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יהודי מוריטיוס
עבור גירסה עם תמונות יהודי מוריטיוס הדֹודֹו בארץ אי מהאגדות, מתים מהתופת, וקהילה שנולדה במסע מפרך אל ‘גן העדן’ האבוד של מאוריציוס מהיהודים שהגרמנים מכרו בכסף לרוסים. ארי וארי יהודים גן העדן מסיפורי הילדים האנגלים, האי המרתק שאגדות עם נכרכו … Continue reading
The Jews of Mauritius text version
For the version with pictures and graphics click here MAURITIUS, ISLAND PARADISE OF SUNNY BEACHES AND OCEAN BREEZES, DOESN’T HAVE A LONG JEWISH HISTORY, BUT IT TURNED INTO AN UNPLANNED PRISON REFUGE FOR A SHIPLOAD OF JEWS OUTRUNNING THE NAZIS. … Continue reading
The Jews of Crete text version
for visual version click here mesor ah ARI AND ARI PRESENT MISHPACHA 81 HOW COULD WE PASS UP AN INVITATION TO SUCH AN UNUSUAL AFFAIR? IT WAS A BACK-TO-ROOTS BAR MITZVAH ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF CRETE, WHERE AN IDEALISTIC … Continue reading
Circumcision of a non Jewish baby
Trump Versus Clinton To circumcise a non Jewish baby or not Circumcision of a non Jewish baby Nothing portrays our dilemma of circumcising children of non Jewish mothers in our generation better than the grandchildren of both contenders to the … Continue reading
The Jews of Madagascar
For a Version with pictures click here We have seen some surprising things in our years of halachic adventuring, but never had we expected to meet up with a group of Jewish converts on an island in the middle of … Continue reading
Jewish Uruguay Mishpacha magazine
URUGUAY TEXT AND PHOTOS BY Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Dr. Ari Greenspan 42 MISHPACHA 8 Cheshvan 5777 | November 9, 2016 for picture version click here Uruguay, a small country nestled between the huge territories of Argentina and Brazil on … Continue reading
Jewish Revival in Resistencia, Argentina
Jewish Revival in Resistencia, Argentina A Jewish Revival in Resistencia, Argentina is happening and Returnees to Torah observance are no longer a rarity in today’s world, and every Jewish community is blessed by their presence. But for one small secular … Continue reading
Exotic Kosher Dinner – Jerusalem Post
Exotic Kosher Dinner for a PDF of this with pictures click here I n the Jerusalem Talmud’s tractate Ta’anit, Rabbi Hananya son of Rabbi Abahu said that there were 700 species of kosher fish and 800 species of kosher grasshoppers … Continue reading