Part two of two
NEW YORK (JTA) – Here’s a look back at the highs and lows (and everything in between) of the second half of 5775.
March 2015
Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress, amid lingering …
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Uriel Heilman
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9/17/15
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BARRINGTON – The fall season at the Gallery at Temple Habonim opens with an exhibit of the work of three artists.
Bunny Fain uses a variety of techniques and approaches that stretch the boundaries of skill and perception in his printmaking. …
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9/17/15
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JTA – Whether you love them or hate them – or your feelings are purely pareve — these 13 Jews repeatedly made the news in 5775.
David Blatt
American-Israeli coach David Blatt, in his first season as the Cleveland …
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Julie Wiener
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9/17/15
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During a recent trip to Poland, my group toured Holocaust sites and the remains of synagogues – and wondered what life is like now for Polish Jews.
For an answer, I turned to MiNYanim, a leadership-building project that the Jewish Alliance …
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LARRY KATZ
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9/17/15
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There is a word in the Yiddish language that has become commonplace in the secular world – kvell. What does it mean? Kvell means to feel immense pride for something. For Estelle Klemer, her pride is in her family. Her children and …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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9/17/15
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Head of School Adam Tilove leads the school community in a few songs, while students
show their excitement to be back at JCDSRI!
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9/17/15
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JNS.org – U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced Sept. 2 that she would back President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, becoming the 34th senator to support the deal and ensuring enough supporting votes to prevent an override of …
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9/3/15
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On Aug. 7, First Sgt. Andrew McKenna of Bristol, Rhode Island, was killed by the Taliban, which has been armed and funded by Iran since at least 2007.
The second half of that statement is regularly omitted in reports by local news media. …
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HOWARD BROWN
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9/3/15
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JTA – Cactus, the largest supermarket chain in Luxembourg, has stopped selling produce from Israel until its suppliers verify that it does not originate in the West Bank.
A pro-Palestinian group has held demonstrations over the last months in …
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9/3/15
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JTA — With the High Holy Days just around the corner, Jews all over the world will be asking themselves how they can lead more meaningful and moral lives. Synagogue communities, too, will be asking themselves how they can become more holy and …
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Jay Ruderman
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9/3/15
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