Rosh Hashanah 5774, First Day

Student Rabbi Emily Jurman

Born in Czernowitz in 1901, Yitzhok Manger was raised in a religious home full of a love of literature. Revelling in Yiddish theatre and raised on folk songs sung to him as a child by his mother, Yitzhok dedicated his life to the Yiddish language, composing poems, writing short stories and ( Read more... )

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As you may have read, there was a bombing at the central bus station in Jerusalem this afternoon.

I am fine, as are all my classmates, friends, and family.

-Emily

Three days ago, I received a call from the NFTY office asking if I'd be interested in leading a Friday night service for a birthright group. At first I was completely uninterested, but I asked if I could think about it and call them back in an hour. After taking some time to think about it, I realized what was stopping me was a lack of self- ( Read more... )

Today in classrooms all across Canada, kids of all ages will be gathering in their assembly halls for their Remembrance Day presentations. They will recite In Flanders Fields, listen to speeches, and have a moment of silence at 11:00 am ( Read more... )

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Had a wonderful day at HUC today! Met lots of classmates, will post more later. Going to bed!

I am on my computer and it's Shabbat ( Read more... )

It's bright and early morning 3 of my life in Jerusalem. Yesterday, I went to the supermarket (Super Deal in Hebrew) to go shopping. I think the superness of the deals was mightily exaggerated. Food is incredibly expensive here, but it certainly does have more taste. The produce is amazing, especially the tomatoes and apples. Normally I don't even ( Read more... )

Well, I'm in Jerusalem! After an excruciating eleven hour flight that I never ever want to do again, I caught a Sherut (shared car service) to Jerusalem to my lovely new apartment, and lugged my three suitcases up a flight of a stairs all by myself. Naomi was there to greet me and let me in and help  me out, and then I went to lay down for a good, ( Read more... )