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    Mizrahi Jews

    Jews of the East

    Not to be confused with Mizraim.

    For other entities and people named "Mizrachi", see Mizrachi (disambiguation).

    "Oriental Jews" redirects here. For other uses, see Jews of the Orient.

    Ethnic group

    יהודים מזרחים‎

    Traditional:
    Hebrew, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Bukharian, Judaeo-Arabic, Judeo-Berber, Judaeo-Aramaic, Judaeo-Georgian, Judaeo-Tat, Judaeo-Iranian (Judaeo-Persian), Syriac, Kurdish
    Modern:
    Israeli Hebrew, Mizrahi Hebrew (liturgical), French, English, Russian, Arabic, Georgian, Turkish and Azerbaijani
    Judaism
    Sephardic Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, other Jewish ethnic divisions and Samaritans; various Middle Eastern ethnic groups

    Mizrahi Jews (Hebrew: יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as Mizrahim (מִזְרָחִים) in plural and Mizrahi (מִזְרָחִי) in enskild, and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or Edot HaMizrach (עֲדוֹת־הַמִּזְרָח, lit. 'Communities of the East'),[1] are terms used in inom

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    Yet Another Test: Ushpizin, the Movie

    Yet Another Test: Ushpizin, the Movie

    “And God tested Abraham…” It seems that He hasn’t stopped testing the Jewish people ever since. Abraham already had nine trials to boast of, Isaac was sorely tested in choosing between his two sons and Jacob stoically withstood the test of losing his favorite, Joseph. The Children of Israel famously endured ten trials, all of which turned out fairly disastrous (Arachin 15a). Nonetheless, God is patient, continuing to forgive us even as He examines us and sends more tests. Ushpizin, a new Israeli movie by Gidi Dar, depicts just such a test. Happily both the movie and the main characters pass with flying colors.

    This film is a “unique collaborative effort” between Israel’s hareidi and secular communities. Gidi Dar is a secular director, producer, screenwriter, actor and cinematographer who joined forces with a longtime friend, Shuli Rand, a ba’al teshuvah who ten years ago gave u

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    Abraham Isaac Kook

    Chief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865–1935)

    Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook,[1] and also known by the Hebrew-language acronymHara'ayah[2] (הראי״ה‎),[3] was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first AshkenaziChief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine. He is considered to be one of the fathers of religious Zionism and is known for founding the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.[4]

    Biography

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    Childhood

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    Kook was born in Griva (also spelled Geriva)[5] in the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire in 1865, today a part of Daugavpils, Latvia, the eldest of eight children. His father, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ha-Cohen Kook, was a student of the Volozhin yeshiva, the "mother of the Lithuanianyeshivas",[6] whereas his maternal grandfather was a follower of the Kapust branch of the Hasidic movement, founded b

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