Brazil has an ancient Jewish presence and was home to the first synagogue and rabbi in all of the Americas!
Pleasure is an abandonment of the awareness that you are here, that you exist.
Tzedakah is not merely an act of kindness; it is a Divine commandment and a cornerstone of Jewish life. Why, then, did the Sages not institute a blessing before its performance?
Although the six-pointed star has Kabbalistic significance, its connection to a specific seal belonging to Solomon is dubious at best.
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Jewish History
Sivan 26, 5786
Jewish History
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Jews of Olyka Saved from Cossack Mob
During the Chmielnitzki Massacres (see entry for 4 Sivan), a Cossack mob gather...
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