Do we need Holocaust Remembrance Day?
Since some of you may be incredulous that I even asked that question, let me first explain why I am doing so.
Over the last week, a scandal erupted in …
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By Ben Cohen
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12/23/14
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On the first day of Chanukah, for the sixth time since taking office, President Obama released a Chanukah message that distorted the story of the holiday and served his anti-Israel …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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12/23/14
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Since its founding in 1948, Muslim-majority allies have been hard to come by for the Jewish state. Yet an improbable romance continues to develop between Israel and Azerbaijan.
Israeli Defense …
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By Alina Dain Sharon, JNS.org
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12/23/14
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Based on what they say is a rise of hate crimes against Jews, a half dozen organizations have joined together to form the Long Island Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.
The founding members of …
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By Jeffrey Bessen
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12/23/14
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The new U.S. policy of rapprochement with Cuba will give American Jews greater access to a Jewish community with which few are familiar. But visitors will find the years have not been kind to …
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By Rafael Medoff, JNS.org
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12/23/14
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Jewish-American aid worker Alan Gross arrived home to celebrate Chanukah after five years in a Cuban prison, prompting the Jewish world to both celebrate and breathe a collective sigh of relief. …
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By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org
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12/23/14
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What if — because of his speech impediment — Moshe never accepted the task to lead the Jews out of Egypt?
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By Jeffrey F. Barken, JNS.org
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12/23/14
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The Jewish Star’s Kosher Kibitzer presents “a risotto that raises questions” and asks, in relation to Sen. Joe Lieberman, “Can a Jew be the next …
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12/23/14
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The word terem or b’terem (just before) appears in the Torah close to 20 times, sometimes serving as a dramatic preposition enhancing a narrative tale, setting the stage for the …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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12/23/14
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According to the great Claudia Rodin (author of “The Book of Jewish Food,” “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food,” and others) the origins of the classic French cassoulet …
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By Victor Schoenfeld, Head Winemaker, Yarden Golan Heights Winery
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12/23/14
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