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November 29, 2012
Rabbi Sharon Brous: Lowering the bar
Rabbi Danny Gordis brought the discourse on Israel to a new low this week.
Rabbi Ed Feinstein: All the families of the Earth
A living Judaism demands an exquisite balance between inside and outside, concern for our own and concern for the other, particularism and universalism.
Rabbi Sharon Brous vs. Rabbi Daniel Gordis: Betrayal or compassion?
When Rabbi Sharon Brous first read an essay by Rabbi Daniel Gordis, a colleague and former teacher, accusing her of betraying Israel, she was shocked and angry, she said. Nevertheless, her initial instinct was to refrain from feeding the publicity machine.
Rabbi Mordecai Finley: Peace and protection
I have tried to figure out why Rabbi Sharon Brous’ thoughts left me empty when I read them. As Rabbi Daniel Gordis has written, there is nothing objectionable in them.
U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly upgrades Palestine to observer status
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state.
A Brentwood Country Club Chanukah [RECIPES]
Chef Brett Swartzman is a chef with passion. The Chicago native started working in his parents’ Jewish bakery when he was 10 years old, making bagels, muffins, cookies, challah and sandwiches.
Clinton laments ‘counter-productive’ U.N. vote on Palestine
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the U.N. General Assembly\’s vote to implicitly recognize a Palestinian state, calling it an \”unfortunate and counter-productive\” move that places more obstacles in the path to peace.
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