As part of this year’s Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) services, Israelis are commemorating the deaths of 23,477 soldiers and victims of terrorist attacks. During the past year, 68 soldiers and …
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5/11/16
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Once again, we remember, never to forget.
Members of 24 shuls in the Five Towns-Far Rockaway area came together as one last Wednesday night for the community’s annual Yom Ha’Shoah …
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The Jewish Star
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5/11/16
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Yom Ha-Atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day, has always been a complex day for me. As a child growing up in Jerusalem, would I be taken to join the live musical festivities or, because …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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5/10/16
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HAFTR’s “Pay It Forward” program begins with Ms. Ariana Wolfson giving Donuts to her local police department, and eighth-grader Jonah Bari helping Mrs. DelaFuente.
During the …
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5/10/16
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When I last wrote about Donald Trump in this column, back in December 2015, I voiced concern about what the Middle East policy of a Trump administration might look like, pointing out that his failure …
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By Ben Cohen
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5/10/16
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In recent years, too many in the African-American community have displayed an aversion to Holocaust topics, seeing the genocide of Jews as someone else’s nightmare. After all, African-Americans …
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By Edwin Black
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5/10/16
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Rabbi Chiya, in Midrash Vayikra Rabbah 24:5, teaches us that our parasha was taught to the entire nation (b’hakhal) “since the majority of the Torah’s fundamental principles may be …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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5/10/16
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This week’s parsha contains a mitzvah that addresses the punishment to be placed upon those who curse their parents. This reference (Chapter 20 verse 9) seems to be a repeat from Shmot …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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5/10/16
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On the last day of Pesach, or as my husband Jerry likes to kid, “the eighth day of a seven day holiday,” he commemorated his father’s yahrzeit. He identified with and admired his …
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By Judy Joszef
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5/10/16
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Valedictorian: Aliza Isaacs
Aliza Isaacs brings passion and insight to her academic studies, as well as to all the activities she is involved in. A finalist in the Michlalah Ulpaniana …
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5/10/16
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