Questions and numbers: Was I wrong? What do Palestinians want? Are Jews still smart?
Shmuel Rosner
December 15, 2016
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December 15, 2016
Israel’s chief rabbis form panel to set standards for recognizing foreign converts
Jewish Journal
December 15, 2016
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate formed a panel to set standards for which Diaspora rabbis’ conversions it would accept as valid.
5 things you can do to help Aleppo
Jewish Journal
December 15, 2016
The news from Aleppo is unbearable. Cease-fires that do not hold.
The function of the university in the age of Trump
David N. Myers
December 15, 2016
The modern university, as we know it, originated from the imaginative proposals of Wilhelm von Humboldt, a Prussian philosopher and civil servant.
Robert Egger, LA Kitchen and the power of food
Rob Eshman
December 15, 2016
I’m in a vast professional kitchen, standing by a stockpot the size of a Jacuzzi. The chef ladles a bit of the pot’s steaming brown liquid into a Dixie cup, then holds it out.
Noodles flex their versatility in sweet, savory kugels
Judy Zeidler
December 15, 2016
During a recent cooking class I was teaching, several students showed an interest in Jewish foods that could be served during Chanukah, aside from the traditional potato latkes.
A Moment in Time: Today you are a Descendant. One day, you will be an Ancestor.
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December 15, 2016
Daily Kickoff — White House Hanukkah edition: Our community’s rare convergence event
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