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On any given day there are many things that you really look forward to doing, but there are always a few things on your to do list that you dread.  Usually those dreaded chores are on your list all week long.  Initially, this dvar Torah started on the looking forward to list but eventually got pushed back day by day to the day before panic list. It’s easy to remember the things that you wanted to avoid.  I still remember as a child being in bed watching the clock and hoping my parents would not come to my room and say wake up it’s time to go to Sunday school.  As an adult, an avoidance item was going to Shabbat services, however, through intense personal growth and a significant amount of shame, I feel blessed to have found meaning in Judasim and I feel blessed ........READ MORE.

 
 
     
   
   

           
 
   
           
     
           
       
  Jewish World Watch
Newsweek: America Is Buying Chinese Goods—and Supporting China’s Genocide | Opinion

The Humanity of it All: JWW Statement on the Israel-Hamas War 

Tying Together Our Past, Present, and Our Future

3 Years and Just Getting Started

Elie Wiesel Foundation Awards Grant to Nonprofit Trio to “Restore the Rights and Dignity of the Uyghur Population”

  Kveller
These Videos of the Returned Living Israeli Hostages Mean the World

‘Torn’ Is a Nuanced Documentary About the Israeli Hostage Posters in NYC

The Israeli Protest Song That Became the Anthem for Hostages

The Cautious Optimism of Waiting for a Ceasefire

Hostage Families Celebrate the Ceasefire Deal That Will Bring Their Loved Ones Home

 
  American Jewish World Service – AJWS
Kenya’s Indigenous Women’s Council celebrates its first decade

From Despair to Dignity: Supporting Migrant and Refugee Sex Workers in Uganda

Stories of Hope: September 2025

The Origins of AJWS: Reflecting on 40 years of Human Rights Activism

A place to breathe again: How an AJWS partner in Kenya restores hope to young mothers

           
     
  Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Kamala Harris on whether Israel committed genocide: ‘We should all step back and ask this question’

Letting go: Jews retire hostage rituals with gratitude and grief

The war in Gaza is over. The battle to stop Israel from becoming Sparta is just beginning.

Iran, Abraham Accords and Bibi’s trial: What Trump said in his historic Knesset speech

Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again

  NYT > World > Middle East
Trump Touts ‘Very Important Signing,’ but Details Are Few

Trump and Abbas Share Moment of Rapprochement in Egypt

As Hostages and Prisoners Return Home, Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ in Mideast

Trump Calls for Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu. Could it Happen?

A Divided Israel Unites in Joy as Hostages Come Home

  The Forward
How Yiddish authors made a new world writing for children

‘Let us go on this path, on the white path’

The hostages are home. The fight for their future is far from over

Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again

Its sukkah lost to devastating wildfire, Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center builds a new one with help from friends

 
       
     
  Aish.com
Hat and Jacket for Prayers

The Hostages Are Home and We Can Finally Dance Again

The Ceasefire and Return of the Hostages

Soul on Fire: The Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel

Ugly Lies, Deadly Consequences: How Falsehoods Fuel Antisemitism

 
  Jew or Not Jew
Isaac Satanow

Amrita Sher-Gil

Yehuda Bacon

Benny Blanco

Mia Sara

 
  My Jewish Learning
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10 Jewish Sheet Pan Dinners That Make Clean Up a Breeze

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  Washington Jewish Week
Barry Wertlieb

Barbara Smith

Nahum Silverstein

Jewish Academy of Fine Arts Students Pick Apples, Pet Farm Animals at Homestead Farm

Second Graders at Milton Visit Piscataway Park

 
  Washington Jewish Week
Barry Wertlieb

Barbara Smith

Nahum Silverstein

Jewish Academy of Fine Arts Students Pick Apples, Pet Farm Animals at Homestead Farm

Second Graders at Milton Visit Piscataway Park

 
  My Jewish Learning
Zevachim 31

Zevachim 30

10 Jewish Sheet Pan Dinners That Make Clean Up a Breeze

Zevachim 29

Zevachim 28

 
           
           
         

           
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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