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Jewish life in Stockholm (Sweden)
OHMYGOSSIP — There is no ethnic registration in Sweden, so the Jewish population can only be roughly estimated. The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities estimation is that about 20,000 pass the halakhic criteria. Of those about 7,000 are members
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Helena-Reet: How I was considering moving to Belize in Central America or how I went on a whimsical spree
Last week my elder sister casually mentioned: “While checking some Estonian real estate agencies I discovered it was profitable to buy real estate in Belize.” “Where is it?” I asked startled. She answered it was a small country in Central-America,
Read MoreTallinn Chief Rabbi Shmuel Kot: The community continues to expand in many areas
Estonia’s successful national restoration is being highlighted by thousands of cultural events during Tallinn’s reign as a 2011 European Capital of Culture. For Tallinn’s small Jewish population, which emerged from behind the Iron Curtain in disarray, the occasion also provides
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LA Jewish Guide: Los Angeles Synagogues
LA-Jew.com — A synagogue, also spelled synagog ( בית כנסת beyt knesset, meaning “house of assembly”; בית תפילה beyt t’fila, meaning “house of prayer”; שול shul; אסנוגה esnoga; קהל kal) is a Jewish house of prayer. Synagogues have a large hall
Read MoreShemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Guide 2010
Shemini Atzeret begins this year on Wednesday evening, September 29, 2010, and continues with Simchat Torah through Friday, October 1, 2010.
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