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This rabbi felt he could no longer recite the Prayer for Israel. So he rewrote it.
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky's new prayer adds 29 words, cuts others and includes a quote from Israel's Declaration of Independence
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I said ‘Hineini’ to jury duty, without leaving home
Jury duty is about showing up — shouting, “Hineini,” “here I am,” ready to do what it takes to make the world a better place
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When you don’t have to scramble to make a minyan — or breakfast
“You come for a reason, and then you stay,” said Rita Gann, one among a handful of volunteers keeping breakfast and kaddish going at Temple Emanuel
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Meet the ‘Top Chef’ contestant who made matzo balls famous in Kentucky
“I think the strongest part of my identity is Jewish,” Sara Bradley, 41, said
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How one Israeli artists brings Shabbat flowers to thousands every week
'I sketch all the time, I paint all the time,' Reuven Dattner said.
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Thinking about democracy in progress as Israel turns 75
An 'incredible divide' over what the country means — and real doubt about whether it will survive intact
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‘You don’t have to look to the sky’ to see a superhero
Readers told us who their superheroes are, plus watch our conversation with Etgar Keret
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She demanded girl superheroes. Then she became one.
For decades, I kept a column published in the Los Angeles Times . I finally spoke to the woman who wrote it
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What makes The Best Minds a Jewish book?
In Jonathan Rosen's new book about mental health and friendship, he compares his relationship with Michael Laudor to Cain and Abel
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What I learned saying kaddish at a Ramadan break-fast
Out of all the places I've said kaddish, online and in-person, this was one of the more meaningful
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We need to stop singing the same song about Israel — or it’s not going to be OK
Israeli Jews — and the Americans who support them — have been singing the same song for too long
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