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Little Trees

Tu BeShvat (the Jewish New Year of the Trees) begins in the evening of Wednesday 24th Jan, 2024 and ends in the nightfall of Thursday 25th…
Little Trees

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Child Murderers

Mar 10, 2023
Brainwashed moms give out candies to celebrate the homicidal madness of their twisted children and so it goes…

Who are the Mizrahi Jews?

Feb 09, 2023
In the second century CE, the Romans exiled the Jews of Judea and created a far flung diaspora which saw many…

Shalom Adventure Survey

Dec 26, 2022
We are inviting you to take our survey about improving Shalom Adventure Magazine. Shalom Adventure Team…

Shalom Adventure Free Apps

Sep 21, 2022
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Shalom Adventure TV Show

Sep 21, 2022
We are excited to introduce the Shalom Adventure TV show which contains 13 Episodes and was filmed in Israel…

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Parashat Terumah

Parasha for the Week: Terumah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19Haftarah for the Week: 1 Kings 5:12 -…

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Mama and the Four Legged Chicken

My mother's parents came from small shtetles in the vicinity of Grudno and kuvno in czarist russia, emigrating in the 1880's. Her Father…
Mama and the Four Legged Chicken

How Education Kept Judaism Alive

An entire nation of intellect and innovation began with ancient schools emphasizing long passages of memorization and discussion.
How Education Kept Judaism Alive

Stone

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT . DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE…
Stone

Correct Terminology

Throughout the years of my marriage (almost twenty) I've tried to make my wife Yiddish savvy.
Correct Terminology

Getting Real

The "getting real" phenomenon voices itself through the postmodern buzz words "authentic," "passion," "chill," "sharing," "praxis," and,…
Getting Real

Jews vs Israelites vs Hebrews

The words "Jews," "Israelites" and "Hebrews" have similarities but they are not synonyms. Using words correctly leads to healthier…
Jews vs Israelites vs Hebrews

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Whole Megillah

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, and we, being JewsMy girlfriend and me -- we had nothing to do.... The Gentiles were home, hanging…

Ancient Legacy of Chinese Jews

The Chinese government, which now recognizes Jews as an official Chinese ethnic group, is also paying more attention to the country's…

Jewish Community in Ghana

The House of Israel in Ghana is a Jewish community, which claims to have a connection to the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel.

Aliyah from Ethiopia

The Addis family is reunited in Israel after waiting nearly twenty years to make Aliyah from Ethiopia.

Prayer and Teshuvah

GOD WANTS YOUR HEART, AND PRAYER IS THE MEANS by which your heart is offered to Him. "When you pray, rather let thy heart be without words…

Calendar of Jewish Persecution

Calendar of Jewish Persecution70 A.D. Destruction of Jerusalem 1,100,000 Jews were killed and 97,000 taken into slavery and captivity.

Abundant

“For the Lord hath chosen Zion... I will bless her with abundant provision.” Ps. 132: 13, 15. God’s idea of abundance must be different…

The Aircraft Plot

On June 15, 1970, a group of Soviet dissidents gathered at Smolny Airport outside Leningrad. They had bought all the seats on a…

The Struggle

Only God knows the future, the past too ugly to repeat.I live here in the present to wander earth on believer’s feet. Does some tragic…

The Immortal Jews

If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one per cent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in…

Great Lessons from Grapes

I was eating some tasty grapes and started to think of some things I noticed before but didn’t give much thought.

There IS Help for the Hopeless

…When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me (Micah 7:8). Until I entered my 50s, I had never been depressed in my entire…

Torah Commentary

A new set of Bible commentary on the Torah highlights the Parashah from the Torah, the Haftarah from the Tanak, and a portion from the…

Steve Wohlberg

Steven Wohlberg was walking along the beach with Seth, his 2-year-old son, when Seth saw some other boys throwing stones into the water.…

Match Maker

I remember watching the classic Jewish film “Fiddler on the Roof” and there is one scene where the sisters started singing the matchmaker…

Louis Brandeis. Dry Bones

Another entry in the Zionist series: Micky Marcus, the retired U.S. Army Colonel who joined the "impossible" Jewish fight to beat off the…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a United States Supreme Court Justice, died on Sept 18, 2020 at the age of 87.

David Ben Gurion. Dry Bones

The latest in my new Dry Bones cartoon series called "The Zionists".Today's offering features David Ben Gurion.

Entebbe Day

A 4th of July has never passed since 1976 that I haven't celebrated Entebbe Day.

Jews in Sports

The Genesis Prize Foundation created the video "Jews in Sports" as shown below to honor Jewish achievements in sports and athletics over…

Or Zarua La Tsadik

When I stood up to sing this chant for the Jewish high holy days as the tenor lay cantor in a large reform synagogue, my mind immediately…

I Was Never Alone

Geneva Wood is a 90-year-old resident of Life Care Center, a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington famous for being one of the first…

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker was one of the greatest tenors to ever sing for the Metropolitan Opera. He was also an orthodox Jewish cantor. He ranked as…

Sarah Halimi

The Court of Appeal in Paris, France just excused the criminal trial of Kobili Traore, accused of murdering a 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish…

Glick

Glick (Yiddish word for Hope) One of the most haunting Yiddish songs of past years was a song called Glick, the title of this article. It…

What Does it Cost to be Faithful

The ancient story of Job (whom many people believe was written by Moses) in the Bible has encouraged many men and women throughout the ages.

Is Halloween Harmless Fun?

In the month of October, the neighborhood where I used to live, in some places looked like an alien planet.

Amazing Growth

The amazing video below shows the dramatic change in religious populations around the world with some very shocking facts and important…

Miss Iraq and Miss Israel

Sarah Idan, the Iraqi-born model and musician crowned the 2017 winner of the Miss Iraq pageant, has received numerous hateful comments and…

God Calls You by Name

“Oh look, here comes Shorty.” We’ve all heard someone do it. We may have done it ourselves--identify someone by their deficiency. An old…

Phish - Yerushalayim Shel Zahav

"Jerusalem of Gold" (ירושלים של זהב‎, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav), a song so well known it might be considered by some as the better…

Maimonides: Life and Legacy

Moshe ben Maimon, more commonly referrred to as “Maimonides” as derived from the the Greek translation of “Moses, son of Maimon,” or the…

Jewish Division: Omar

The Jewish community seems divided over how to respond to US congress person Ilhan Omar and her open anti-Semitism.

Jesus was a Palestinian?

The NY Times, Ilhan Omar, & the Palestinian government all falsely referred to Jesus as a Palestinian.

Ukranian Elections

First a comedian, then later the mayor of the city of Vinnytsia, Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide in the polls to be elected the…

Jexodus

Inspired by a deep desire to follow the mitzvah of tikkun olam - doing good in or repairing the world - and further fueled by a sense of…

Exploring Jewish Life in Iran

Despite living in a country whose government openly wishes for the complete and utter annihilation of the Jewish state, many Jews feel safe…

The Adventure Of Shalom

Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. I know it, you know it, and most of the world knows the word shalom.

As a Little Child

I was not raised in a highly observant home. When I began to practice my faith, I soon discovered that I was operating from a deficit.

I am the Jewish Nurse

The monster who murdered 11 people in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was treated by two Jewish nurses and one Jewish doctor.…

Women in the IDF

Women in the military is not a new concept in Israel. Women have served in military capacities in Israel since before the founding of the…

Verdi Terezin

A deep love of his country, a desire for his native Italy to be freed from foreign rule and unified, and death of fellow composer Gioachino…

Am I the Enemy?

Growing up in a Muslim, Palestinian-refugee home in Kuwait, how could he have ever known that one single conversation would turn his world…

Truman and Jacobson

Before there was AIPAC, before there was Israel, one man’s friendship with President Truman helped change history.

The Forgotten Refugees

Shortly after 1948 over 850,000 Jews were expelled from the very countries they called home in the Middle East.

A Jewish Grave

There are various Jewish traditions regarding how to deal with death.

Bitten by Love

I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a story about a man who was attacked and killed by a dog he had recently adopted from a…

A Strange Anti-Semitic Story

In the city of Miskolc located in hungry there was a teenager named Csanad Szegedi who became attracted to neo-Nazism.

Who is a Jew Survey Part 2

In our last survey we told a story of two people. David was raised Jewish and became a rabbi. Barry was raised as a Catholic and became a…

Mensch on Wheels

Bubbe has an app for you! She's 84 and she's taking the tech world by storm.

It's Cold

Worry no more. This bubbe invented a new app to fix an age old problem.

Who is the Real Jew?

Two baby boys are born at the same time in the same hospital in NYC. One is named David and one is named Barry. David’s parents are Jewish…

Should Jews Get Tattoos?

People get tattoos for various reasons. Tattoos are often considered to be the symbol of a rebel who isn’t afraid to do their own thing.…

Song of Ruth

During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons…

Ethiopian Jews of Israel

The amazing story of the Ethiopian Jews of Israel. It's a story about faith, living up dreams and overcoming everything. This is the core…

Who Are Sephardic Jews?

Sephardic Jews are from Spain and Portugal. Sephardic custom claims the original Jews in Spain were exiles spoken of in the Jewish book of…

Lessons From Mrs Bleach

Mrs. Bleach actually could have been a male, I don’t really know, but I loved “her.” As a child one of my chores was washing the dishes,…

Sovereignty Over Jerusalem

Jerusalem is one of the most contested cities in the world. During the Six-Day War in June 1967, the Israelis captured the eastern part of…

No, Just No

Many believers seem to have this notion that setting limits with others by turning down requests and/or distancing themselves from others…

The Independent

We tell boys not to cry. We define a “real” man as someone that does not need anyone’s help and keeps his feelings to himself. Girls are…

PM Congressional Speech

Some people in congress have threatened to boycott Israel's Prime Minister's speech to congress because of pressure from the White House.…

Children are People Too

Parents may say they love all of their children the same and most people would agree they should, but it isn't uncommon for families to…

Mr & Mrs

When people think of finding "the one" or Mr. or Mrs. Right they usually are thinking of finding someone that is compatible with them. And…

Rabbi David Saperstein

The White House announced on July 28, 2014 that Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein would be nominated to serve as Ambassador at Large for…

A Beautiful Story

A Grandson of slaves, a boy was born in a poor neighborhood of New Orlean known as the "Back of Town." His father abandoned the family when…

A Few Thoughts on Prayer

Prayer is essentially a response to God's call for us, a kind of teshuvah (תְּשׁוּבָה), or turning (shuv) to God. God's love for us is the…

How to Respect Jewish Culture

Jewish culture dates back thousands of years. Respecting Jewish culture and traditions is a matter of acceptance and respect. A variety of…

Jewish Identity

"More than nine-in-ten Jews (94 percent) agree they are 'proud to be Jewish. Three-quarters (75 percent) say they have a strong sense of…

Summertime in New York

With the days getting cooler and shorter now, we are more comfortable remembering the long, hot summers of years past. Summertime in the…

Whose Jerusalem

Timeless Quotes:"Jews! Unique nation of the world! For thousands of years the tyranny of the world has succeeded in depriving you of your…

Prayer Goes Back to Court

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a prayer case this term. In Greece, New York, an upstate town of about 100,000 people, the town council…

Jeff Persitz

Jeff Persitz has always been a type-A let’s go for it kind of person. From the time of his bar mitzvah being busy was a daily prerequisite.…

The Story of Moses

Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, had made a law that every boy baby of the Hebrew race should be killed, and there was great sorrow because of…

Haunting Words at Koch's Grave

"I'm not afraid of death," said Ed Koch, the former New York mayor who died Friday at the age of 88. "I believe in God. I believe in the…

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Jewish Community in Ghana

The House of Israel in Ghana is a Jewish community, which claims to have a connection to the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel.

Aliyah from Ethiopia

The Addis family is reunited in Israel after waiting nearly twenty years to make Aliyah from Ethiopia.

Match Maker

I remember watching the classic Jewish film “Fiddler on the Roof” and there is one scene where the sisters started singing the matchmaker…

Louis Brandeis. Dry Bones

Another entry in the Zionist series: Micky Marcus, the retired U.S. Army Colonel who joined the "impossible" Jewish fight to beat off the…

There IS Help for the Hopeless

…When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me (Micah 7:8). Until I entered my 50s, I had never been depressed in my entire…

Sarah Halimi

The Court of Appeal in Paris, France just excused the criminal trial of Kobili Traore, accused of murdering a 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish…

Jews in Sports

The Genesis Prize Foundation created the video "Jews in Sports" as shown below to honor Jewish achievements in sports and athletics over…

I Was Never Alone

Geneva Wood is a 90-year-old resident of Life Care Center, a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington famous for being one of the first…

Entebbe Day

A 4th of July has never passed since 1976 that I haven't celebrated Entebbe Day.

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