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Tag: Tefillin

0 Sports Holidays

Koufax’s Yom Kippur Decision

Aaron R. Katz in Tablet · 22 Sep 2015

In 1965, Sandy Koufax made a notable decision to sit out of Game 1 of the World Series in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religion.

0 Culture Literature

It Smokes a Man

Eli Rosenblatt in Tablet · 16 Sep 2015

Yitskhok Berliner, a Modernist Yiddish poet born in Poland in 1899 and eventually moving to Mexico, is known for his evocative poems about the marginalized in Mexico City, reflecting his Jewish background in a new linguistic environment.

0 Jewish Law Prayer

A Moving Minyan on the Commute to Tel Aviv

Aaron R. Katz in Tablet · 17 Mar 2015

A Jewish man living in Israel describes his commute on the train from Beit Shemesh to Tel Aviv where a group of men create a moving minyan to pray the Shacharit service together.

0 Gender/Identity Jewish Law

The First—and Last—Time I Wore Tefillin

Rebecca Klempner in Tablet · 10 Jul 2014

The author reflects on their first and last experience wearing tefillin at age 15, feeling conflicted about the traditional Jewish practice as a staunch feminist raised in a feminist household where traditional gender roles were challenged.

0 Sports History

Did Sandy Koufax Lay Tefillin During the 1965 World Series?

Aaron R. Katz in Tablet · 4 Apr 2014

Sandy Koufax, the legendary Jewish pitcher for the Dodgers, made a cultural impact by choosing not to pitch on Yom Kippur during the 1965 World Series, leading to a lesser-known encounter the next day with Lubavitcher Rebbe follower Moshe Feller, who gifted Koufax a pair of tefillin.

0 Holocaust Literature

Between My Father and the Old Fool: A Holocaust Memoir

Rabbi Dr. Hillel Goldberg in Jewish Action · 29 Mar 2013

"Between My Father and the Old Fool: A Holocaust Memoir" by Maier Cahan, adapted by Yosef Neumark, delves into Cahan's personal Holocaust experiences and his internal struggle with faith, represented by the metaphorical Old Fool.

0 Holidays Jewish Law

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Paula Fredriksen in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"The Jewish Annotated New Testament" discusses the Jewish roots of the New Testament and the historical context of its texts, highlighting the commonalities between Judaism and Christianity in the late Second Temple period.

0 Jewish Law Culture

Travel Talk: Test Your Kosher Travel I.Q.

Rabbi Donneal Epstein in Jewish Action · 15 Jun 2007

As Orthodox Jews are traveling to diverse destinations, they face challenges like praying on a plane or dealing with the International Date Line.