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WASHINGTON (JTA) – In his annual Rosh Hashanah call with American rabbis, President Obama focused on crises in the Middle East.
“He spoke about the complexities and dangers of the Middle East and the challenges facing the world,” said …
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9/30/14
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Why Gaza Matters: The War and its Consequences, was the theme of a teach-in at Brown University Sept. 10 at the Starr Auditorium. The program was sponsored by the Brown University Middle East Studies department and the Watson Institute. The room was …
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Marty Cooper
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9/30/14
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The Portuguese section of the URI Department of Modern Classical Languages & Literatures with co-sponsorship from URI Hillel and the Holocaust Education and Resource Center of RI will screen the documentary “…With God against Man” followed …
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9/30/14
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Having a baby is a seminal moment in the life of a family. Most traditions have some way of marking that event and welcoming the baby as a blessing into the family and the community. Judaism is no exception.
For boys a clear way of doing so has …
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Kit Haspel
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9/30/14
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You’ve been looking forward to an uneventful weekend during which you could pretend you’re having a “staycation.” A call from a faraway relative threatens the beckoning indolence – you now have to retreat to the kitchen for some unwanted …
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Irina Missiuro
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9/30/14
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JTA – Israel’s August tourist numbers took a sharp downturn from the previous year’s figures.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, 182,000 visitor entries were recorded for the month in Israel, down 36 percent from August 2013. …
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9/30/14
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ROME (JTA) – City authorities in Rome may drop the idea of building a $30 million Holocaust museum in the city with the apparent backing of the Rome Jewish community.
After years of delays on the project, the community’s board issued a …
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9/30/14
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It’s true. Adults are somewhat like children. In the spring, when everything is blooming, we like to focus on our gardens, tending to them whenever we can. We see the growth, the beauty, the fruits of our labors. We smell the flowers. Literally. …
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Irina Missiuro
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9/30/14
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – When Rosh Hashanah comes later this month, Israel’s Jewish farmers won’t just be celebrating the start of a new year. They’ll be marking a year in which they are prohibited from doing their jobs.
Called Shmita, the …
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Ben Sales
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9/30/14
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I was recently in Phoenix, Arizona, for my son Jonathan’s graduation from Arizona State University. I had read about Matt Bycer’s etrog orchard in various Jewish magazines and wanted to see it. I had some extra time, so I arranged to pay him a …
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Marc Adler
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9/30/14
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