Sacramento Jewish Times

12/02/2022

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A two-day summit on fighting Jew-hatred included more than 50 mayors and municipal leaders from across the globe.

11/10/2022

Today in Jewish History
15 Heshvan, 5783 - November 9, 2022

Passing of Mattityahu (139 BCE)
In the 2nd century before the common era, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks) who, with the collaboration of the Jewish Hellenists, introduced pagan idols into the Holy Temple and set about to forcefully Hellenize the people of Israel. Mattityahu, the son of the High Priest Yochanan, was already an old man when he picked up a sword and raised the flag of revolt in the village of Modiin in the Judean hills. Many rallied under his cry, "Who that is for G-d, come with me!" and resisted and battled the Greeks from their mountain hideouts.

After heading the revolt for one year, Mattityahu died on the 15th of Cheshvan of the year 3622 from creation (139 BCE). His five sons -- the "Macabees" Judah, Yochanan, Shimon, Elazar and Yonatan -- carried on the battle to their eventual victory, celebrated each year since by Jews the world over with the festival of Chanukah.

11/08/2022

Today in Jewish History
14 Heshvan, 5783 - November 8, 2022

Jews of Prague Saved (1620)
In May 1618, the Bohemian Revolt broke out in Prague,triggering the Thirty Years’ War. In November 1620, King Ferdinand IIsuppressed the rebels in Prague in the Battle of White Mountain.Notwithstanding the widespread looting, the king gave orders that no Jew beharmed. To commemorate the miraculous turn of events, R. Yomtov Lipman Heller, rabbi ofPrague, instituted penitential prayers to be said every year on the 14thof MarCheshvan, which he published in Prague later that year. (The aboveaccount was recorded by R. Yomtov in his introduction to the publication.)

11/08/2022

Today in Jewish History
13 Heshvan, 5783 - November 7, 2022

Burning of the Talmud in Venice (1553)
By order of the Pope, the Talmud was burned in Venice on the13th and 14th of MarCheshvan, 1553 (Minchah Belulah, Deuteronomy 33:2). The reason given was that theTalmud contained statements heretical to the Christian faith. Venice boastedmany famous Hebrew printing houses, including that of Daniel Bomberg, anItalian gentile who published the Talmud there during the years 1519–1523.

11/07/2022

REPORT: Brooklyn Nets have delivered Kyrie Irving six items he must complete to return to team:

- Apologize/condemn movie
- $500K donation to anti-hate causes
- Sensitivity training
- Antisemitic training
- Meet with ADL, Jewish leaders
- Meet with Joe Tsai to demonstrate understanding

11/06/2022

The death of Mahamadou Dansago at Beigel's in Canarsie appears to have been an accident.

11/06/2022

home page Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey to honor Goodman family November 3, 2022, 11:02 am Edit Facebook Twitter email Print The Goodman family (Courtesy JFCSNNJ) Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey will honor the Goodman family –- Lawrence...

11/06/2022

In the last days, the FBI received “credible information of a broad threat” to synagogues in New Jersey. Jewish communities absolutely have the right to worship – and exist – in safety and security.

Antisemitism is a real threat, and requires the involvement of the authorities and the whole society to counter it.

11/06/2022

Honors Rabbi Stacy Friedman was voted “Best Spiritual Leader” by readers of the Pacific Sun, a free weekly newspaper in Marin. Prior to joining Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael in 1993, she had posts in New York City, Montana and Victorville in Southern California. Friedman was named seni...

11/06/2022

This week, Shabbat-observant Swifties voiced their disappointment with the dates, which were all slated for during or just after the end of the Jewish Sabbath, on Friday or Saturday nights.

11/06/2022

The comedian, 41, called out the rapper, 45, in the context of a joke about her husband, Chris Fischer, who she has said has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

11/06/2022

11/06/2022

The Sassoons were one of the most powerful Jewish families in Asia. What led to their fall from grace?

11/06/2022

11/06/2022

The headquarters of The New York Times. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Jewish leaders are condemning as inaccurate a New York Times …

11/06/2022

🎉 Big news! At a cost of $18 million, the world's largest Einstein museum is about to be built. When complete, it will contain, among other things, 85,000 documents, Einstein’s Nobel Prize and the original theory of relativity. Read more about it here: bit.ly/einsteinmuseum1025

11/06/2022

A total lunar eclipse will occur Nov. 8, with the moon turning blood red as it slips into Earth’s shadow. It will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.

11/06/2022

“She is an example and model of groundbreaking pioneering.” Brig.-Gen. Yehiel Gozel, chairman of the Paratroopers' Legacy Association, said.