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December 22, 2016
Versace, Joseph and Chanukah
Perhaps the most famous historical article of clothing is Joseph’s multicolor “dreamcoat,” but it’s not the only one that appears in this week’s parsha, Vayeshev.
Is this Orthodox rabbi a feminist?
When word got out that Rabbi Simcha Krauss was coming to Los Angeles to teach a series of lessons on how to resolve the problem of agunot — women “chained” to their marriages because their husbands refuse to give them a get, or religious divorce — the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) sent a letter to the Orthodox community discouraging attendance.
Chanukah’s guiding lights
When I lie in bed on chilly mornings, waiting for the sun to rise, I think about what it might have been like with no artificial lights to extend the daylight and protect us from the darkness.
Chanukah isn’t ‘Jewish Christmas’
To know the holiday of Chanukah is to come to terms with a series of contradictions.
“Stand up already,’ God is calling to you
\”Then Judah approached him and said, \’Please, my lord, let your servant appeal to my lord, and do not be impatient with your servant, you who are the equal of Pharaoh’ \” (Gen. 44:18).
How to love Trump
For a majority of Americans, feeling traumatized and terrified are reasonable responses to the words \”President-elect Donald Trump.\”
Why J Street should welcome Trump and Friedman
The way his critics have bludgeoned David Friedman—the right-wing New York lawyer nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Israel– you would think they’re afraid he will barge into Israel-Palestinian peace talks on his first day in office and yell, “Stop! No more peace talks!”
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