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Talmudic 'Development'; Orthodox Cinema; Chabad Power Struggle?; Top Kosher Dogs

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Staffers debate the Talmudic qualities of the TV show, ‘Arrested Development,’ a possible power struggle within Chabad and the best kosher hot dogs.

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The Personal Stories of the Warsaw Ghetto

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:36:00 EST

While most German studies of the Holocaust center on the perpetrators, a new wave of historians are focusing on the victims. Andrea Löw’s new book takes a personal look at the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Holocaust Claims Fraud; The Changing American Rabbinate; Comedian Marc Maron

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:27:00 EST

THIS WEEK: How employees pilfered $57 million meant for Holocaust victims; the changing nature of the American rabbinate; Marc Maron’s new TV show.

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ADL Hits 100; Are Jews a Race?; Is Gwyneth Paltrow the Most Beautiful Woman?

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:20:00 EST

THIS WEEK Staffers discuss the past, present and future of the ADL; a rogue scientist takes aim at the theory that Jews are a race; Is Gwyneth Paltrow the most beautiful woman in the world?

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Jews and Sex Trafficking; Orthodox E-Rate Windfall; Six Word Memoirs

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:55:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Staffers look at the Jewish communal response to sex trafficking; why one Orthodox town is getting huge internet subsidies and six word memoirs about your mom.

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Kotel Compromise; Supportive Rabbis; Hezbollah's Paper Pushers; Vice's Vices

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:40:00 EST

THIS WEEK: A compromise for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall; how one rabbis crossed denominational lines to help another; how to handle Hezbollah’s paperwork; the problem with Vice magazine’s new TV show.

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100 Years of Centennials; How to Survive Passover

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:04:00 EST

THIS WEEK: How to survive Passover; Why we will be celebrating the past 100 years for the next 100 years.

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Favorite Rabbis; Obama in Israel; Newark and Philip Roth

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:19:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Staffers discuss the Forward’s list of inspirational rabbis, how Obama is doing in Israel and how Newark looks on a Philip Roth bus tour.

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Day School Struggling With Special Ed; the Rise of Gluten-free Matzo

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:37:00 EST

THIS WEEK: What are the responsibilities of Jewish day schools to children with special needs; the curious rise of gluten-free matzo.

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States Move to Extend Window on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits; Was AIPAC Boring?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:26:00 EST

THIS WEEK: States move to extend the window on child sex abuse lLawsuits; was AIPAC boring this year?

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Abuse Allegations at YU Didn't End Abuse; Israel Lobby As Pop Culture

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:13:00 EST

This Week: Staffers discuss the ongoing abuse scandal ay Yeshiva University and why the notion of the “Israel Lobby” seems to have hit the mainstream.

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Lakewood's Orthodox Take Aim at a Tent City; Anti-Semitic Cyber-Stalking

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:21:00 EST

This Week: A tent city in Lakewood, NJ pits the powerful Orthodox community against 100 homeless residents; How to deal with a case of anti-Semitic cyber-stalking? Write a book.

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Philip Roth Answers Your Letters, BootyCall Israel

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:26:00 EST

Philip Roth answers your burning questions, a new program called BootyCall Israel brings young Jews ‘together’ and is Hollywood’s love affair with the Holocaust over?

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Guns in Israel, Textbooks in Palestine

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:19:00 EST

FORWARD PODCAST: Is Israel’s relationship with guns an argument for gun control in the U.S.? Are Palestinian textbooks a good reason to avoid peace talks?

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Circumcision Rebellion, Dubious Orthodox Libraries, Bagel Battle

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:51:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Some mohels resist circumcision rules. Who’s cleaning up on dubious libraries? Plea to save the New York bagel.

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Why Israeli Vote Predictions Were Wrong, 103-Year Sentence

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Why all the predictions about the Israeli election were wrong; is a 103 sentence too long?

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Newlywed Blogging, Survey of New York Jews

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:24:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Simi Lichtman drops by to discuss her new blog documenting her first year of marriage. Josh Nathan-Kazis breaks down a new survey of Jews in New York.

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Y.U. Launches Probe, Israel's Elections

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:59:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Yeshiva University launches an internal investigation into sex abuse allegations. Who to watch in the upcoming Israeli elections

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Investigating YU, Reporting on Newtown

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:09:00 EST

THIS WEEK: Reporters discuss the ongoing sex abuse scandal at Yeshiva University and the challenges of reporting on the Newtown massacre.

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The Collector of Bedford Street Meets Sandy

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:00:00 EST

Larry Selman is a developmentally disabled man in Greenwich Village dubbed ‘The Collector of Bedford Street.’ His life changed dramatically when Hurricane Sandy struck.

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