Lessons for the Rest of Us From the Success of Chabad
Dennis Prager
July 13, 2010
Most Jews, whether Orthodox, non-Orthodox or secular, acknowledge that Chabad is a uniquely successful Jewish enterprise.
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July 13, 2010
Remembering the Temple, Its Destruction and Its Scholars
Jonah Lowenfeld
July 13, 2010
This week, when Jews around the world mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, some may also think back on two rabbi-scholars who died this spring, both known for helping us understand the ritual practices of the First Temple, as well as Ezekiel’s prophecies about its destruction.
Lessons One Rabbi Learned From Presbyterian Church (USA)
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2010
In 2004, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (PCUSA), passed a resolution calling for divestment from companies assisting the “occupation.” It became the first mainline Protestant denomination urging punitive action against Israel. This led other denominations to consider similar measures.
Death of a True Scholar — and a Muslim Mensch
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2010
A bright light of critical scholarship of Islam was just extinguished in Cairo with the death at 66 of professor Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd on July 5. I saw him only last spring at the international conference “The Qur’an in Its Historical Context” held at the University of Notre Dame, where he and professor Abdolkarim Soroush, the great contemporary Iranian philosopher and intellectual, together gave one of the most intellectually rigorous and emotionally moving keynote presentations I have ever experienced at an academic conference. These two Muslims represent the zenith of intellectual and ethical expression among any people of faith I know.
10 Men, 10 Women
David Suissa
July 13, 2010
The next mini-earthquake in the Orthodox community of Pico-Robertson will happen when someone decides to open a feminist Orthodox-style synagogue modeled after Shira Hadasha in Jerusalem. Pico-Robertson prides itself on having a robust Modern Orthodox community, and it does, with at least three major congregations and hundreds of families following the Modern Orthodox way, which attempts to marry Orthodox tradition with modernity.
Holocaust Echoes in Russia’s Politics and Economy
Tom Tugend
July 13, 2010
It may seem that every aspect of the Holocaust has been thoroughly analyzed, but three American academicians have opened up a new research field through their five-year study of the long-range economic impact of the extermination of Jews in some areas occupied by the Nazis during World War II.\n
Letters: Prager, Sonenshein, Suissa
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2010
Prager vs. Grater\n\nMy response to “Dennis Prager Responds” (“Rabbi Responds to Prager’s column on Problems With the Left,” June 11) to Rabbi Grater is simple. Mr. Prager has learned the lesson of Munich, but he has not learned the lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis.\n
Traveling with Your Pet? Leave it to the Israelis
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2010
The world’s largest pet air transportation and relocation company is launching an Israel-based 24/7 international flight with veterinarian service and crew that speaks 10 languages.\n
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