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Mostly Cloudy and Breezy Bennett advances plans for Hebron expansion
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday approved the planning of a new Jewish neighborhood in Hebron. The decision comes after years of legal battles between the city’s Jewish and …
israel
Trump nod for Jordan Valley?
For Israel, President Donald Trump has been the gift that keeps on giving. Now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for another present: U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over …
israel
Torah animals are alive in Beit Shemesh
The animals described in the Torah come to life — many are literally alive — at the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, visited last week by shofar-blowing Rabbi Aaron Feigenbaum …
first person
I’m glad to be raising my kids in Israel
Back when I lived in America, I wouldn’t have called myself a helicopter parent. I would have said that I was vigilant. I would have told you that my husband and I were “boundaried” as parents, …
health mind and body
Renewed Far Rockaway hospital in 5 Towns push
At least two people who were born at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway attended what amounted to the health care facility’s relaunch last month, celebrating the official openings of …
opinion
Untold story of Hebron transcendence
Despite the intense focus on Israel’s ongoing political stalemate, the Israeli media has found plenty of room in recent days to run lengthy features on food, music, sports, shopping and …
europe
Jewish life returns to quiet Buda Budapest area
Most of this Hungarian capital’s approximately 20 synagogues are concentrated in three districts in Pest, the bustling half of the city …
first person
She’s finally embraced who she is: Jewish and Sephardic. Latino too.
A friend of mine, who’s the daughter of Chinese immigrants and married to another immigrant, recently decided that she would no longer buy her daughter a Barbie doll if it didn’t …
america
No Jews remain to mourn fire-totaled synagogue
A former synagogue building in the small Texas city of Breckenridge was destroyed by fire — but it hasn’t been home to a Jewish community for decades. The former Temple Beth Israel …
2020
Home-grown issues top Israel for Jewish voters
It’s the perennial anomaly of Jewish voter surveys: Vast majorities feel an attachment to Israel, but relatively few are thinking about the Jewish state when they cast their …
opinion
ZOA legal victory is good news for Jewish students everywhere
Those who care about Jewish college students should be celebrating a landmark legal victory in the fight against campus anti-Semitism. The victory stems from a civil rights complaint filed against …
food
A shakshuka that’s even better: Green, with feta
If I’m hosting brunch, it’s a pretty sure bet that I’ll make shakshuka. Saucy, spicy and runny with egg, it’s a universally beloved dish that, to its credit (and my eternal disappointment), …
israel
On Hebron's seventh step
Defense Minister Naftali Bennet approved the planning of a new Jewish neigh-borhood in Hebron, one week after 50,000 people celebrated Parsha Chayei Sarah at Kever ha Machpelah. A Jew outside Kever …
europe
Portuguese community’s road to riches: Netflix
A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a rabbi or even fix the roof of its synagogue. …
politics to go
End politically correct hodgepodge: Chanukah is not Jewish Christmas=
It happens every year at this time, the politically correct holiday season. When a community puts up a Christmas tree, one of three things happens. Either there is a battle to take it down …
five towns
Sentences in fatal Lawrence crash
Brooklyn residents Rahmel Watkins and Zakiyyah Steward were sentenced on Tuesday for their roles in the April 2018 car crash that killed Elisheva Kaplan and Yisroel Levin on the Nassau Expressway in …
opinion
Never forget … the Jewish refugees from Arab and Muslim lands
In international conflicts, history is more of a weapon than a field of study. That’s why the history of Palestinian Arab refugees is so well-known. Far less understood is the story of Jewish …
opinion
British Jews ask: ‘Why do they hate us?’
As part of an evening news segment on Dec. 2, Israel’s Channel 12 examined the panic among British Jews over the prospect that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn could become the next prime …
food
At 76, Joan Nathan lists her top 15 Jewish foods
If you’re part of a Jewish family in the U.S., there’s a decent chance you grew up in the vicinity of a Joan Nathan cookbook. Her many books, including “Jewish Cooking in America,” have been …
This week in Torah
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Love of our forefathers: Not so simple
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In Vayatze, Ya’akov encounters Hashem
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In the silence of ‘I,’ we meet the ‘Thou’ of G-d
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What’s in a name? And who, exactly, am I?
Role models face challenges too
Sefer Bereishit is all about our role models: Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, Leah and more. We learn from them our most basic values: Loving kindness and justice, truth and …
Kosher Bookworm
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The art of writing sefarim
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Roots of our religious rituals and seforim
This week’s essay, by Dr. Mitchell First, focuses on the legacy of Rabbi Joseph Hertz and the roll played by his historic commentary, the “Hertz Chumash.” This essay is from his …
Who's in the Kitchen
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After 8 years, it’s another delightful Sukkot
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Talking about ‘illegals’: Jerry’s Shoah survivors
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Sukkos was grand … and then came the wind
So much has happened since my last article. Two weeks ago, my beloved Braves were up 2–1 in the NLDS. Jerry’s Yankees were up 2–0 over the Twins. The sukkah frame was up too, …
Kosher Kitchen
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The special blessing of Thanksgiving leftovers
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Key to easy Thanksgiving: Prep dishes early
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Warm and yummy prep for cold and flu season
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Many variations to old-fashioned cholent recipes
My dad told me that every Friday my grandmother cooked two meals in tandem — Shabbat chicken, or brisket, or “gadempte fleische,” on one side of her tiny counter and, in her big, …
View from Central Park
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New Yorker breaks subway etiquette over Jew-hating rapper
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A murderer from a good family
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The power of one breath
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Small donation, large meditation
Browsing Facebook this week I came across a GoFundMe post by someone I know, an observant Jewish man. It was for someone he personally knows, a single mother of six. She is struggling and lives …
Viewpoint
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The truth is not selective: Poland vs. Netflix
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A worrying signal from Argentina
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Anti-Semitism is part of Europe’s cultural fabric
Here’s what Jewish citizens of various European countries said during a survey earlier this year on Jewish perceptions of anti-Semitism in a survey conducted by the European …
Politics to Go
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For Al Sharpton, it’s anything for the money
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For Schumer, left Dems trump Jews
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End politically correct hodgepodge: Chanukah is not Jewish Christmas=
It happens every year at this time, the politically correct holiday season. When a community puts up a Christmas tree, one of three things happens. Either there is a battle to take it down …
torah
Life and death are in the power of speech
What is the Jewish stance on cursing and curse words? Researchers have found that about 0.7 percent of a typical American’s speech is made up of swear words. …
israel
Beyond final encore: What culture brings to Jerusalem
Established in 1961 as a classical music festival in Caesarea, the Israel Festival, now in its 58th year and which runs this year from May 30 to June 15, was “relocated” to Jerusalem in …