Does the Baby Feel Excruciating Pain During the Circumcision? By Levi Y Heber The traditional Jewish brit milah, the clamp and the baby It’s the night before my son’s circumcision and I cannot sleep. I know my child is not the first to be circumcised, but I am worried about the lack of anesthesia. Will he feel much pain? Will he be traumatized? More »
Is Turning the Other Cheek a Jewish Value? By Yehuda Shurpin I have been under the impression that “turning the other cheek” to your enemies is not a Jewish approach. But recently a friend pointed out the verse in Lamentations (3:30), “Let him offer his cheek to his smiter; let him be filled with reproach.” More »
A brief account of the war, with emphasis on some miraculous occurrences that ...
A Note About Jewish Holidays
All Jewish holidays begin at sunset—since that's when the Jewish "day" begins. The dates specified here are for those evenings, so the holiday extends from sunset on that date until dusk on the next.
