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October 12, 2011
Jewish organization honors Catholic surgeon
Dr. Vaughn A. Starnes, a top cardiothoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, was recently honored by Bikur Cholim Jewish Healthcare Foundation, and the fact that Starnes is a Catholic being recognized by a Jewish organization made the occasion that much more meaningful, the doctor said.
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Ah, to be young and in hate
“Enraged young people,” The New York Times worries aloud, are kicking off the dust of phony democracy, in which “the job of a citizen was limited to occasional trips to
Big money, a game of chicken, and Wikipedia smears: a month in the Berman v. Sherman race
Why is it so hard to become a better person?
The purpose of the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) is moral introspection: Every year, Jews meditate on the issue of becoming a better person.
A day for the soul
Trust the Jews to begin the holiest moment of the year on Yom Kippur not with a prayer, but with an ambiguous declaration. The Kol Nidre is not a prayer; it is a text that
Letters to the Editor: Occupy Wall Street, Michael Oren, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur
Letters to the editor
Relaxed parking restrictions in Los Angeles in light of Sukkot, Simchat Torah
You and the UN
If you care about Israel, you have one very clear assignment over the next two months. In about eight weeks, the U.N. Security Council could vote on whether to recognize Palestinian statehood.
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