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Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://www.jewishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/JP-Logo-200.jpg https://www.jewishpress.com 32 32 https://www.jewishpress.com/in-print/e-edition/e-edition-august-9-2024/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:22 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701973 .]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/community/south-florida/south-florida-august-9-2024/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:23:25 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702476 .]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/businessfinance/money-matters/the-destruction-of-wealth-six-wealth-killers-every-investor-should-avoid/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:23:36 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702473 Surround yourself with people who derive joy from other aspects of life beyond materialism to eliminate the feeling of constantly needing to keep up with friends in your community.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/ask-the-rabbi/q-a-bal-tashchit-during-the-nine-days-part-ii/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:23:50 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702469 Question: May leftover meat from the Sabbath during the Nine Days be used during the week so as not to violate “bal tash’chit” – the prohibition against wastefulness? Rabbi Yaakov Spivak, zt”l Rosh Kollel, Kollel Ayshel Avraham Monsey, NY]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/marriage-relationships/dear-dr-yael-455/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:23:02 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702466 I know that people really mean well. So next time you pay a shiva call, think before you go - How can I make the person and or people sitting shiva feel more comfortable?]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/judging-jews/2024/08/09/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:49:42 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701928 Justified hate, even hate we hide from ourselves, is still hate.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/daf-yomi-and-encouraged-mass-protests/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:12:35 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702286 Both the U.S. and Israel signed a document in support of the ICC under pressure, but neither of these countries ratified the treaty that established the ICC, and as such neither is obligated to submit to the ICC’s jurisdiction. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/torah/tisha-bav-5784-the-root-and-message-of-jewish-suffering/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:42:27 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702282 All of our nation’s suffering is rooted in the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash. More precisely, our suffering is rooted in what the destruction reflects – distance between us and Hashem.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/an-envelope-from-theresienstadt/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:12:27 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702277 A collection I acquired recently contained an unusual surviving document, an envelope sent by Leo Baeck from the Theresienstadt concentration camp, to Saly Mayer (1882-1950), leader of Switzerland's Jewry and the head of the Joint Distribution Committee in Switzerland. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/tzion-redeemed-in-justice-2/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:42:19 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702272 Because Avraham is no longer physically with us in our world, this personal role is fulfilled through the exercise of the divine attribute that Avraham exemplified – that of chesed (kindness). When the power of the kindness of Avraham is made to resonate in the world, then we will know that the redemption is at hand. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/jewish-columns/rabbi-lord-jonathan-sacks/the-book-of-the-covenant/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:13:29 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701950 What is unique about the covenant in Judaism is, first, that one of the parties is G-d Himself. This would have been unintelligible to Israel’s neighbors, and remains extraordinary even today. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/marriage-relationships/secrets/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:12:15 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702269 It might be prudent to explore why you have kept this secret. Sometimes we are conditioned to be ashamed, embarrassed, and diminished by those who love us best because they worry about shidduchim, or perceived judgment they imagine you will face. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/not-on-bread-alone/expectation-of-redemption/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:08:00 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701946 Many of us have lost it because we don’t see the true value of it. What would having the Beit HaMikdash add to my life that I don’t have already?]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/friends-of-israel/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:48:51 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701924 Papua New Guinea (PNG), located in the southwestern Pacific, opened its Jerusalem embassy in 2023. With 95% of the population Christian, Prime Minister James Marape explained that Jerusalem has been the universal capital of the nation and people of Israel. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/atonement/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:42:22 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702265 Even though the realm of evil may at times become stronger, one need not fear as he has hope and faith that Hashem is with us.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/aliya/curing-the-crunch-medex-fast-tracks-doctors-from-around-the-world-to-work-in-israel/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:12:34 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702257 Due to doctors reaching the age of retirement, the aging of the population, and other factors, Israel is experiencing a shortage of doctors which has become more acute since October 7. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/a-mission-for-the-nine-days/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:42:55 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702253 The Chovos HaLevovos gives us a chilling deterrent from speaking lashon hara. He warns us that if we speak lashon hara about someone, Hashem will take away some of our merits and give them to the person we spoke badly about. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/torah/prioritizing-learning/2024/08/08/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:12:19 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702246 Learning how to politely say no to opportunities that take us away from our top priorities and goals is essential for fulfillment and success. Moreover, once we neglect studying Torah, writes Arvei Nachal, we will lose motivation to study, leading to even more idleness. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-link-between-the-jnf-and-tisha-bav-and-other-miscellaneous-tisha-bav-items/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:20:50 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702185 As the sun set over Jerusalem the Golden, reunited at last, Jews of all backgrounds and ethnicities gathered at the Wall on Tisha B’Av for the first time in two millennia. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/community/jewish-community/new-medical-facility-opens-amid-great-fanfare-at-jewish-catskills-camp/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:50:18 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702168 You get near [the campers] and you see their joy. Some of them articulate it in different ways and some of them can’t necessarily, but if you are in their presence, you can feel it, Yeger continued. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/the-clarifying-effect-of-oppression/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:20:53 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702164 When one realizes he is sinning, there is a psychological urge to either rationalize the behavior, or deny obligation or connection to G-d. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/editorial/post-deif-shukur-haniyeh-assassination-many-moving-parts-in-the-middle-east/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:50:44 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702061 https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/what-choice-do-we-have/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:47:28 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701907 When Kamala Harris took up the mantle of the Democratic Party’s nominee for President, she lost no time in reinforcing doubts Jews have about her.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/jewish-columns/rabbi-shmuel-reichman/the-nature-of-miracle/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:20:17 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702104 If you take a moment to contemplate nature, you will find that almost everything in this world involves a cause-and-effect relationship. The world seems to abide by certain rules, with very few exceptions. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor-august-9-2024/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:50:52 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702048 .]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/let-it-go-2/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:20:49 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702075 Letting things go is generally a virtue, at least regarding releasing acrimonious feelings towards others. However, when it comes to personal struggles and overcoming negative character traits or following through with a life-long dream and aspiration, letting it go in the face of adversity is not a virtue at all. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/editorial/was-she-or-wasnt-she-the-border-czar/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:50:23 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702057 https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/tisha-bav-and-october-7/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:43:41 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=701921 https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/defenders-of-democracy/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:20:20 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702071 Is it defending democracy to bring criminal charges against people who never entered the Capitol on January 6 and to invoke farfetched extensions to charge conspiracy and justify multi-year jail sentences to the point where one defendant committed suicide?]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry-anat-coleman/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:55:26 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702098 Jewish tradition recognizes that there are appropriate times to cry and intentionally carves out times for emotional reflection and preparation, emphasizing that life isn't solely about constant happiness but involves growth through allowing and experiencing a full range of emotions. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry-solly-hess/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:54:50 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702095 If we measure strength in holding back tears, we’ve got it wrong. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry-alexandra-fleksher/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:53:49 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702092 Maybe you just have to realize that whatever pain you’re going through in your life right now is existentially rooted to an original pain: the removal of Hashem’s direct presence in the world through the destruction of the Temples. ]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry-ana-mandelbaum/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:52:46 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702089 Crying is a powerful tool. It is an emotion that Hashem gave us to elevate pain, happiness, sadness, tefillos. May we all be zoche to have our tefillos answered.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry-dovid-m-cohen/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:51:35 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702085 After our meeting, a searing pain gripped me, cutting deep into my soul. The reality of his absence and the passage of time hit me with a force that left me struggling to breathe.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/word-prompt/word-prompt-cry/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:50:46 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702081 .]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/editorial/transgenderism-in-sharp-focus/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:20:12 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702054 https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/how-should-we-commemorate-tisha-bav-after-october-7th/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:50:12 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702065 Our thoughts now must be directed to those families who are still suffering, whose loved ones are still in captivity, and to our brave soldiers who are fighting for our very existence – and to the hope that we are nearing the end of our galut when the Jewish people will be redeemed with the coming of Mashiach.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/editorial/squad-member-rep-cori-bush-fights-for-political-survival/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:20:00 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702051 https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/my-beloved-father/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:50:28 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702039 How could my best friend have left? I didn't say goodbye, I screamed and cried but he was gone.]]> https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/weekly-luach/parshas-devarim-13/2024/08/07/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:20:09 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702043 .]]>