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Yid.Dish: In Search of the Perfect Cheesecake
As Shavuot approaches, I’m sure many people are contemplating cheesecake recipes. Chocolate with an Oreo crust; pumpkin with a caramel swirl; lemon or key lime; peanut butter chip; or just pure, unadulterated cheesecake. It’s not so much the dilemma over recipe that irks me every Shavuot, it’s the huge crack (or 3) down the middle…
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Naso: The 614th Commandment
My friend Orley took my daughter Hannah to the park. Hannah showed her the two ways to climb up to the slide — one which only has a few steps and one that has monkey-bars. Hannah explained that she goes up the few steps and isn’t big enough to climb the monkey-bars. “I’m just a…
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Celebrating A First
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Celebrates First New York Gala “We are in a battle for truth. The erosion of one truth leads to the erosion of other truths, “ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum director Sara Bloomfield told the 600 guests at the museum’s May 4 inaugural New York gala, held at The Pierre. The…
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Facing Financial, Identity Crises, JTS To Reorient Historic Mission
Conservative Judaism’s flagship educational institution, historically at the forefront of academic Jewish studies, has announced a new strategic plan that reduces the number of its doctoral programs and focuses more on engagement with the Jewish community. The Jewish Theological Seminary’s new strategic plan, described by the school’s chancellor, Arnold Eisen, at its May 17 commencement…
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A Lonely Synagogue on an Empty Island
When the last rabbi left Governors Island, he took the Torah with him. The island, 172 green acres in the middle of New York Harbor, was being demobilized after centuries of military service, and the U.S. Coast Guard command that was its final armed occupant was being taken apart. “It was a trauma,” said Bill…
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End of Specter Era Brings New Race for Jewish Vote
Arlen Specter did not show up to the May 18 meeting of Jewish Democratic lawmakers with President Obama at the White House. He was busy at his campaign headquarters following voter turnout and making last-minute phone calls. Specter probably wouldn’t have felt comfortable at the meeting, anyway. While Obama was speaking with members of the…
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Boycott Targets Stars From Elvis to Elton
It was a feather in the cap of pro-boycott activists, but for Israelis, a major setback. With battle lines drawn across concert halls and stadiums hosting rock bands, the decision by mega-star Elvis Costello to cancel his planned concerts in Israel is being viewed as a game changer. In a statement posted on his website,…
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A Roadside Rally For Soldiers Who Refused Orders
Some 400 protesters gathered recently outside a prison dating back to the British Mandate to offer solidarity with inmates who are being hailed by some as modern-era Sharanskys. “Refuseniks claimed the right for Jews to live in a certain place in the world, and these youngsters are defending that right,” Likud party activist Shlomo Amshalem…
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Prominent Jewish Liberals Answer the JCall
A group of prominent American Jews is circulating an online petition supporting the Obama administration’s “vigorous encouragement” of Israel and the Palestinians to “make the concessions necessary” to advance the peace process. The petition, posted at www.forthesakeofzion.org on May 13, claims inspiration from the European Jewish Call for Reason, otherwise known as JCall. A petition…
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Charlotte Jacobson, 97, Communal Leader
Charlotte Jacobson, 97, who as Hadassah national president reclaimed the Jerusalem land where the organization’s flagship hospital now sits, died on May 14 in Florida. Jacobson was Hadassah president from 1964 to 1968, including during the Six Day War. For 60 years, she served in many leadership positions in American and world Zionist organizations. In…
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Survivors Drive Suit Against French Train Company That Serviced Auschwitz
Leo Bretholtz was among more than 1,000 Jews shoved onto a train bound for Auschwitz on November 6, 1942, leaving from a suburb of Paris. Bretholtz and a friend managed to squeeze through the barred window and escape from the train car, but 773 of the Jews on that train were gassed to death by…
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