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  A New York synagogue banned lox. That’s not as crazy as it sounds

  The move by B'nai Jeshurun provoked outrage and mockery, but other synagogues should take a lesson

  By Rob Eshman

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  Letters

  FDR was never going to meet with the rabbis marching on Washington

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  By Rafael Medoff Sep 13, 2022 | 2 min read
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  By Monty Noam Penkower Sep 12, 2022 | < 1 min read

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