The people of Galilee were the most religious Jews in the world in the time of Jesus. This is quite contrary to the common view that the Galileans were simple, uneducated peasants from an isolated area. This perspective is probably due to the comments made in the Bible, which appear to belittle people from this area.
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- Rabbi Faivish Vogel, 88, OBM
Rabbi Faivish Vogel, one of the founding Shluchim who built a Chabad empire in England and Executive Director of Lubavitch in the UK passed away on Sunday, 9 Cheshvan, 5785.
11/10/2024 - 8:10 am | View Link - Sydney Community Celebrates 80th Birthday of Head Shliach
The Sydney Jewish community gathered to celebrate the 80th birthday of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, Head Shliach to Sydney and New South Wales. The evening farbrengen, held on Thursday, drew well-wishers ...
11/10/2024 - 1:33 am | View Link - Trump victory; Church of England abuse cover up; Guildford’s new Rabbi
Guildford, Surrey, has had a Jewish community for centuries, though it has lacked a rabbi since the expulsion of Jews from England 750 years ago. Now, change is afoot as Alex Goldberg has recently ...
11/9/2024 - 10:30 pm | View Link - The inspiring story behind the birth of the righteous Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov
In his new book Sippurei HaRif, based on the teachings of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, a touching story is presented about the birth of the righteous Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov. This story, filled ...
11/9/2024 - 7:40 pm | View Link - Columnist and Rabbi: ‘Try to see Trump as his voters see him’
Columnist and Rabbi Jay Michaelson argues that Democrats need to try to understand why voters who didn’t buy into the MAGA movement still voted for Donald Trump. He says, “It’s odd Democrats have a ...
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- What Does It Mean to Be a Rabbi?
A rabbi is a teacher of Judaism. The word itself literally translates from Hebrew to “my teacher” or “my master.”. For most of Jewish history, the primary qualification for this title was sufficient learning to render decisions in Jewish law.
11/8/2024 - 10:03 pm | View Website - Rabbi
A rabbi (/ ˈ r æ b aɪ /; Hebrew: רַבִּי , romanized: rabbī) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. [1] [2] One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as semikha—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud.
11/8/2024 - 2:11 pm | View Website - The Rebbe: A Brief Biography
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory (1902-1994), the seventh leader in the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, is considered to have been the most phenomenal Jewish personality of modern times.
11/8/2024 - 7:01 am | View Website - What Is a Rabbi?
The word rabbi means “my master” in Hebrew. A rabbi is a religious leader of Jewish people. Some rabbis lead congregations (synagogues), others are teachers, and yet others lead informally. Rabbinic ordination is known as semichah. In common parlance, a rabbi with advanced training in practical Jewish law (halachah) is known as a rav.
11/7/2024 - 11:23 pm | View Website - Rabbi | Definition, History, & Functions | Britannica
Rabbi, in Judaism, a person qualified by academic studies of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud to act as spiritual leader and religious teacher of a Jewish community or congregation. Ordination can be conferred by any rabbi, customarily through a written statement.
11/7/2024 - 11:02 pm | View Website - More
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