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‘The Feast of Wisdom’
At Gibeon the Eternal appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Divine said, “Ask, what shall I grant you?” – 1 Kings 3:5[:10-13??] One midrash teaches that the holiday of Simchat Torah derives from the celebration of Solomon. In a dream, the Holy One asks Solomon his dearest wish. Solomon prays for…
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Mirth and Mourning
The Book of Ecclesiastes (in Hebrew, “Kohelet,” the Assembler or Preacher) is a compilation of proverbs traditionally attributed to and worthy of Solomon. Its opening in the King James translation is instantly memorable: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity As the Oxford Jewish Study Bible puts it, “the one…
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Kean and Menendez Next Wednesday
In sequential appearances at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Shalom, 193 Mount Pleasant Avenue in Livingston, N.J. Panelists questioning the candidates are David Twersky is the Director of International Affairs/Council for World Jewry at American Jewish Congress; former Editor in Chief, New Jersey Jewish News. Michelle Bobrow is a Board Member of the League of…
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Katherine Harris Makes Nice
Seven weeks after Katherine Harris, a born-again Christian, raised hackles by telling a Baptist newspaper that “If you’re not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin,” she tried to make nice with Jewish leaders in West Palm Beach. Harris is trailing badly in her race against Sen. Bill Nelson. Nelson leads…
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Rabbi Lapin: Abramoff’s Latest Casualty?
The Washington Post has an article today about a new report from Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee about tax-exempt organizations that inappropriately helped Jack Abramoff launder funds. According to the article, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, an Abramoff buddy, Mel Gibson backer and proponent of increased political cooperation between conservative Jews and Christians, told Senators that…
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RJC Ramping Up Ad Buys
The shouting match over which political party is more pro-Israel shows no sign of abating anytime soon. The Republican Jewish Coalition, which has been running a slew of advertisements attacking Democrats as flagging on Israel, announced today that it is introducing new ads, and expanding beyond the 30 Jewish weekly newspapers around that have already…
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Collegiates Debate Which Party is More Jewish…
At G.W. debate
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Mark Warner Will Not Run For President…
according to the statement posted on his Web site today. Here it is: Statement of Governor Mark Warner Forward Together PAC October 12, 2006 Nine months ago, I left the office of Governor in Virginia. I was immensely proud of what we had accomplished. We faced historic challenges and got real results. Upon leaving office,…
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Norm Coleman in NYC on Saturday
Sen. Norm Coleman will be speaking about the U.S.-Israel relationship at Manhattan’s West Side Institutional Synagogue this Saturday on Simchat Torah at 6:30 p.m. It’s somewhat unusual to have a speaker before marching with the Torah, but the synagogue seems to be trying to make a tradition of it … Mayor Bloomberg spoke last year…
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Who’s Up, Who’s Down in Senate Races
In the wake of Foleygate, things are looking closer and closer in the Senate, according to analysis by the non-partisan Rasmussen Reports. The group currently rates 49 seats as Republican or leaning Republican, 49 seats as Democratic or leaning Democratic and only 2 as toss-ups – New Jersey (Kean v. Menendez) and Missouri (Talent v….
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Romney Rises in the South…
… With George Allen’s fall
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