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By DR. RABBI RAYMOND APPLE
Q. Can the mitzvot be observed in space? A. The general principle is that the mitzvot are for “all the days which you are alive on this earth” (Deut. 12:1). The view of Rabbi Benzion Firrer is that the mitzvot only apply in our territorial habitat and therefore man is exempt from the mitzvot in places which are not on the earth..
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CELEBRATION THE LEGACY OF DR MARTIN LUTHER KING
On Monday, the nation celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, where we honored the life of the late civil rights leader who demonstrated the power of a dream and inspired the hope for a better tomorrow.
AIIA MAASARWE: ISRAEL STUDENT KILLED IN MELBOURNE WHILE ON PHONE WITH SISTER
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A 21-year-old Israeli student was attacked and killed in Melbourne, Australia while speaking to her sister on the phone, police say. The body of Aiia Maasarwe, 21, was found near La Trobe University in the city's north. She had taken a tram home late on Tuesday after a comedy show..
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WJC WELCOMES POLISH MARKING 75th ANNIVERSARY OF AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION
WJC President and Chairman of the Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial Foundation, welcomes Polish initiative to mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation with international commemoration at site of Nazi death camp.