This column was originally published on Sept 27, 2016.
I dedicate this week’s essay review to the sacred memory of a dear friend, Rabbi Gershon Burd, of blessed memory, executive director …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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6/28/17
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I n this week’s parsha of Chukas, Bamidbar chapter 20 is divided into four sections.
•Verses 1–6 describe the death of Miriam and the complaint of lack of water which comes in …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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6/28/17
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We had just come in from manning an impromptu roadblock all day and I was still on edge. Six of us had been tasked with setting up the roadblock round a bend in the road in Lebanon’s Bekaa …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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6/28/17
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LOS ANGELES — What if Adolf Hitler had been assassinated shortly after his armies invaded Poland to start World War II? …
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By Tom Tugend, JTA
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6/28/17
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Large parts of Florida are suffering from severe drought, and hurricane season threatens to make things worse.
Enter Water-Gen, an Israeli company whose technology captures humidity to extract …
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
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6/28/17
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Since this is almost my sixth (yikes!) year writing this column, I’ve run out of amusing July 4th stories. So, instead I decided to do some research on Independence Day. Sure, we may celebrate …
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By Judy Joszef
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6/28/17
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Stuffed peppers are a comfort food for both Americans and Israelis. But the two versions vary quite a bit in their spice profiles and methodology. American-style stuffed peppers are often topped with …
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By Shannon Sarna, The Nosher via JTA
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6/21/17
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Even before slow cookers were invented, Jews all around the world were making their slow-cooked meals out of necessity and in observance of Shabbat. And as it turns out, slow-cooked meals over a low …
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By Sandy Leibowitz, The Nosher via JTA
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6/21/17
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The 24th annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park — billed as a “concert with a message” — drew thousands of rain-defying pro-Israel enthusiasts following the massive …
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6/21/17
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
MITZPE RAMON — It sounds like a Jewish mother’s nightmare: a preschool class held outdoors in the desert.
But parents in this remote Israeli town drop off their …
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
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6/21/17
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