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News of Our Own
I see that it\’s time for the media to replay the perennial horror story known as The Dying Jew.
Barney’s Version
The author has managed to pack an awesomely dense amount ofclichés, stale humor and annoyingly cute literary mannerismsonto each page, but the end product is curiously weightless.
The Birds
Rabbi Baruch and Michal Finkelstein are developing a sex-education curriculum for Jewish day schools.
The Facts
Where does a parent — a Jewish mother — begin a frank consideration of her daughter\’s sexuality?
Justice for Jonathan Pollard
The argument that Pollard was a spy, and that is all that matters, may be legally valid, but it is not morally valid.
Up Front
The first thing that catches the eye when meeting Sister Rose Thering is the large pendant of a Star of David intertwined with a Cross dangling from her neck.
Lovers and Others
Like the uneven romantic fortunes of a veteran dater, \”Sex\” plays like a series of disparate encounters that range from memorable to better-off-forgotten.
‘Mendel & Moses’
When Mendel Moscowitz is transported from Brooklyn to ancient Egypt, the juxtaposition of a whiny New Yorker on the eve of the Exodus is supposed to create the setting for campy high jinks and musical hilarity.
New Articles
Sonoma State University President Retires
It’s Not a Fairy Tale
Alleged Paul Kessler Killer Will Stand Trial
So Many Holidays, So Little Time – A poem for Parsha Emor
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