I wondered what it was like for Yitzchak and Rivkah to bare their souls before the Almighty in their hopes of having a child. Yitzchak pleaded with G-d opposite his wife (or perhaps, as Rashbam …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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11/15/17
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Eli Wiesel describes one of the most painful moments he ever experienced as a push from behind.
Shouting, chaos, dogs barking and attacking, SS guards with guns shouting commands in German which …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/15/17
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The controversial invitation to officials of several American Jewish organizations to visit the gulf kingdom of Qatar follows the historical pattern of dictators trying …
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By Rafael Medoff
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11/15/17
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This week I am presenting a guest writer, Rabbi Jeremy Rosen, whose essay, “Italian Talmud,” excerpted below, introduces us to an interesting chapter in the long history …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/15/17
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The British Daily Mail last week published a 1986 letter from Prince Charles to an American friend in which the heir to the British throne urged the U.S. to “take on the Jewish lobby” and …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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11/15/17
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I was always taught to be thankful. My grandmother told me to be thankful for all the toys I had and the Chanukah gelt she gave me. My other grandmother told me to be thankful I didn’t …
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By Joni Schockett
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11/15/17
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Another week, another centennial. Following the Balfour Declaration’s milestone, it’s now time to look back on the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, where a communist insurrection in …
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By Ben Cohen
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11/15/17
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Over the past week the contents of the new book “Hacks,” written by former interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile, has been in the headlines. Some commentators …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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11/8/17
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Maimonides said, “No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.” That makes a lot of sense, especially given what we know about …
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By Joni Schockett
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11/8/17
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Seriously, how is possible that it’s almost Thanksgiving. Wasn’t it just Sukkot, didn’t we just put away our sukkah? Oh, wait, no, we didn’t.
My husband Jerry and his son …
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By Judy Joszef
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11/8/17
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