It's All Relative: The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America
“It’s All Relative: The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America”
by Chaim I. Waxman
“It’s All Relative: The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America”
by Chaim I. Waxman
Are there any Jews in Ghana?' I was asked this question numerous times after my return from Sub-SaharanAfrica in January, 2008. I had participated in a service trip with the AmericanJewish World Service (AJWS) through which 25 rabbinical students from acrossthe denominational spectrum, together with group leaders and ascholar-in-residence (Rabbi Rolando Matalon of Congregation Bnei Jeshurun inNew York,) had visited a village in Ghana to work with the local community andto learn about the challenges facing people there.
Daily Birkat Kohanim in the Diaspora
We continue to reach thousands of people annually through our National Scholar program, combining classes, teacher trainings, and publications to promote the core values of our Institute.
There are several upcoming classes and programs in January and February:
Building an Environmentally Sensitive Religious Community
Our question is surely of great interest to Jews everywhere, but in the State of Israel it has existential force, and must be confronted every day. As we were writing this article, a brouhaha developed over an Arab justice on the Supreme Court who refused to sing Hatikvah at the installation of the new Chief Justice.