Lorne Rozovsky

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Lorne E. Rozovsky is a Lawyer, author, educator, a health management consultant and a curious Jew. He could be contacted via his web site rozovsky.com.

Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Who...?
By Lorne Rozovsky
The Jewish world is scattered with institutions all named after Sir Moses Montefiore—and yet how many Jews now know who he was?
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Sir Moses Montefiore

Raise Your Hand If You're A Kohen
By Lorne Rozovsky
Throughout the centuries, identified themselves as Kohanim simply because their fathers were Kohanim. But are these tribal affiliations just a matter of folklore and tradition? Can such claims actually be proven?
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Raise Your Hand If You're A Kohen

What is an Eruv?
By Lorne Rozovsky
The literal meaning of the word is blending or intermingling, but that really does not tell us much... Some think that an eruv has something to do with baby strollers—and to a certain extent they are right...
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » What is an Eruv?

Bringing Back the Wimpel
By Lorne Rozovsky
A 400 year old German Ashkenazi custom which had almost disappeared is making a comeback. This is the custom of making a "wimpel." Most know it as the binder which is wrapped around the Torah scroll.
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Bringing Back the Wimpel

The Kippah (Skullcap)
By Lorne Rozovsky
Traditionally, Jewish men and boys wear the kippah at all times, a symbol of their awareness of, and submission to, a "higher" entity.
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » The Kippah (Skullcap)

Abi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!"
Health and Jewish Tradition
By Lorne Rozovsky
Does Judaism have anything to say about eating healthy and being healthy? Actually, Judaism has always been well ahead of the times in this area.
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Abi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!"

Jewish Facts
By Lorne Rozovsky
Lorne Rozovsky analyzes various ideas and issues from a Jewish perspective: shoes, time, hand signs and more...
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts

Kapparot: The Chicken Thing
By Lorne Rozovsky
Kapores is a custom carried out the day before Yom Kippur. Some say during the evening proceeding. What is this custom all about?
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Kapparot: The Chicken Thing

It's About Time
By Lorne Rozovsky
All about the Jewish calendar and how it works
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » It's About Time

Jews and Shoes
By Lorne Rozovsky
Shoes have always played a role in history and culture. What about Jews and shoes?
Ideas & Beliefs » Jewish Facts » Jews and Shoes

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