Sefaria.org Adds Two Amazing Dictionaries to Their Library

Marcus Jastrow

Do you know who the rabbi in the picture is? Many won’t recognise him by face! He lived from 1829-1903 and was a progressive and reform rabbi in America. With all this, most would be surprised to find out just how many outstanding Talmudic scholars of today have gained something from this man…

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Hinduism’s Message to the Jewish People – Rabbi Gutman Locks

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In this week’s Parshah – Parshat Chayei Sarah – we learn about the children born to Avraham through his wife Keturah. There is something interesting regarding the names of the children and grandchildren and how if one pays attention, one can see a connection between those names and Hinduism today. There is much to learn, and Reb Gutman Locks teaches us some valuable messages of Hinduism to the Jewish people. See video below.

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The Rebbe Who Left Judaism (includes video)

George Nagel Rebbe of Yablono The Yablono Rebbe (young) at Kfar Chassidim

The following story has recently come to light. I don’t think many have heard it before and if everything about this story is true, it is most likely that only the very closest of family ever knew it having kept it a secret all these years. If indeed the story shared in the video below is true, it is certainly an amazing one and one from which we can all learn. I am presenting the facts as they are told.

Perhaps two of the greatest lessons we can learn from the story are:

  1. Even when one is on the right path doing the right thing, it is only too easy to take a turn away from it.
  2.  Even if one has lost one’s direction, and one has gone onto a path away from Judaism, it is never too late to return.

If a Rebbe can manage to get pulled off the path of Judaism – so can anyone. If a Rebbe who has distanced himself from Judaism so completely as to end up on a completely secular path – but can find his way back to a true path, then so too, can anyone.

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Muslim from Gaza – Now a Jew in Israel (video)

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An amazing story about an Arab who found his way to Judaism. What is it that attracts someone from another religion and way of life to come closer to Judaism? It is surely a Jewish soul and the genuine desire to be close to God. Enjoy the video!

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Jewish Meditation – A Quick Beginners Guide by Rabbi Gutman Locks

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Rabbi Gutman Locks shares with us what Jewish meditation is all about. For those who don’t know Gutman’s story, see my post on my other blog: Story of Gutman Locks – From Guru in India to Putting Tefillin on Others. Here is a great introduction to appreciating a difference between Jewish meditation and the meditation of other religions.

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Near Death Experience – Rabbi Alon Anava’s Story (video)

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Rabbi Alon Anava shares with us his personal story of his near death experience. Living his life as any secular person might, he never imagined the experience of death could be what it was to him. It changed his life, and today he has forsaken his secular way of life and chosen the road to true life – by studying and teaching Torah. Watch this compelling and powerful video and hear his story:

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