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The Big Easy’s Big Jewish Comeback
Laura Taishoff never intended to stay in New Orleans beyond her year with Avodah, the national Jewish service corps. “I decided to stay because I felt really comfortable here,” the Katonah, N.Y., native said. “I felt like I was developing here Jewishly more than I ever had anywhere else, and I knew that I had…
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The Occasional Meat Eater
A million answers have been given (and a million jokes cracked) around the Passover question “Why is this night different from all other nights?” But this year, my Passover truly felt different. This year, for the first time since I became a vegetarian — nearly 11 years ago — I ate meat at the Seders….
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What’s in a Name? Choosing ‘Rabba’ Over ‘Rav,’ and Why
Updated May 4, 2011, 6:30 p.m. EST Kaya Stern-Kaufman is graduating from rabbinical school this spring, but she says she will not always be called “rabbi.” Instead, the 47-year-old mother of two will also use the title “rabba,” making her the first woman to specifically choose this Hebrew feminized version of “rabbi” as a preferred…
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In Remote Kyrgyzstan, Jews Secure Ties With Local Elite Amid Political Turmoil
The main synagogue in this dusty, potholed capital city is a white, two-room chapel that calls to mind an old Quaker meetinghouse. Sitting next to a gazebo-covered courtyard, it feels like an oasis compared to the rundown conditions of nearby properties. A cracked blue-and-yellow Star of David hung askew on the front of the gazebo,…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: A Fatah-Hamas Government; Erasing Maine’s Labor History
This week on the Reporters’ Roundtable, host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with Forward editor Jane Eisner about the future of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the U.S. role therein, following an announcement that Fatah and Hamas would form a national-unity government. Josh is also joined by contributing writer Maia Efrem to discuss the decision by Maine…
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Yid Lit: Meg Wolitzer
Meg Wolitzer writes in spaces where women’s emotions run high: She has tackled wives overshadowed by their husbands, as well as career woman who became stay-at-home moms. In her new novel, “The Uncoupling” (Riverhead), she investigates sex by creating characters who stop having it altogether when a spell enchants their suburb. The magic begins —…
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In N.Y. Town, Orthodox and Locals Vie for School Control
The battle between a New York Orthodox Jewish community and its neighbors over the local public school system took a drastic turn in late April as the school board’s Orthodox president resigned amid corruption allegations, and a federal official confirmed a civil rights investigation into the district. While the corruption allegations against the board president…
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An Aunt’s Legacy Is Erased in Maine
As Annie Schneiderman Valliere drove south from her home in Woolwich, Maine, to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire’s centennial commemoration in New York City, friends began calling her cell phone with disturbing news: Her aunt, activist Rose Schneiderman, was about to be scrubbed from Maine’s labor history. The state’s pro-business Republican governor had ordered a…
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A Plea for Peace From a Palestinian Doctor Who Embodies Human Tragedy
Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Gazan doctor who lost four members of his family when an Israeli rocket destroyed his house during Operation Cast Lead, used a medical analogy to warn against hating those who cause us great harm. “Hatred is a chronic disease,” Abuelaish told a group of 60 people who had gathered at Central Connecticut…
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A Seder That Also Tells The Story Of Labor
How was the special seventh-night Seder at the University of Wisconsin’s Hillel Foundation different from all other Seders? Well to start with, the plague of boils became exploding landfills and destroyed wetlands defacing the earth. The plague of locusts, featuring insects traveling in a swarm? The symbol of a state public transportation system pulverized. Traditionalists…
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Bruce Raynor, Longtime Garment Union Leader, Quitting Labor Posts
Longtime garment union chief Bruce Raynor is resigning from his union leadership positions following allegations of misconduct regarding his union expense reports. Raynor’s resignations as president of Workers United and as executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union are effective May 7. He will retain leadership positions at union-affiliated financial institutions, including the…
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