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Tag Archives: olam
Tikkun Olam
As I’m checking out of Ralphs, wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit out as always, this old lady in pants says to me, “Do you believe in tikkun olam?” “Yes,” I say. “Then why are you using these?” she says, and … Continue reading
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Tagged gentile, giving me a hard time, olam, old lady, paper bags
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To Pray
I walk into shul, sit next to the rabbi, and for the next three hours we’re silent except for rattling off our prayers.. Finally, after adon olam and kiddish, I shake his hand and say, "Gut shabbos." "Look," he replies. … Continue reading
Israel At 60
Yossi Klein Halevi reflects: To be an Israeli at the time of the state’s 60th anniversary means to be resigned to living with insoluble emotional and political paradoxes. It means living with a growing fear of mortality, even as we … Continue reading
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Tagged 60th anniversary, certainties, consumerist society, corrupt politician, deputy prime minister, embezzlement, enclaves, finance minister, first intifada, foreign embassies, light unto the nations, middle age, muslim state, oil fields, olam, suicide bombers, tangible assets, world doesn, yossi klein halevi, zionist movement
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