When she became the 34th U.S. senator to publicly support the Iran nuclear deal, thereby stripping Congress of its power to block the Obama administration-brokered accord, Sen. Barbara Mikulski …
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By Eitan Arom, JNS.org
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9/11/15
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As a little girl, when I thought of bees, my immediate association was: bee sting. And to do anything and everything to avoid that predicament. I still remember once delaying Rabbi Twerski (of …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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9/11/15
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Like a mini-series staggering to the end of its 10th season, the latest probe into the alleged murder of Yasser Arafat, the former Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader who died in Paris in …
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By Ben Cohen
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9/11/15
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Tradition dictates a glass of champagne on the secular New Year. But what can give you a nice buzz to celebrate the Jewish New Year? These Rosh Hashanah drinks from “Queen of Kosher” …
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Photos courtesy of JoyofKosher.com and Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine
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9/11/15
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Last year, Agudath Israel’s Constituent Services department received phone calls from college students whose professors had threatened that they must attend classes on Rosh Hashana or risk …
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Agudath Israel of America
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9/11/15
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In the traditions of many Jewish holidays, there’s a poetic relationship between the festival’s culinary laws and the season’s foods. While the relationship linking Rosh Hashanah …
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9/11/15
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Now that President Obama has enough senators that a veto of the bill opposing the Iran nuclear deal cannot be overturned, the postmortems have started. Some blame the president, others blame the …
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In this photo, taken on Sept. 15, 2001, a fireman signals for 10 more colleagues to join him on the World Trade Center pile. Last Monday, 23 Elul — the 14th anniversary of 9/11/01 on the Jewish …
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9/11/15
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The biggest news story of the week was about a clerk in Kentucky with a fundamentalist understanding of the Bible.
Among many reactions on social media, there was a clip from the “West …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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9/11/15
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The Shulamith School for Girls opened the school year in the former Number Five School in Cedarhurst, occupying its own building for the first time.
The school, with 540 students from …
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/11/15
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