From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Rabbi Judah, King Hezekiah… and a Cancelled Fast
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – One of the most revered figures in Jewish memory was the Patriarch Rabbi Judah I ben Simeon. Talmudic tradition singled…
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From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: The flying ‘nuns’
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – There is a brief passage in the book of Numbers that is uniquely enclosed by special symbols, backward versions of…
JAHSENA brunch to feature presentation by Dr. Eric Schloss: June 26
(AJNews) – The Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta is holding a special brunch on Sunday, June 26 at the Fantasyland…
Before WWII, Jewish mobsters kept Nazis at bay in the US — with their fists
by Howard Lovy (JTA) — The way author Michael Benson tells it, one day in 1938, New York judge and Jewish communal leader Nathan Perlman…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A grain of truth
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Each of the biblical pilgrimage festivals has both an agricultural and a historical significance. Thus, Passover is situated in the…