By Mendel Horowitz
Shavuot is a hard sell to young adults hooked on Facebook and Twitter. Telling them to embrace a holiday of ideas is like asking them to hug a thesaurus.
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By Kevin Kolben
The tragic collapse of a clothing factory in Bangladesh has now claimed more than 1,000 lives. Like the Triangle fire, will it bring real reform to labor standards?
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By J.J. Goldberg
A massive raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Iowa set in motion a scandal that rocked the Jewish world. Five years later, J.J. Goldberg looks at what has — and hasn’t — changed.
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By Leonard Fein
Why are unions incapable of making an impact? Leonard Fein thinks it has to do with our fundamental inability to get angry and do something about it.
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By Liam Hoare
The Church of Scotland wilfully mischaracterizes and dismisses Jewish claims to the land of Israel. That’s as insulting and offensive as it is historically inaccurate.
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By Abraham Rabinovich
Hours after conquering the Temple Mount, Israeli paratroopers argued over giving it back in exchange for peace. On Jerusalem Day 46 years later, we’re still arguing.
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By Elie Jesner
Preparing for a son’s circumcision is not easy. One father feels conflicted about inflicting pain on an infant to fulfill the requirements of an ancient ritual.
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By J.J. Goldberg
Israel has set out ‘red lines’ that Iran must not cross. Unlike hockey, it’s not always so easy to tell when they’ve been crossed — and what to do about it.
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By Leonard Fein
Israel refuses to examine people who claim refugee status on a case-by-case basis. By Israel’s preferred definition, asylum seekers are ‘infiltrators.’ So much for being gracious to the stranger.
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By Hillel Halkin
Yitzhak Rabin was poised to return the Golan Heights to Syria as part of a peace deal. Hillel Halkin writes that the current civil war proves why that would have been a catastrophic decision.
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As First Maharats Graduate, Orthodox Women Leap Forward
Why a Rabbi Should Not Marry Outside the Faith
Why I Only Date Jewish Guys
Taking Aim at Corporate Jewish Burial Business
Barbra Streisand Visits Western Wall After Landing in Israel With Puppy
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