Woman rabbi guides Jewish Reform group through Rosh Hashanah '24
The Free Press Journal|October 05, 2024
India's Jews form a tiny minority of nearly 4,000 people. The Reform group, numbering just a few hundred, are an even smaller minority among them. They have no rabbi, with lay members leading religious services in rented halls because their only synagogue in Mumbai, at Byculla, was burnt down in the 1993 riots.
Manoj Ramakrishnan
Woman rabbi guides Jewish Reform group through Rosh Hashanah '24

This week, as the worldwide Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah, their New Year, Mumbai's Reform Jewish welcomed a woman rabbi from the United States who is guiding them through one of the holiest periods in their religious calendar. Rabbi Stacey Blank from Cleveland said she has been astonished by the history of the Reform movement, also called Progressive Judaism, in India. The movement was brought to India in 1925 by an Indian Jewish doctor training in the United Kingdom.

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Surat awaits diamond supply from Diavik

The Surat diamond industry is hoping for an important source of incremental supply of diamonds over the next four years as the Diavik diamond mine operated by Rio Tinto in Canada has completed the construction of A21 underground mine and soon move towards the commercial production of diamonds.

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ED files complaint in ₹45 crore fraud

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8,036 villages have high-speed Net
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8,036 villages have high-speed Net

BHARATNET PHASE-2 | Network speed per gram panchayat upgraded from 100 Kbps to 100 Mbps, providing each with 12 fiber connections

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RTO server down, driving test disrupted
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Thousands of vehicle driving test applicants across Gujarat were left frustrated on Thursday due to a server outage that disrupted operations in 38 Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), including Ahmedabad.

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De Beers offers hope to industry

Surat, the world's largest diamond cutting and polishing hub, has been grappling with a severe recession for over a year. However, there is a glimmer of hope as De Beers CEO, Al Cook, predicted a gradual recovery in the natural diamond market by the end of 2024.

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Bourse turns to lab-grown diamonds
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Bourse turns to lab-grown diamonds

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Six arrested for online shopping scam
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Six arrested for online shopping scam

The accused created several websites that mimicked popular e-commerce platforms

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+30 Naxals killed in encounter in Abujhmad
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+30 Naxals killed in encounter in Abujhmad

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114 health workers, 11 guest teachers get appointments
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114 health workers, 11 guest teachers get appointments

114 health workers have been appointed from the District Mineral Institute Trust to provide health facilities in the remote rural areas of the district.

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C'garh CM offers prayers for state's prosperity

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