For many of us when we read the word aggadah, we assume that the subject deals with legend. However, after you read the book under review this week, the very concept of aggadah will take on a new, …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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1/26/16
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David Blatt, the Jewish head coach of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Cleveland Cavaliers and previously the coach of Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv franchise, on Friday was fired …
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JNS.org
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1/24/16
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As The Jewish Star launches its Travel section, we’re publishing this story from the JNS.org archives, presenting some unexpected Jewish travel notes from years past. The Star will be covering …
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By Alina D. Sharon
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1/20/16
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At 6:22 am on Oct. 23, 1983, a member of the Islamic Jihad got into his 19 ton yellow Mercedes Benz truck on an otherwise normal day, and headed for Beirut International airport, where the 24th …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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1/20/16
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When taking a look back at both Jewish history and Jewish tradition, one is able to witness remarkable changes not only in how our lives have changed on the practical level, but also how tradition …
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By Tzofia Hirshfeld, JNS.org
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1/20/16
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Frum Divorce, an organization created to heal the pain felt by children and parents of divorce, is hosting its fifth annual Soul Cycle Shabbos retreat on Feb. 12–14. Dubbed the “weekend …
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By Celia Weintrob
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1/20/16
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So numerous were the omissions, distortions, and flights of extraordinary fancy in President Obama’s Jan. 12 State of the Union address that you’d be hard-pressed to pick the most …
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By Ben Cohen
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1/20/16
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With the recent article in the New York Times and the consequent rise in public awareness about the abuses of Marc (Mordechai) Gafni, and about the effort to marginalize or eliminate him from public …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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1/20/16
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday traveled to Otniel to visit the family of Dafna Meir, a mother of six who was stabbed to death in her home on Sunday.
“With a great strength of …
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1/20/16
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Judy is off on a cruise, so we’re rerunning a “best of” column from a few years back when she didn’t get away.
It’s the last week in January and I’m here in New …
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By Judy Joszef
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1/20/16
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