rabbi Min Kantowitz notes in her article here – although it often passes unnoticed in American Jewish homes. Falling exactly seven weeks after Passover, this two-day holiday (June 11-13 in 2024) commemorates the date that God gave the Torah
Holidays
by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz The “Tu” in Tu BiShvat is not a Hebrew word! Tu BiShvat (ט״ו בִּשְׁבָט) is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Since every Hebrew letter has a numerical equivalent (aleph equals one, bet is