Backman’s Corner: The most important one-line belief in Judaism
By Rabbi Eli Backman
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
I asked this question the other day on Facebook and received a lot of good responses. Here are some of them.
From the human-G-d relationship category: “Shema (a prayer stating belief in G-d);” “Take it – belief in G-d – to heart;” “G-d exists and has a plan for us.”
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Kedma Mishloach Manot sales increase amid pandemic
By Daryl Perry
For Mitzpeh
@starylize
To celebrate Purim this year, Kedma, this university’s Orthodox Jewish group, sold mishloach manot (traditional gifts of food) to students. Parents also bought Purim-themed gift bags from Kedma for their children to add to this year's festivities.
“A lot of our holidays, unfortunately, are ...