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December Collection benefitting Rachel’s Women’s Center
Beth Israel encourages all members and guests to bring new items from the below list throughout the month of December 2022, to help support Rachel's Women's Center. The mission of Rachel's Women's Center is to provide a safe, supportive environment and opportunities for women with few or no resources to gather, begin, and continue self-help […]
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Why Was Spinoza Excommunicated?
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In July 1656, Bento (Baruch) de Spinoza was given the harshest herem (ban or ostracism) ever issued by the Amsterdam Portuguese-Jewish community. The text of the ban is full of curses upon the young man, for his “abominable heresies and monstrous deeds”. Unlike other bans issued by the community in the period, it was never […]
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