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Obama, affirm the Jewish people's 3,200 year old connection to the Land of Israel
President Obama should affirm the Jewish people's historic connection with its homeland, absent from his 2009 Cairo speech, as well as to call for religious freedom for all Jews, a renewal of the peace process, and an effective response to Iran’s nuclear military ambitions.
By Rabbi Rick Jacobs | Mar 16, 2013 | 05:04 PM | 58
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Rabbi David Hartman’s unorthodox embrace of Jewish thought
Rabbi Hartman's critical and experimental Judaism suffused my years at his Jerusalem high school, and his mandate, 'Never let anyone take your place at the table of Judaism,' is a key to finding my place as an Orthodox gay Jew.
By Yehoshua Gurtler | Feb 20, 2013 | 02:42 PM
Digitally reviving Spain’s silenced Jewish memory
Spanish cities are reinvigorating their online and real-world efforts to preserve a Jewish heritage that was largely forgotten over the centuries, to rebuild the bonds between Spanish and Jewish culture that were broken by expulsion, fascism and the suppression of a multicultural past.
By Assumpcio Hosta | Feb 19, 2013 | 10:42 PM | 5
A survivor's plea to the state: Stop humiliating us
Is it reasonable to ask someone who has been through the Holocaust to prove how tormented her soul is just to be eligible for a disability allowance?
By Orly Vilnai | Feb 19, 2013 | 07:39 PM
Valentine's Day may not be a Jewish holiday, but I wouldn't want it to disappear
Valentine’s Day presents a perfect admixture of opportunity and challenge when it comes to being Jewish in North America.
By Mira Sucharov | Feb 14, 2013 | 07:02 PM | 4
Israel poses a serious dilemma for Europe's Jews
Are Israel's actions truly protecting the Jewish people? Or is it forcing Jews outside Israel to defend a state that has abandoned the post-war values that define Europe and the West, values that lie at the heart of their own legitimacy as Jews in democratic countries?
By Diana Pinto | Feb 14, 2013 | 09:18 AM | 26
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Moderate rabbis are all around us, even in Israel
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Charoset of dates molasses and walnuts.
Modern Manna recipe / Date, walnut, and red wine charoset
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Bringing Jews together through food (never underestimate the power of lox)
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