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Tag: Human Connection

0 Politics Culture

The Israeli Hostages Who Forged Connections With Their Captors

Ori Nir in Moment · 18 Mar

The harrowing yet remarkable experiences of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas on October 7 reveal unexpected instances of human connection amid conflict.

0 Culture Ethics

A Hug Saved My Life

Chabad.org · 3 Feb

This personal story delves into a powerful moment of human connection that occurred during a period of intense personal crisis.

0 Education Jewish Law

We are not just counting people — we are making them count

eJewishPhilanthropy · 24 Jan

The article explores the Jewish perspective on counting and elevating individuals, drawing on the biblical directive in Bamidbar (Numbers) where Moses is instructed to conduct a census not merely to tally numbers, but to uplift the individuals counted.

0 Culture Communities

A Different Spin on Shabbat

Flora Tsapovsky in Tablet · 16 Sep 2024

In recent months, Shabbat observance among American Jews has evolved beyond traditional family and religious settings to embrace modern, communal, and inclusive experiences.

0 Holocaust Communities

It took a war in Ukraine for this woman to finally find the family that saved her grandparents' lives

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 7 Jun 2022

In this episode of The CJN Daily, the emotional reunion between Dori Ekstein and Danute Protc uncovers the story of two families connected by survival during the Holocaust.