A first-hand account by David Raab
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of Sept. 12, 2008
The year is 1970. Imagine yourself at age 17, experiencing an enjoyable summer in Israel with …
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9/11/08
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Issue of Sept. 12, 2008
Accidents waiting to happen
To the Editor:
I have been meaning to write this for a long time. I can procrastinate no longer. A recent incident that happened in a …
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9/11/08
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A long, long time ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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9/11/08
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Speaking from the heart
By David Seidemann
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
I was watching at 6:47 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 when history was made. I remember watching JFK’s funeral on …
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9/5/08
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Notes from a working mom
By Ayala Cohen
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
You can hear profanity everywhere these days: in the office, at the supermarket, on the train. The other day I heard a …
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9/5/08
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Thanks all the same, but no, I’d prefer my next party not be “the talk of the town.”
The advertisement promising town-wide …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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9/5/08
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In My View
By Howard Kopel
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, “it means what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” …
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9/5/08
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Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
What about single dads?
To the Editor:
As a once-a-long-time-ago single parent, a then, and now, devoted father, I take umbrage at the failure of Rabbi and …
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9/5/08
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The Haftarot of our lives
A review of how our Haftarot are treated, by Dr. Michael Fishbane
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 29, 2008
A few weeks ago The New York Times …
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8/29/08
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Issue of August 29, 2008
Not in the mob
To the Editor:
I found the article ‘Congregation Beis Ephraim Yitzchok welcomes new rav’ (August 22, 2008) to be offensive, insulting and …
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8/29/08
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