My Single Peeps: David B.
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
David grew up in Miami — my mother was his elementary school teacher. Apparently he was always a nice kid.
Category
September 27, 2011
In Hungary, focus on internal issues, not Israel
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
There have been no rallies, no ad campaigns, no testy community discussions here on the Palestinians\’ bid for statehood.
The Jewish effort at the UN: Bang or bust?
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
Until the main event, which didn’t come until the very end of last week, there was a strong element of theater to all the goings-on at and around the United Nations.
You’re also right
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
There is a well-known story about a rabbi who was called upon to settle a dispute between two of his followers.
CONTROVERSY: L.A. Times gets called out for calling ‘Ben Hur’ a ‘Palestinian’
Danielle Berrin
September 27, 2011
Yom Kippur without fasting: How kids can atone, too
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
For most adults, the central experience of Yom Kippur is fasting. By abstaining from food and drink, we exercise control over our bodies and do not give in to our most basic impulses. This makes it pretty easy to feel the “affliction” that the Torah mandates.
Acting rabbi brings rebirth to 1920s shul
Ryan E. Smith
September 27, 2011
For more than 35 years, Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock existed without a rabbi. No longer.
Clinton: Israeli settlement move counter-productive
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
Israel\’s decision to build 1,100 settlement homes on West Bank land is counter-productive to reviving peace talks with the Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
If you seat them, they will come
Ryan E. Smith
September 27, 2011
Twice a year, many synagogues find themselves dealing with a wonderful but very practical problem: how to handle the huge numbers of people who show up for the High Holy Days and don’t fit in the sanctuary.
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