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The first Torah reading in orbit and 5 other fun facts about Jews in space
It features both Yiddish and Hebrew books on astronomy and astrology ... broke apart shortly after takeoff. In 1985, a Jewish-American astronaut read from the Torah in space.
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What is Judaism?
The services in the synagogue are led by a religious leader called a rabbi, which means ‘Teacher’ in Hebrew. These are the Torah scrolls being read by a boy during his Bar Mitzvah ceremony in ...
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Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel
I was brought up attending a Reform synagogue, and I learned how to read enough Hebrew phonetically to have a bar mitzvah ceremony, reciting my Torah portion by rote memorization. I learned the ...
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‘Mysteries of Judaism’ Encourages Readers’ Questioning of the Torah
One of Drazin’s central arguments is that the Bible often raises more questions than it answers. Many biblical terms and ...