In most of our synagogues, upon conclusion of the public reading of the Torah, the scroll is lifted for all to see, and the congregation recites: "And this is the Torah that Moses placed before the Children of Israel. "
All I\’ve done in New York is walk. I can\’t stop walking. I\’ve rotated my shoes to disperse the blisters, but it hasn\’t helped much. Still, I walk.
Jewish leaders are trying to spin a hopeful story about the fight to prevent the upcoming World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance from turning into an Israel bash-a-thon.
You\’ve seen it in movies, television, even as the engine behind some fundraising efforts: the crass commercialization of the Holocaust. Dr. Gary Schiller is very aware of this phenomenon.
The analysts believe Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat\’s immediate aim is to use the \”religion card\” to convene yet another Arab summit meeting.
It\’s seven months since my lung cancer diagnosis. Am I a survivor yet?
For most people in the beginning stages of Alzheimer\’s disease, the simplest task, like writing a check, becomes a Herculean undertaking.
There are weeks when history is written, and there are weeks, like this past one, when it is rewritten.
Warnings from health and law enforcement officials on the dangers of Ecstasy have not deterred Jewish teenagers and young adults from using the drug.
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