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Back to homepageRosh Hashanah 5771 / 5772
Rosh Hashanah begins this year on Wednesday evening, September 28, and continues through nightfall of September 30. What follows is a how-to guide to the basics of Rosh Hashanah observance.
Read MoreRuss Feingold will not run for Senate or Wisconsin governor
Former senator Russ Feingold has taken himself out of contention for both a Wisconsin Senate seat and a run for governor, JTA mediates.
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10 myths about Kabbalah – What Kabbalah is and isn’t
Myth #1: Kabbalah is a religion.Fact: Kabbalah is a science – the physics of the overall reality. It is a wisdom that reveals the comprehensive reality that is normally hidden from our senses. Myth #2: Kabbalah is connected to red
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Free Kabbalah course – The Zohar
“Enter The Zohar” is a Flash video presentation of 7 short lessons about The Zohar for people who are seeking meaningful and practical answers about the meaning of their lives, the purpose of creation and their relationships with the laws
Read MoreGwyneth Paltrow plans to raise her kids as Jewish
Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to raise her children as Jewish. Despite “not believing” in religion, the Country Strong actress — who has daughter Apple, seven, and five-year-old son Moses with her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin — recently discovered her
Read MoreAmy Winehouse funeral gets the go ahead
Amy Winehouse‘s funeral can now go ahead after the inquest into her death was adjourned. The singer died on Saturday at the age of just 27 and although no cause of death was given at the inquest — which took
Read MoreNatalie Portman reveals baby name
Natalie Portman has named her baby son Alef. The Oscar-winning actress and her fiance, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, have named their first child — who was born last month — after the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
Read MoreNatalie Portman gives birth to a baby boy
Natalie Portman has become a mother for the first time. The Oscar-winning actress — who is engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied — gave birth to a baby boy, although no further details have been released.
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Helena-Reet tells parents receive one-sixtieth of prophecy when picking a name… what are your favourite baby names?
The entertainment journalist, blogger and Ohmygossip Couture brand developer Helena-Reet Ennet (32) tells naming of your kid is a charming thoughtful spiritual moment.
Read MoreNatalie Portman superstitious over baby: I think it’s a Jewish thing to be kind of superstitious
Natalie Portman refuses to buy any baby stuff until she gives birth. The ‘Your Highness’ actress is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millepied but says she’s not really prepared for the impending arrival because of her Jewish upbringing.
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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 MoreBen-Gurion University honors UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was honored by Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba on Wednesday for his exceptional work as “a widely published theologian and philosopher, whose aspirations for truth and mutual respect of all peoples guide his actions.”
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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Helena-Reet Ennet: I’m disgusted by John Galliano
The Estonian born Estonian-Jewish entertainment journalist, Ohmygossip Couture brand developer and TV personality Helena-Reet Ennet (32) has disassociated herself from Dior’s chief designer John Galliano following fresh revelations about the designer’s attitude towards Jews.
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