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The Joys And Oys Of Moving To Israel?

I talked to a new friend who’s made aliyah. He tells me: its got ups and downs everything almost everything in jerusalem is kosher but its still expensive but i like going to the shop across from me and everything … Continue reading

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Questions For Dating Columnist Tamara Shayne Kagel

Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes a dating blog for the Jewish Journal called Tattletales. Here are the highlights or watch the whole thing below. Dennis Wilen: And there arose over the Jewish Journal dating column … Continue reading

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A Little Joke

David Deutsch emails: …that few people would appreciate–it’s a work in progress, but I think it has potential: Why isn’t there a broader campaign in the Lubavitch world to free Rubashkin? Because when have you ever seen “free” next to … Continue reading

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Blogs, Rabbis & The Power Of Information

"Rabbis are the rock stars of Jewish life," says Jewish Journal Editor Rob Eshman. At the top of the Jewish social circle, the best rabbis get access to the best information. People feel it a privilege to share hot scoops … Continue reading

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Get Ready For More Legal Hijinx

I loved the New York Times’s banner headline today about Obama’s victory: "Racial barrier falls…" What racial barrier? There was no racial barrier to a black or a Jew becoming president. There hasn’t been one for at least 30 years. … Continue reading

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