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Expand Your Mind This Winter
 Jewish education is alive and well in Delaware!
Check out these great programs throughout the state:
Delaware Valley Learning Institute at the Siegel JCC
o Try "Comparative Religion - Islam and Judaism"
Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth AKSE Academy
o Try "The Shifting Political Allegiances of American Jews"
"Israel: One Land, Three Faiths, Three Perspectives", at Beth Shalom in Dover Italian Jewry at Seaside Jewish Community When a Democracy Goes to War at Congregation Beth Emeth |
Take a Sneak Peek at aThe PJ Library Project is coming soon to our Delaware community! Here's an example of one quality book selection from the PJ Library: "Snow in Jerusalem"  This snowy story is a perfect one to read on a cold winter's day. "Snow in Jerusalem" is about two boys, one Arab and one Jewish, and their shared love for the same white cat in their home city. Click here for read more about this story and about the PJ Library.
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Unsung Hero
Maimonides? Heard of him.
Yehuda Halevi, Ibn Ezra? Names sort of ring a bell.
Hasdai Ibn Shaprut? Who?
The name Hasdai Ibn Shaprut doesn't quickly come to the minds of most when asked to name famous Sephardic Jews, but it should. It can be argued that had it not been for the efforts of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut (915 CE - 970 or 990 CE), Maimonides, Halevi, Ibn Ezra, and countless other Jewish intellectuals might not have had access to the foundational Jewish knowledge and nurturing which made them the great scholars and intellectuals they became.
Click here for more about One Book, One Jewish Community, and Hasdai Ibn Shaprut.
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