In the coming weeks we will read the portions of Acharei-Mot-Kedoshim which, translated literally, means “after the death of the holy ones,” a reference that is all too appropriate as we …
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Ry Rabbi Binny Freedman
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5/4/16
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As I click on a video from StandWithUs of a pro-Israel rally in London, I’m inspired. Hundreds of people line the road, flanked by tall blue and white Israeli flags. No speeches. No shouts. …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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5/4/16
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Iowa last week became the latest state to pass legislation designed to undermine the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. In a 38–9 vote with three excused absences, …
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By Joshua Sharf
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5/4/16
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Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) was officially declared the winner on Monday in last month’s special election for the 9th Senate District seat, affirming his win over Republican …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/4/16
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As both the holiest site in Judaism and home to a 1,400-year-old mosque, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount compound is a natural flashpoint of Jewish-Muslim tension. But the conflict over the holy site …
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By Sean Savage
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5/4/16
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As we approach Yom HaShoah (Holocaust memorial day on 27 Nissan), Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day on 3 Iyar) and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day on 4 Iyar), Rabbi …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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5/4/16
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The Five Towns joins klal Yisroel in marking three important days over the next two weeks, with community-wide events scheduled on two Wednesday evenings, May 4 and 11.
The days, which mark points …
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The Jewish Star
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5/4/16
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Retired Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz recently participated in a roundtable discussion with members of the Israel Advocacy Team at Manhattan Day School on the Upper West …
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5/3/16
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In his commentary on the Counting of the Omer, “The Siddur Illuminated By Chassidus, Shabbos” (Merkos/Kehot, 2015), Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, formerly of Cedarhurst, now of Jerusalem, teaches …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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5/2/16
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If you’re staying in town and haven’t completed your Pesach shopping, no worries — you’ll have lots of company at any kosher supermarket, most of which will be open super-late on Wednesday …
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4/21/16
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