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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Illustrative image only. Not meant to depict students in any particular seminary. Michlalah, like other (perhaps all) seminaries, has a chesed program in which students volunteer two hours a week to ...

This is the second story in our Holy Ground series about congregations at crossroads. WHITE OAK, PENNSYLVANIA — Every Friday morning, Alan Iszauk returns to the building where he became a man. Sixty ...

In Israel, 35% of the population volunteers. And a very large per cent of Israelis endanger their lives to protect the country and its citizens. Those citizens are returnining the chesed now as they ...

Very often, Rosh Hashana comes along and I find myself thinking: How did the month of Elul come and go so quickly – I feel that I did not utilize my time adequately to prepare myself to stand before ...

ANSHE CHESED (Fairmount Temple), established as a German Orthodox congregation in 1841 and chartered on 28 Feb. 1842, is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland. Its Hebrew name means ...

The kindergarten teacher arranged the table for the weekly Shabbos party in her class. Little “Moshe” was the Shabbos Abba that week and stood at the end of the table with the kiddush cup in his hand.

For many of us, the month of Elul and the High Holy Days are our personal and communal time for introspection. The work we do for ourselves as Jews is significant as we take the opportunity to make ...

The CHESED SHEL EMETH CEMETERY ASSN. was established in 1903 to provide traditional Jewish burials for indigent Jews. During the height of Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe, many Cleveland Jews ...

Karmey Chesed, with its group of dedicated volunteers, helps those most vulnerable with a range of programs, including supporting IDF soldiers, distributing food and clothing, purchasing emergency ...