Jewish Journal4d
What the Mezuzah Marks in the Current Moment
Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4y
Stop kissing mezuzahs to lower coronavirus risk, Israeli chief rabbi advises
(JTA) — Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi asked Jews to stop kissing mezuzahs because of the coronoavirus, while a major European rabbinical group published its own directives to contain the ...
Mezuzah torn down at Portland Jewish center, rabbi says
The act of vandalism to the center’s mezuzah has shaken the organization’s leaders and community members, Rabbi Chayim ...
The Times of Israel6d
Pride and Passing
Perhaps passing runs on a spectrum, and in the aftermath of my move I am locating myself on a new spot within it. Perhaps I ...
Mezuzah ripped off door of Jewish Oasis – Chabad in Portland
On Monday night, a mezuzah was ripped off the doorpost of the Jewish Oasis – Chabad in Portland’s Pearl District.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Netflix’s ‘The Club’ offers a rare portrait of Turkish Jews, shattering historical taboos in the process
ISTANBUL (JTA) — Imported Israeli TV has given Netflix several big hits in recent years, largely focused on the travails of Orthodox Ashkenazi Jews ... of kissing a mezuzah when entering ...