World Jewry and the War of Simchat Torah Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum, 26 October, 2023 It is with deep pain and sorrow that I write these words, but I do so in an attempt to obtain the bird’s-eye view of the
Rabbi Yehoshua Ahrens Inducted into Office by Hannah Einhaus, 20 October, 2023 Henri Mugier (l) and Rabbi Elijahu Birnbaum after the handover of the new tallit as part of the installation of Yehoshua Ahrens as community rabbi. Yesterday, the official
Shaliach Tzibbur: On Being a Public Messenger Rabbi Nir Koren is a shaliach (emissary) of OTS’s Straus-Amiel institute who previously served as rabbi of Monterrey and Cancun, Mexico; Cali, Columbia; and Quito, Ecuador. He and his family are currently working
Parents’ Night – A Reassuring Peek Into Life on Shlichut “And thank you to my parents for bringing me this far…” is the ending of many a bar and bat mitzva speech. The Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emmisary Training Institutes took
First-Ever Course for Kosher Slaughterers in Ethiopia Graduates 12 David Israel | November 29, 2022 This week in Ethiopia, twelve men underwent a training course to become halakhically qualified as ritual slaughterers. The course took place in the city of
To the Diaspora, with Love – opinion Decades after the end of World War II and the creation of Israel – two penultimate events in our people’s modern history – the Jewish community continues to struggle with assimilation. By Rabbi
As 24 alumni families are busy settling in to their rabbinic and educational shlichut in locations across the globe, the Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Institutes are already looking toward the next destinations. This week, new program participants from the
The DNA of a Rabbinical Emissary Rabbi Nir and Andy Koren, June 8, 2022 Nations, just like individuals, possess a certain genetic makeup that defines their behavior, growth, and progress. For the nation of Israel (i.e., the Jewish people), and
Refugees Remember the Fallen A special Yom Hazikaron ceremony was held in the Jewish community of the city of Lodz, Poland, in memory of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Nitzan Kedar, May 4, 2022 As Israel marks Remembrance
Independence Day: Here’s how Jewish communities around the world are celebrating Jewish communities around the globe have created events for Yom Ha’zikaron and are beginning to celebrate Independence Day. Zvika Klein, May 4, 2022 In India, a small hut that
Post-IDF soldiers embark on journey to lead Yom Ha’atzmaut events in the Diaspora The initiative will send a group of young men and women who have recently completed military or national service for a week-long immersion in diaspora communities worldwide.
Post-IDF soldiers embark on journey to lead Yom Ha’atzmaut events in the Diaspora The initiative will send a group of young men and women who have recently completed military or national service for a week-long immersion in diaspora communities worldwide.
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