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You say matzah — and matzo and matzuh and matzee and more
Readers respond to our editor-in-chief’s column about a Passover copy-editing conundrum
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Inspires Fight Against Religious Coercion In Ireland — And Israel
From the moment Atwood’s book was converted by Bruce Miller to a multi-award winning TV series, comparisons haven’t stopped between the horror it depicts and the potential evils of populist nationalism inspired by extremist interpretations of sacred texts. When writing the novel in 1985, Margaret Atwood made a rule for herself that her work of…
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6 Tips to Jumpstart Post-Holiday Weight Loss
While holiday celebrations are usually full of family, friends and fun — they may even be considered “healthy” due to their stress-relieving properties — they also have a tendency to make us veer off track from our normal eating and exercising habits. If you enjoyed yourself a little too much during recent holidays, you might…
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How Do You Choose A Jewish Day School Curriculum?
It is hard to believe, but there is no agreed-upon curriculum in the Jewish education system in the United States. In the few schools where the idea of a curriculum exists, it usually presents the following problems: There is no K-12 curriculum. Rather, pre-school usually focuses on language skills and holidays, while elementary school and…
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Would Guns Have Saved Jews From The Holocaust?
Each time the gun control debate comes up in discourse in the United States, someone invariably mentions that if the Jews were armed, the Holocaust would not have occurred. In February 2018, US Representative Don Young also made the same statement, which made countless Facebook memes pop up again, in addition to other social media…
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How To Find The Truth In Gaza
My 26-year-old son has been sharing articles with me that are trending on his social media feeds. One New Yorker headline read, “Israel kills dozens of unarmed protestors as Jared Kushner speaks of peace, in Jerusalem,” while other sites called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “massacre.” Adam told me that almost no one in his…
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The Inside Story Behind Miriam Adelson’s Iconic Jerusalem Coat
Every fashionista knows that the month of May is the most important month for fashion statements: the first Monday in May Met Gala in New York City. But this year, the most influential, most noticed fashion statement was not worn by a celebrity in the United States, nor in England at the Royal Wedding of…
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Supreme Court Throws The Dice In Sports Betting Ruling
In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, held that states may now legalize sports betting. The case, Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, (May 14, 2018) declared unconstitutional the 1992 Act of Congress that kept most states from “authorizing” gambling on games. The Court did not categorically eliminate federal…
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Why Aren’t American Jews Supporting Iranian Protestors?
Nearly two-and-a-half years ago, a large segment of Jewish leaders and activists across the United States came out in strong support of the Iran deal. They believed the deal would help improve the lives of the people of Iran who were suffering economically, and help bring about reform in Iran for average Iranians. As a…
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I’m A Convert To Judaism — And I’m Proud Of My Past
I’m a convert to Judaism, but I think, looking back, that I was always meant to be a person of the book. My mother used to read Louis L’Amour novels to escape the suffocating world of Rushville, NY. I read Tamora Pierce and Daughters of the Moon to find my place in a world otherwise…
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The German Policeman Who Saved Torah Scrolls During The Holocaust
An old man in a blue kibbutz cap, who grew up in the same German village as my father, showed me the Torah that had been rescued during Kristallnacht — not by the Jews, but by Christian neighbors: “Ja , Nazi orders or no, the Christians decided to save what they could for the Jews. They…
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Can Europe Save the Iran Deal?
President Trump has put the Iran nuclear deal on life support by pulling out the U.S. and reapplying extensive sanctions. Should the deal be saved? Can it be — and if so, how? Almost all observers outside his political base — which seems to be the main target of the president’s action — agree the…
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