Boycott or buy Israeli etrogim during shmita year?
Orit Arfa
September 24, 2015
At a citrus farm near Rehovot in Israel, a fifth-generation etrog grower is upset about a boycott, of sorts, of Israeli goods.
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Judaism
Inside the sukkah: Reflected light
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2015
What is it about lights twinkling in the darkness that is so…transporting?
Tivnu: Buiding justice and shelters from the storm
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2015
When I describe Tivnu: Building Justice, the social-justice startup founded by my friend Steve Eisenbach-Budner, to people who know him, this is what I say: If you turned Steve into a nonprofit, Tivnu is what it would look like.
‘No justification whatsoever’ for homelessness, Pope Francis says in Washington
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2015
Pope Francis met for lunch with 200 people who are homeless or living in poverty in Washington on Thursday and told them there was no social or moral justification for homelessness.
Torah portion: That precious moment
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2015
Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)\n
Ted Orden, Holocaust survivor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, 94
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2015
Ted Orden (Ordentlich), who died Sept. 11 at age 94, lived a life that exemplified the American dream.
Torah Animals and Death Practices: The Scapegoat, the Red Heifer, and the Broken-necked Heifer
Rabbi Joe Blair
September 23, 2015
Live webcast of Kol Nidre expected to attract 40,000 viewers
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2015
A California-based live webcast of Kol Nidre services is expected to garner more than 40,000 viewers.
Celebrating Sukkot in a time of drought
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2015
While preparing for Sukkot in drought-ridden California, I hoped that the holiday’s joy had not dried up alongside much of the state’s water supply.
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