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December 16, 2016

Hebrew Word of the Week: urim ve-tummim

Apparently, two objects used by the High Priest (ha-Kohen ha-Gadol) for casting lots, to know “guilty” or “innocent, “yes” or “no” questions (Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8; Ezra 2:63). But also by individuals, as when “Saul inquired of the Lord … either by dreams or by an oracle (Urim) or by prophets” (1 Samuel 28:6).

Chanukah show adds Jewish flavor to ‘Nutcracker’

Tchaikovsky ain’t got nothing on “The MeshugaNutcracker,” a Chanukah-fied rendition of the holiday classic, running Dec. 17 to Jan. 1 in Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

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