‘Earliest known,’ $4 million kiddush cup sold to Ohio museum for four million dollars
Silver cup with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, engraved and inlaid with niello, 3.5 inches tall...
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Category: Religion & Philosophy
The power of a billion prayers
Praying for success in the war against Hamas, for the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza...
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Finding comfort in signs from the other side
By MARILYN SHAPIRO I am not a fan of the supernatural. Except for “Ghost” (I love the chemistry...
Read MoreKieval Institute colloquium to review “Paul, Judaisms and Christianities”
The Hayyim and Esther Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies at Siena University will hold its annual colloquium on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m., in Key Auditorium/Roger Bacon 202, according to the new Institute director,...
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Three-volume Lisbon Mahzor reunited at National Library of Israel
Prayers for Rosh Hashanah from the section of the rare 15th-century Lisbon Mahzor now at the...
Read MoreClifton Park Chabad plans Fall lineup
CLIFTON PARK– Chabad of Clifton Park, located at 495 Moe Rd., Clifton Park, has announced its holiday season programing. From Hebrew school to High Holiday, Sukkot services, and festivities, and a new Tanya study class, there is...
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Dreidels in the driveway: the search goes on
Adam Furgang Garage sale Jewish treasures help me as I find my way back after Oct. 7 ...
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Death and ritual to be focus of Saratoga program
Artist Karen Benioff Friedman’s conception of part of the taharah. (Series of painting) SARATOGA...
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A Chai milestone: 18 Years in Clifton Park
By Rabbi YOSSI RUBIN The celebration marking 18 years (Chai – life!) of Sshlichus in Clifton Park...
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On Rosh Hashanah they are inscribed, on Yom Kippur they are sealed: We prepare for an uncertain future…
The Cohen siblings— The late Laura Appel, Jay Cohen, Marilyn Shapiro and Bobbie Chiauzzi. By...
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Tu B’Av: The rabbis’ gentle reminder to a nation in strife
“The Daughters of Zelophehad,” as in Numbers 27:1-11, illustration from “The Bible and Its Story...
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The Jewish epitaph: We were more moral than our enemies
Israeli soldiers up north near the border with Lebanon, July 10, 2025. Photo courtesy of Ayal...
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