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June 8, 2007

Cooling down the the Iran rhetoric can help get real results

James D. Besser June 8, 2007

The Jewish community is just as concerned as ever about the menace of a nuclear Iran, but it is starting to temper its red-hot rhetoric on the issue. The reason: a growing sense that calling Iran the new Nazi Germany, its madman leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hitler reborn, is hurting the community-wide effort to ratchet up the diplomatic and economic pressure on the Tehran regime.

Challenge Your Child

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff June 8, 2007

So even if my rabbi\’s bar mitzvah talk engendered embarrassment and guilt in me, I now want to thank him for challenging me in the way he did that day.

A not-so-random sampling of the Class of 2007

Jewish Journal June 8, 2007

Every year when I send out that first e-mail asking educators and leaders from around the city to nominate high school seniors for this \”Outstanding Seniors\” article, the angst begins. I get the names of dozens of nominees, and through a one-paragraph description I\’m supposed to figure out who belongs in this feature. It\’s an impossible task, and inevitably I resign myself to the ultimate randomness of this selection — for every teen I pick, 10 others could have filled that spot.\n

Note to new grads: it’s just the beginning!

Danielle Berrin June 8, 2007

So graduates, from one contemporary to another, and in the spirit of sharing with my sister what I wish I believed then, I offer you some knowledge I acquired on my journey — just consider it my master\’s degree in \”life thus far.\”

Poland and the Jews: Is it time to stop hating the country when positive changes are transf

Jane Ulman June 8, 2007

Many Jews still view Poland as the land of pogroms, persecution and prejudice; a terminally anti-Semitic and blood-drenched country where 3 million Jews were mercilessly murdered during World War II; a land dotted with death camps, desecrated cemeteries and deserted synagogues. What most Jews don\’t know is that Poland has changed radically over the past couple of decades, and these days, it is reaching out to Israel and to Jews –and not just socially, either.

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