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Adopting a new view of faith and family
Let’s get one thing out of the way — yes, Susan Silverman is the sister of actors and comedians Sarah Silverman and Laura Silverman.
Women of the Wall keeps pushing for b’not mitzvah at the Kotel
When Alina Brenner began to plan her daughter Dana’s bat mitzvah, she considered throwing a party at a synagogue near their home in the Tel Aviv suburb of Hod HaSharon.
Women of the Wall, shielded by police, raises Torah scroll and blows shofar
Women of the Wall blew a shofar at the back of the Western Wall Plaza and raised a Torah scroll at the plaza’s gate under a heavy police barricade.
Another peace process: Judaism in Israel vs. Judaism in America
While the Jewish world has focused for decades on the Arab-Israeli conflict, it has given far less attention to an equally important conflict: the conflict between Judaism in Israel and Judaism in America. Everywhere I turn, I see more signs of the growing religious schism between these two communities.
Ten women arrested at Western Wall for praying with prayer shawls
Ten women participating in a women\’s prayer service with hundreds of worshippers and supporters at the Western Wall were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.
Pro-Obama video by Sarah Silverman’s sister to begin airing in Florida
A video in support of President Obama produced by the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman will begin airing in Florida.