After her blatant anti-Semitism was exposed to the world, Helen Thomas became persona non grata in much of the Jewish community, so much so that when she passed away, some Facebook feeds were lit up …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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2/3/16
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Several high-quality books have recently been published dealing with tefillah, a Jew’s conversation with G-d.
The first book, “From Within the Tent: The Shabbat Prayers” …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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7/27/16
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Sunday is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Any serious student of history will recognize that there are moments, all too rare, when a door stands open, waiting for a person, a people, or …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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4/20/17
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As pro-Israel activists gathered this week in Washington for the annual AIPAC policy conference, there was much speculation about the future of U.S. policy and complaints about the pro-Israel …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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3/7/18
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Poland has removed the most objectionable part of its legislation governing the commemoration of the Nazi era. No longer will historians, journalists, or members of the public face three years’ …
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By Ben Cohen
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7/4/18
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It’s often claimed by Western enemies of Israel that the military actions of the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas in Gaza are disproportionate because such actions kill Arabs while Hamas …
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By Melanie Phillips
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9/20/18
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When I was studying for my doctorate in psychology, we had a number of fairly strict requiarements in addition to our courses in psychology. For example, we were expected to possess a reading …
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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hershe Weinreb
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11/13/18
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This sedra, Tzav, speaking about sacrifices, prohibits the eating of blood: “Wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks
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3/20/19
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The authors of the Torah thought that food was so important that it is a discussed from the very first moments of man’s existence when Adam is told he can eat anything in the Garden of Eden …
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By Joni Schockett
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9/18/19
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Parashat Tazria contains a pasuk that references the mitzvah of brit milah: “And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” (Sefer Vayikra 12:3) At …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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4/22/20
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