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Obama Addresses the School-Kids
Republicans are mighty pissed At Washington’s chief “socialist” Who spoke to students nationwide. “Subversive bilge!” these critics cried. Barack displayed both guile and gall By urging pupils, one and all, To study hard, their teachers heed, In order to in life succeed. Shocked parents, charging that high marks Were clear inventions of Karl Marx, Discerned…
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Yid.Dish: Beer Bread from the Edge of Irony
To participate in the sustainable food movement today is to live on the edge of irony. Especially if you’re taking part in the movement from a seriously urban setting like, say, Washington, D.C. What do I mean by this? Just look at this summer. Over the past few months, I’ve taken digital pictures of my…
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New Kosher Food Certification May Be Most Detailed In the Industry
The Conservative movement has released detailed guidelines for what experts say could be one of the most comprehensive food certifications in existence. The guidelines for the new Magen Tzedek food certification are intended to ensure that ethical standards are adhered to in kosher food production, and they delve into nearly every phase of the production…
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Few Jewish Workplaces Have Family-Friendly Policies
Women make up about three-quarters of the Jewish communal work force, but few Jewish organizations have formal policies that guarantee access to paid maternity leave and flexible work arrangements — and fewer still offer paid paternity leave. Even at organizations with paid parental leave policies, the amount of paid time off is often minimal, leaving…
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Operation Abraham Coming to America?
In late August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered hundreds of scientists and public health professionals in Atlanta for its biannual conference to discuss the issue of HIV prevention. One presentation, delivered by an Israeli doctor, managed to catch more media attention than any other, and to trigger the ire of a group…
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As New Owners Take Over Meat Plant, Battered Postville Waits and Worries
The new owners of the beleaguered kosher meat company Agriprocessors are quickly facing criticism over their early management of the company. A team of three men took over control of Agriprocessors — now called Agri Star — at the beginning of August. The new team, led by Canadian businessman Hershey Friedman, and using the corporate…
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Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammunition: Rabbi’s Got a Gun
If Gary Moskowitz gets his way, the answer to that question will be a bulletproof “Yes.” In fact, Moskowitz — who is both a rabbi and a martial arts sensei — dreams of an armed posse in every synagogue. Each congregation, he believes, should include at least five people who are carrying weapons and are…
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Cross-Denominational Grant to Help Train Jewish Educators at 3 Schools
A San Francisco foundation with a focus on funding Jewish education is giving nearly $11.5 million to Yeshiva University, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for individual and cooperative projects. The grant will require these central institutions for training Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbis and educators to work together for…
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Haredi and Out of the Closet
For the first 20 years of her life, Chani Getter was no different from the other girls in the Nikolsburg Hasidic sect in Monsey, N.Y. As the second of five children, she earned good grades at school and had close friends. At age 17, she was introduced to her future husband, also 17, and after…
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An $800,000 Israel Ad Campaign to Save ‘Lost’ Diaspora Jews Falls Flat And Dies
A bungled ad campaign that urged Israelis to phone a hotline and report details on individual Diaspora Jews whom they fear will assimilate involved an outlay of around $8,000 per name received, the Forward has learned. On September 2, Masa, an Israeli government and Jewish Agency-funded organization, began a 10-day advertising campaign on Israeli television….
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An Improvised Holiday
Bad enough that my heartbeat went berserk and I had to be hospitalized. But on Rosh Hashanah? And me, an observant Jew?! Not only would I miss the synagogue service I so loved, and not have visitors because they were forbidden to drive, but how could I possibly adhere to the High Holy Day commandments?…
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