Barechu

Barechu is a part of the Jewish prayer service, functioning as a call to prayer. It is recited before the blessings over the Shema at Shacharit and Maariv, and before each aliyah in the Torah reading. Some congregations also recite it toward the end of both Shacharit and Maariv, for the benefit of those who arrived late to the service.

Stop Iran Rally

The Stop Iran Rally took place in Times Square, New York City, on July 22, 2015. The rally was against the just-signed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was perceived to give Iran the ability to gain a nuclear weapon. Protestors and speakers

929: Tanakh B'yachad

929: Tanakh B'yachad is a project for learning one chapter of Tanakh per day, totaling 5 chapters per week. The name '929' refers to the total number of chapters in the Tanakh

Veyiten Lecha

Veyiten Lecha is a collection of verses recited by Jews on Saturday night at the conclusion of Shabbat. Nusach Ashkenaz and the Italian Nusach recite this towards the end of the Maariv service, whereas Sephardim and Nusach Sefard postpone it until after

Yad Leah

Yad Leah is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which sends clothing to poor families in Israel. It was founded in 2004 by Passaic resident Jessica Katz and Beitar Illit resident Karen Milch Thaler. It distributes tens of thousands of

Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat

In Jewish religious law (halakha), Jews are commanded to rest on Shabbat, and refrain from performing certain types of work. Some of the activities are considered to be prohibited by biblical law, while others became prohibited later on, due to rabbinic

Mesivta Zichron Baruch

Mesivta Zichron Baruch,, established in 2007 and, also known as Mesivta of Clifton, is an Orthodox Jewish high school in Clifton, New Jersey led by Rabbi Halberstadt

The Next Decade (book)

The Next Decade is a 2010 speculative nonfiction book by George Friedman, who addresses the United States' relationships with other countries and the state of the world in general throughout the 2010s

List of Talmudic principles

The Talmud uses many types of logical arguments. Some of the most common arguments and terms are discussed here

Maariv

Maariv or Maʿariv, also known as Arvit, is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening Shema and Amidah

Samuel Clift

Samuel Clift was an early English settler in the Province of Pennsylvania