🏆Since 1980, the Simon Rockower Awards have recognized the best in Jewish journalism — and this year, https://t.co/4WPvc4NiWz walked away with three of them.
The world's largest Jewish website won top honors at the AJPA's 45th annual conference for coverage spanning the Bondi Chanukah Massacre, the surge of antisemitism rattling Australian Jewry, and a tribute to the legendary Rabbi Sholom B. Lipskar, who spent five decades remaking Jewish life in South Florida.
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As the only Chabad Shluchim serving this area, they are driven with the mission to bring Judaism to every jew and help each person in whatever way needed.
"Dear Rabbi,
I just found out my unborn baby will have Down syndrome. We already have our hands full our other kids. What will happen to the baby's soul if we abort it? Are we wrong for not wanting a child who is not perfect?"
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I was driving my kids home from school on one of those brutally hot afternoons, the kind where the sun feels like it’s sitting right on top of your car, burning a hole through the roof, when the engine sputtered and gave out.
I set my hazard lights flashing and cranked the windows. Heat poured in and cars were flying past, the kids getting restless. I tried calling people, but no one answered. I tried pushing the car to the side of the road, but it wouldn’t budge.
We were in a less-than-desirable neighborhood.
And then, out of nowhere, a man walked toward us.
“Let’s get your car off the road,” he said.
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Brazil has an ancient Jewish presence—in fact, it was home to the first synagogue and rabbi in all of the Americas! Today, its Jewish community is one of the largest in the world, with significant groups of both Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews. Read on for 10 facts about the past and present of the Jews of the largest country in Latin America. https://t.co/Cod2VMSRld
The funeral procession continued to the Jewish cemetery, where, in accordance with Jewish tradition, the rabbi recited the memorial prayers and Kaddish.
A Jewish soul had been laid to rest.
The official farewell ceremony began at the city’s Eternal Flame memorial.
There, Shalit was honored with a formal military tribute in recognition of his service and sacrifice.
It’s G‑d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would give us that as well.
Trust Him. Trust is the capacity to embrace blessings larger than your mind can hold.
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We sign, share, copy, borrow, and agree far more than we realize, often assuming it's fine because it's common or convenient.
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As the community continues to grow, the Mendelsohns are in the final weeks of building a brand new 15,000 square foot beautiful Chabad House and mikvah. This landmark project will greatly expand their ability to welcome, inspire, and support Jewish residents and visitors for decades to come.