Following the recent loss of Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz z”tl, I asked Rabbi Dr. Shnayer Leiman, who knew Rav Pelcovitz for many years, to share his thoughts with us. Rabbi Leiman, author of …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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3/21/18
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At this year’s AIPAC conference, a great deal of attention was given to organizational efforts to present Israel as an attractive cause for Democrats and liberals to continue to embrace, …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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3/21/18
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Slate podcaster Mike Pesca has a theory that whenever President Donald Trump says “everybody” it means “almost nobody,” and when he says “nobody” or …
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By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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3/21/18
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Almost every time David S. Wyman delivered a lecture related to his remarkable book, “The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust 1941-1945,” someone …
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By Rafael Medoff
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3/21/18
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Altough I was just a little girl when I first watched the Eurovision song contest, I remember it like it was yesterday. With no TV at home, we had the privilege of staying up late and …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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3/21/18
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I just celebrated a birthday last week, and while it wasn’t a big one, it’s getting close. More than ever now, I find myself a bit forgetful. Family members and friends …
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By Judy Joszef
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3/14/18
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With Pesach just three weeks away, I’ve begun the annual clean out the freezer and use up the chametz routine. It is not that easy to use up half-used boxes of pasta or cereal or oatmeal in …
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By Joni Schockett
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3/14/18
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When the the Israelites pressed Aaron to make them an idol of gold, the Torah informs us: “And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears and brought them unto …
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By Rabbi Marc D. Angel
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3/14/18
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The laws regarding the korbanot are one of the major themes of sefer Vayikra. The Rambam discusses their underlying reasoning in two well-known passages found in his philosophic magnum opus, The …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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3/14/18
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Mention the name “Celine” to most people in the United States—or Europe, for that matter—and they will think you’re talking about the long-serving Canadian pop diva. But …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/14/18
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