Category Archives: judaism

Tu B’Shvat Sameah!

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

(video source Jewishfan100) Tu B’Shvat (or the 15th day of the month of Shvat) is a Jewish holiday also known as the new year of the trees. It is celebrated in Israel by planting trees, and this significance is stronger … Continue reading →

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where we come from? where are we going? de unde venim? unde ne ducem?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

I found this story this morning told by one of my colleagues on a Romanian language Internet group. He heard it at a conference at the Bible Land Museum in Jerusalem , so the origin may be in the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Hag Sukkot Sameah

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

(video source gdashdcast) Tomorrow night, on the 15th day and on the first full moon night of the Jewish year starts Sukkot, or the Feast of the Tabernacles. An agricultural festival at origin, as similar holidays of other peoples celebrating … Continue reading →

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Gmar Hatima Tova

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

Tomorrow at sunset Yom Kippur begins. The service in the synagogues opens with Kol Nidre. Here is what wikipedia tels about this dramatic opening of the Day of Atonement: Before sunset on the eve of Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”), … Continue reading →

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Shana Tova

Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

Rosh HaShana – the Jewish New Year is celebrated starting with this Wednesday evening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIiPqYUe3Bw (video source TheSpeedyMedia) First, here are some basics about the holiday… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjlnTh26lyk (video source birthrightisrael) … and a less conventional way to celebrate using animation … Continue reading →

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Invitat: Francis Mantel – Despre telul iudaismului

Posted on January 17, 2010 by admin

Am placerea de a reproduce cu permisiunea autorului un fragment dintr-o interventie a prietenului meu dr. Francis Mantel intr-o discutie de pe o lista internetica. Subiectul este telul iudaismului. ——- Iudaismul este un subiect vast, enorm si grandios. In mesajul … Continue reading →

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