Hebrew word of the week: Pras/Prize
The Hebrew and English words sound similar, but they are not related at all.
The Hebrew and English words sound similar, but they are not related at all.
One day in 2015, a small Israeli spacecraft will land on and reconnoiter the moon, joining the United States and former Soviet Union in the world’s most exclusive extraterrestrial club.
American author Dave Eggers said he will not travel to Germany to accept a literary prize from the Gunter Grass Foundation.
Jewish groups are ramping up pressure to have a prestigious German prize withdrawn from a Palestinian pastor who is accused of making anti-Semitic statements.
Stuart Davis of Cherry Hill, N.J. won the $25,000 grand prize in this year’s Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off. The annual kosher cooking contest, which took place Thursday, is sponsored by Manischewitz, the nation’s largest maker of processed kosher food products, including the eponymous matzah.
How many times can you say \”Passover\” during the seder? For instance: \”Pass over the salt.\” \”Please pass over a soup spoon.\” Keep count and decide what the winner gets for a prize!
Presidents Day is on Feb. 21. And in this week\’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, it describes what would be a tipe of presidential inauguration for Aaron and his sons as the high priests of Israel.