“The Torah is going to the moon.” It sounds like a phrase straight out of a Jewish fairytale or children’s book, but the real-life Torah on the Moon initiative is not as …
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By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org
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7/8/15
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Baseball fans might most vividly remember Hank Greenberg for his chase of Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record in 1938 and his other impressive exploits on the field. Jewish baseball fans …
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By Jacob Kamaras, JNS.org
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7/8/15
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Back in 2003, as some readers will recall all too clearly, the noted historian Tony Judt penned a searing critique of Israel in the New York Review of Books. Titled “Israel: The …
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By Ben Cohen
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7/8/15
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An angel walked among us. Now he is no more. Malachi — My Angel — Rosenfeld was riding in a car with his buddies, on their way home from a basketball meet, when he was shot at by a …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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7/8/15
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Looking back after 50 years of service to the Anti-Defamation League, retiring National Director Abraham Foxman voiced concern about the safety and security of Jews overseas and Israel’s …
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By Edwin Black
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7/8/15
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Seemingly lost in all the debate over U.S.-Israel relations is that Member of Knesset Michael Oren’s new book, “Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide,” is a …
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By Jacob Kamaras, JNS.org
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7/8/15
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Seven hundred people concerned with the future of Jewish education joined dozens of rabbonim, rebbetzins, educators and community leaders at the second annual Five Towns Community Education …
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By Ed Weintrob
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7/8/15
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With the annual observance of the destruction of our two sacred Temples now underway, I bring to your attention several new literary works detailing the significance of this time of year in …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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7/6/15
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Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America issued the following statement: “In response to the decisions announced today by the United States Supreme Court …
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6/26/15
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It’s safe to say that in the coming weeks, you’ll be reading a great deal about the new memoir, “Ally,” authored by Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, …
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By Ben Cohen
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6/25/15
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