A West Bank yeshiva may be removed from a special army program because its head rabbi reportedly encourages his students to disobey military orders.
Elliott Broidy seems like a nice guy. I know he’s a charitable one: As I travel through Jewish L.A., I see his name on synagogue and museum plaques. The last time I saw him was last summer, when we exchanged “Shabbat Shaloms” in a sushi line at a bat mitzvah. Like I said, seems like a nice guy.
When the Jewish people seeks an exemplar for openness and hospitality, we often turn to our patriarch Abraham. In one fascinating chapter in Genesis we learn that just three days after his circumcision, an ailing Abraham rushes from his tent in the heat of the day to welcome three passing visitors who turn out to be divine messengers.
Seventy-year-old Harold Eichenbaum doesn’t think much of kashrut.
Twenty-four ex-German ambassadors have urged the country\’s chancellor and new foreign minister to be tougher on Israel.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will light the Chanukah menorah on the Ellipse in front of the White House.
Latin America\’s largest television network will feature a Chanukah awareness campaign.
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