Looking to woo New York’s Orthodox Jewish community, Republican presidential contender Rand Paul faced tough questions Monday about his support for Israel and his approach to foreign policy in …
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By Jill Colvin, AP
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4/30/15
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Yosef Mendelevich, a modern Jewish hero, will be the Scholar in Residence at the Young Israel of Woodmere this Shabbat, May 2.
His morning drasha will consider “The Candle and The Wall: …
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The Orthodox shuls in Lido Beach and Long Beach were the two Long Island towns that joined 46 communities from 22 states on Sunday in bidding to attract frum Jews looking for greener — or at …
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By Ed Weintrob
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4/30/15
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With the passing of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l, this week’s essay will deal with a collection of tributes by several community, rabbinic and educational personalities who in one way …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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4/30/15
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Vayikra 18 introduces the Torah’s list of forbidden relationships with the instruction to Moshe to tell the Israelites, “I am G-d. Do not follow the ways of Egypt where you lived, and as …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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4/30/15
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They stood side by side, the liberated and the liberators. The formal, brass-decked young uniformed military men and women from Colorado’s National Guard — from the same 157th infantry …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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4/30/15
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A casket holding the remains of a Jewish Vietnam war fighter, Captain Richard D. Chorlins, is carried into the Air Force Academy chapel in Colorado Spring last week. Chorlins was shot down during a …
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4/30/15
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While most Israelis celebrated 67 years of independence last week, a fringe Israeli nongovernmental organization (NGO) hopes this year will be the last for the Jewish state. Zo-chrot, a tiny radical …
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By Yitzhak Santis, JNS.org
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4/30/15
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This week, Shulamith Middle Division students participated in Color War. The theme was Israel and the teams were Jerusalem (Blue), Hebron (Red) and Tzfat (Green).
In addition to the theme songs, …
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Natalie Barbanel
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4/30/15
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Touro Law Center Dean Patricia Salkin is pleased to announce the Jewish Law Institute Student Scholars Program, providing unique opportunities for promising students with a strong interest in Jewish …
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Touro Law Center
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4/30/15
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