Organizers: Part IV: The Fighters
By Sarah Kronenberg - Hot Topics
Nothing in Jewish history has ever been achieved easily and for the early recruits of Zionism to their original homelands they quickly learned that not only would they have to struggle to earn a living and build community they would also have to very rapidly develop an ability to...

The Jewish Holy Days: Part : V
By Jerry Katz - Hot Topics
Shabbat is the most important holy day in the Jewish religion. It is the only ritual observance that has its direct roots in one of the Ten Commandments: "Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath...

The Jews of Ethiopia
By Ellen Minsky - Hot Topics
The Beit Israel or the "House of Israel" is the name given to the Jewish community originating in Ethiopia. One of the Ethiopian legends contained in Kebra Negast, or "Book of the Glory of Kings," says that that Ethiopians are descendants of Israelite tribes who came to Ethiopia with...

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