Category Archives: Judaism

Chag Shavuot Same’ach

Posted on 14 May 2013 by

The festival of Shavuot (“Feast of Weeks” or Pentecost) begins tonight, the culmination of the 7 weeks (hence the name) of counting the Omer – Sefirat Ha’Omer.  We are instructed by G-d (ויקרא כ”ג:ט”ו – Lev. 23:15) to count, from … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday – Pesach edition

Posted on 29 March 2013 by

Welcome to this week’s special chametz-free Good News Friday Pesach edition. We start with the wonderful news that over Pesach the number of Jews living in Israel crossed the 6 million mark, making Israel the largest population centre of Jews … Continue reading →

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Chag Kasher Vesame’ach – Happy Pesach

Posted on 25 March 2013 by

This blog is going to continue its semi-vacation over the next week during the Pesach (Passover) festival. I probably won’t blog in any serious fashion (unless there’s a major news event) until after the chag (it finishes on 1st April).  … Continue reading →

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An inspiring message for Pesach from Rabbi Warren Goldstein

Posted on 24 March 2013 by

Rabbi Warren Goldstein, the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, is an amazingly inspirational thinker and speaker. Last year he produced a beautiful pre-Pesach video, and this year he hasn’t let us down. Watch this beautiful video about the importance of … Continue reading →

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How the Pesach story was originally reported

Posted on 23 March 2013 by

For a pre-Pesach sweetener to help you smile through the last frantic preparations for Pesach, here is a very cute video from Aish, along the lines of previous “modern” recordings of historical events. Enjoy! And happy cleaning.

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Good News Friday

Posted on 22 March 2013 by

It’s time for my next Good News Friday installment, despite time being short because it is erev Shabbat Hagadol. My first item for today concerns the burgeoning field of solar energy in Israel. Pop quiz: Which country ranks tied with … Continue reading →

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