Everyone should stand — together for change— and sing our national anthem

Edit The Miami Herald 20 Sep 2016
Back in the early 1980s, I wrote a column about how I didn’t like our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” because it spoke of “bombs bursting in air.” ... My friends, that column brought on a hail of vicious comments ... 25 ... Oct ... Morning services at 9.45 a.m.; children’s program 10.45 a.m.; shofar sounding 11.30 a.m., followed by a holiday buffet (kiddush) and Tashlicha ... Morning services at 10.30 a.m., followed by kiddush and desserts....

What Should American Jews Make of Ivanka Trump?

Edit The Atlantic 04 Sep 2016
Donald Trump, king of metaphors, has a brainteaser for the Jewish people ... Esther is a Jewish woman who conceals her identity when she becomes the bride of a powerful king ... “You have a lifetime track record of seeing all aspects of a situation and using your judgment in a way that creates a Kiddush Hashem,” or a sanctification of God’s name, he wrote to Lookstein on Change.org, winning about one-eighth of the supporters that Savage did....

Siggy Flicker Opens Up About Family Traditions: Learn More About Those Famous Meatballs

Edit Inquisitr 24 Aug 2016
Siggy Flicker may be a new housewife on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but fans are starting to learn more about this outspoken relationship expert ... What exactly does she want to do in her home in New Jersey that her children can continue with? ... Kiddush is a great place to start! Putting the phones down for a couple hours was tough at first for all but so worth it,” Siggy Flicker points out on her Bravo blog....

Jewish fans find religious way to toast Aly Raisman’s success

Edit Deseret News 19 Aug 2016
by sponsoring a kiddush. The ritual, which synagogues and temples host after Saturday morning services, sanctifies the day (that’s what kiddush means) through food and drink, including a blessing over wine. Family or friends can sponsor a kiddush in a loved one’s honor, often for the anniversary of a death, a birthday or a professional milestone ... “We don’t want to spend $10,000 on a kiddush,” he said....

Jerusalem Campus Welcomes New Class of Students for the 5777 Academic Year (Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Aug 2016
(Source. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion). By Dr. Dave Mendelsson, Director of the Year-in-Israel Program ... Aaron Panken ... At the end of ordination week, we celebrated the annual alumni event with shacharit Shabbat tfila, followed by Kiddush and the Rabbi Judith Abrams lecture given by Jerusalem faculty member, Rabbi Dr. David Levine ... Rabbi Judith Abrams ... A record 25,000 people participated in the parade ... (noodl. 34800855) ....

The Seven Stages of Bernie’s Suckers

Edit The American Spectator 28 Jul 2016
You poor saps. You went to bed with Bernie, and woke up with Hillary. You wanted a relationship, and all he wanted was a one-night stand. He promised you a revolution, but never used his weapons ... Or, at the very least, acceptance and anger ... There was always the Bernie in temple screaming the dues were too high, screaming that every week there should be a free (Kiddush) meal, after services were done ... He was sticking it to the (rabbis) man....

Kiddush clubs rejoice: Israeli whisky gets British thumbs up

Edit The Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2016
Milk & Honey is "in a different category to Scotch and Bourbon," but nonetheless "gorgeous," according to British expert ... ....

Hundreds of Alumni Gather for Alumni Shabbat Experience at The Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem (Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Jul 2016
(Source. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion) ... Beginning with a festive Friday Night Live. Jerusalem Edition, including tefillah, song, and dinner, alumni participated in services and the inaugural Rabbi Judith Abrams, z'l, Memorial Lecture, presented by Rabbi David Levine, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Talmud and Halacha, followed by chavruta study and a festive Kiddush on Saturday ... Rabbi Judith Abrams ... Rabbi Eric Bram....

Jewish Artifacts Unearthed in Poland Glass Decanter

Edit Topix 08 Jul 2016
A backhoe operator working on a construction site in Poland dug up a glass decanter filled with valuables, including Jewish artifacts. Among the objects discovered inside the decanter found June 15 in Minsk Mazowiecki were kiddush cups, silver cutlery, a gold pocket watch and gold coins ... ....

Uganda's Jews dream of recognition as Netanyahu visits

Edit Modern Ghana 04 Jul 2016
By Michael O'Hagan. Rabbi Gershom (C) prepares to read the torah during the "shabbat" service among the Abayudaya Jewish community in a village near Mbale, eastern Uganda on July 2, 2016. By Michael O'Hagan (AFP/File). Mbale (Uganda) (AFP) - In a candlelit room in a small eastern Ugandan village Rabbi Gershom celebrates the 'kiddush' meal over wine as his wife, Tzieorah, removes a cloth covering the 'challah' bread ... ....

Cuba: Jewish Travelers To Embrace Little Known Heritage

Edit The Examiner 08 Jun 2016
It is probably the classic example of a people-to-people exchange envisioned by advocates of opening U.S. relations with Cuba ... Most Americans have no idea about Cuba’s rich Jewish History ... On Friday evening the group will attend services at Temple Beth Shalom and take part in Shabbat services, followed by Friday night kiddush and Shabbat dinner with members of the local Jewish community ... ....

Playhouse Presents 'Fiddler on the Roof,' Shabbat Dinner opening night (Missouri Western State University)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
(Source. Missouri Western State University) ... Show times are at 7.30 p.m. June 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 ... Dr ... Dr ... Dr ... St ... Breaking of the Bread (Challah) Individual Salmon Salad Bubbies Inspired Chicken Soup Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken or Braised Beef Brisket with Mushrooms & Onions Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberry Coli Dinner includes one complimentary glass of Manischewitz wine for the Kiddush (blessing) ... (noodl....

This Spring, the $50,000 Painting Is King

Edit Bloomberg 29 Apr 2016
After a winter of collector discontent, the art market is thawing out just in time for the Frieze New York art fair, which opens on Randall’s Island on May 5. “January and February were particularly bad—really slow,” said art adviser Lisa Schiff ... Photographer ... A painting by Becky Suss, 1919 Chestnut (Three Cities, Kiddush Hashem, Salvation, The Apostle, Mary, Nazarene) (2015), which Jack Shainman Gallery is bringing to Frieze....
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