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President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, the chief executive of what was then the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the country, who was convicted of bank fraud and money …
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JTA
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12/20/17
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Following Monday’s Brooklyn blaze, the Village of Cedarhurst reissued holiday fire safety tips, pointing out that thousands of fire deaths during the holidays are preventable by simply …
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12/20/17
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Thousands of mourners attended the levaya in Israel for a woman and her three children …
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By JTA
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12/20/17
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The email sent to students of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls read, “Dress warmly.”
When the students entered the building on the first day of Chanukah, no one knew what to …
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12/20/17
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Under the direction of Morah Aviva Balsam, the CAHAL students at Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam decided to blend chessed with creative fun by decorating the Achiezer Respite Room at South Nassau …
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12/20/17
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Chanukah celebrations at Manhattan Day School were especially bright this year, thanks to a Dec. 14 visit by Ambassador Dani Dayan, Israel’s consul general in New York. …
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12/20/17
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On the sixth day of Chanukah, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) attempted to reverse President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. U.S. Ambassador to …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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12/20/17
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United States National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster underlined an important point this week that deserves a wider audience.
Speaking at a conference in Washington, McMaster highlighted …
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By Ben Cohen
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12/20/17
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A Jewish woman walks into the post office to buy Chanukah stamps for her holiday cards.
The person behind the counter asks, “What denominations?”
The Jewish woman responds, …
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By David Kaufman
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12/20/17
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This week’s parasha, Vayigash, concludes with the pasuk: “And Israel dwelt (vayeshev) in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, and they acquired property in it, and they were prolific …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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12/20/17
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