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Efrat, Israel – Noah was a righteous man, whole-hearted in his generations; Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9) Was Noah truly righteous? And what does true righteousness entail? At first blush, this shouldn’t even be a question. Surely, the opening verse of the portion suggests that it’s an open and shut case. After all, does […]
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Now, more than ever, we are seeing disagreements within the Jewish community about the current conflict, which thankfully reached a cease-fire recently. More and more voices, especially Jewish ones, spoke out forcefully against Israel and its self-defense tactics that included painful decision...
8 Ways to Celebrate Your Jewish Birthday Tips for making your Jewish birthdays a time of meaning and growth. In addition to the date of birth according to the “regular”, secular calendar, we each have a birthday that corresponds to the Hebrew calendar. ( On Hebrew birthdays, everything we do has a heightened importance. The Talmud describes that when the evil nation Amalek attacked the ancient Israelites, the Jewish people placed fighters whose birthday was that day in the front of the defensive lines; the implication is that their birthdays were a lucky day for the soldiers, and might he...