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Songs of Celebration: Moshe by the Sea and Naomi in Jerusalem
Jerusalem of Gold is possibly the most well-known contemporary Jewish song, certainly the most well-known Israeli song. People are...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Power of the Spirit: More than a Passover Bar-b-q -Parsha Blog
History documents many revolutions of the oppressed over the ruling powers. In more recent times the French revolution and the Russian...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 5 min
Anxiety, Depression and the Hope of Redemption -Parsha Blog
Over one tenth of the population in the US has been treated with anti-depressant medicine in the past month, studies show. Some people...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 3 min
Desensitization, Egyptian Slavery and the Holocaust -Parsha Blog
Jews scrubbing the streets of Vienna in May 1938 before the war _________________________________________________________________________...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 2 min
The Mountain Fortress of the Last King of Judea
We are standing at the Herodion, the fortress built by King Herod, the last Jewish kind to rule in the past 2000 years. He was a...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 1 min
Jewish Self-Defense: From the Maccabes to Modern Israel
Trumpeldor Tel Aviv Cemetery If you want to know about the history of a place, go to the cemetery. In Paris and Rome the cemeteries are...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 1 min
Chanukah in the Streets of Jerusalem
We are here in Jerusalem in the Old City, a few hundred meters away from the Temple Mount where the miracle of Chanukah happened. As you...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 1 min
Discover the Heart of Tel Aviv
This is Rabbi Jonathan Feldman coming to you from Tel Aviv, and you can see behind me the city, the coastline which sprung out of sand...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
We are all family
This year right after Yom Kippur hit its concluding crescendo with the blowing of the shofar, the synagogue broke into singing ‘next year...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
A Story of Return
This week, which is the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah, we say extra prayers, called Selichot, or Prayers of Forgiveness, to prepare us...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
My Move to Israel by Noa Feldman, 11 years old
Hi this is Noa Feldman. I am Rabbi Jonathan Feldman’s daughter. That means that I also made Aliya. I’m an 11 year old girl moving to a...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 5 min
Happiness, Expectations and Israel
We are going into our fourth week in Israel, and we now feel like the veterans. The first Shabbat was very moving, both Friday night at...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
Shabbat in Israel by Shifra Feldman
Shalom from the Holy Land! It is 3 weeks post Aliyah for our family and I would like to share a few thoughts…. The neighborhood where we...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
First Week in Israel
We landed in Israel a week ago. This milestone is significant because we are used to coming to Israel for a week, and then heading back...
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rabbijonathanf
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
Why We Moved to Israel
Three months ago, we moved to Israel to fulfill a lifelong dream. It is often the most mundane moments of being here in Israel that we...
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