It is with great personal pleasure to note the completion by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of his four volume English commentary on Rav Kook’s classic, “Song of Teshuvah” (Penina Press). …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/3/17
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Jerusalem therapist Miriam Ballin is the kind of person who takes the initiative.
Despite resistance from her haredi Orthodox community, she became a medic. Then she launched a …
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
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8/31/17
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In July, five leaders of the virulent BDS groups Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine were barred at Dulles International Airport from boarding …
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By Anne Herzberg
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8/30/17
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As a member of Houston’s Jewish community writing about a devastating flood for the third time since May 2015, I’m at a loss for words. Sitting in the comforts of my third-floor …
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By Jacob Kamaras, JNS.org
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8/30/17
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A century ago, on Aug. 18, 1917, a massive fire roared through the Mediterranean port city of Salonica, Greece, then home to the largest and most dynamic Ladino-speaking Sephardi …
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By Devin E. Naar, JTA
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8/30/17
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Mexico and Argentina in mid-September is expected to improve trade ties for Israel and open a dialogue …
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By Adam Abrams, JNS.org
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8/30/17
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One of the major shul-based practices of the month of Elul is listening to the clarion call of the shofar following the morning recitation of Psalm 27, “L’David Hashem ori …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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8/30/17
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An upcoming “blacklist” of major international companies with business ties to Israeli communities in Judea, Samaria, the Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem represents yet another …
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By Sean Savage, JNS.org
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8/30/17
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Ayala Hodak usually cooks the way her mother taught her: adding a pinch of spice here or relying on her eyes — never a measuring cup! — to judge how much liquid to add.
But on a recent …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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8/30/17
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Back to school: three dreaded words. To kids, that is! (most parents can be seen dancing in the streets come the first day of school). Of course we, as parents, deal with all the issues leading up to …
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By Judy Joszef
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8/30/17
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