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Jewish News

From TorahMusings.com: ▪ The Pollard Spy Case, 25 Years Later ▪ Food Justice and Flaum Appetizing ▪ Rav Nebenzahl: Call off Jerusalem food festival ▪ Survey aims to measure the changing Jewish vote ▪ Jewish Texts Lost in War Are … Continue reading

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New Maccabeats Purim Songs

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Jewish News

From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Why liberal Judaism is in free fall ▪ Jewish-Christian Dialogue Today ▪ Rabbis reach deal on IDF conversions ▪ Local couple step up to the plate — er, chuppah ▪ Red Cross looks at providing kosher, halal … Continue reading

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Jewish News

From TorahMusings: ▪ Rabbis Address Brain Death Issues ▪ Those killer website comments ▪ Yeshiva fair is a bastion for Jewish books of the printed variety ▪ Interior Ministry gets tough on int’l Orthodox conversions ▪ Army Geirus – Psak … Continue reading

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Jewish News

From TorahMusings.com: ▪ The Human Spirit: Long-distance learning ▪ The rabbi and imam, no joke ▪ Do Israelis Speak Hebrew or Israeli? ▪ Rabbi who allegedly made homophobic remarks remains police chaplain ▪ Interview with R. David Bigman ▪ OU … Continue reading

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The Coupling Of God With Morality

Dennis Prager writes: When confronted with Judaism’s (and logic’s) insistence on a transcendent source of morality, the most frequently offered argument by those committed to a godless moral world is: “More people have been killed by religions in the name … Continue reading

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The Darkening World Of American Judaism

The Washington Post reports: Like so many Jewish women, Anne Suissa pursued her education and career with gusto, earning degrees from Cornell and MIT and going on to manage 27 people at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Suissa always knew … Continue reading

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Jewish News

From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Simon Wiesenthal and the ethics of history ▪ Is ‘Jewish’ Parenting Lax? ▪ Alien life deemed impossible by analysis of 500 planets ▪ Bias feared in public school proposal to absorb Yiddish special ed program ▪ Facts … Continue reading

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My 2007 Jewish Journal Cover Story Interview With Brad Greenberg

Here’s the story. My critique. Here’s the interview:

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Today’s Jewish Holiday

I was asked this morning what Jewish holiday it was. “Tu B’Shevat,” I replied. “It’s the new year for trees. There are four new years in the Jewish calender — one for the nation, one for agriculture, one for royalty … Continue reading

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