Ask two Jews, you get three opinions—or is it four? Two millennia after the fall of the Second Temple—due, it is said, to the bickering among factions—not much has changed. From J …
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Analysis by Andrew Pessin
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2/24/16
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A press conference called by Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky to discuss a bill that he was sponsoring in the Assembly was interrupted by an operative from Christopher McGrath’s campaign.
Kaminsky, …
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By Alex Costello
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2/24/16
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There is a famous machloket between Rashi and the Ramban as to whether the Mishkan (tabernacle) was created before or after the horrific incident found in our parasha of the Chet Haegel Hazahav (the …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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2/24/16
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently issued its annual report on hate in America. Mark Potok, the editor of the report, noted that there is “enormous rage in the electorate, the …
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By Dr. Steven Windmueller
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2/24/16
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As the saying goes, “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” That’s the traditional refrain for those who want to point out the campaign isn’t settled. Well, valkyrie …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/24/16
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Having returned home from a cruise to the Caribbean, I was sufficiently rested, and wasn’t thinking about another vacation till next year. That was, till my husband Jerry mentioned skiing …
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By Judy Joszef
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2/24/16
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The Shulamith School for Girls’ Middle Division celebrated literacy with a week of special programming.
On Tuesday, storyteller Gerald Fierst, of Encore Performing Arts, inspired the girls …
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2/24/16
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More than 325 people participated in the 38th annual dinner of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, held Sunday night at the HAFTR Sports Complex in Lawrence.
This year, the HAFTR …
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2/24/16
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The International Synagogue at JFK Airport is holding a Purim art contest for children.
Entries must be an original drawing or painting, on paper of any size, relating to Purim. Entrants are …
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2/24/16
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The Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst (YILC), a synagogue that sits at the corner of West Broadway and Spruce Street in Cedarhurst, wants to install protective bollards, rigid pole-like structures, …
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/24/16
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