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Culture How Gene Hackman made my dad a better rabbi
The actor, who died at 95, played characters that taught life lessons and sought second chances
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Opinion What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
A scroll from Iran bears witness to enduring Jewish community
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Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers
For last week's portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob's daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.
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Politics Adam Schiff chose Mishneh Torah for swearing in to the US Senate
Schiff, whose father died earlier this year, said he was saddened his dad couldn’t witness the Senate ceremony
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Yiddish World One thing the pirates couldn’t steal (a Simchat Torah parable)
Originally a Hebrew rabbinic tale, its Yiddish translation appeared in various textbooks of the Yiddish afternoon schools
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Looking Forward An Orthodox rabbi and a Reform journalist dance with the Torah
Rabbi Dov Linzer's and Abigail Pogrebin's new book is a lesson on embracing diversity of thought, on both Torah and life
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Opinion I’m a Louisiana Jew. The Ten Commandments get lost in translation in the new law
Louisiana passed a law this week requiring a unique translation of the Ten Commandments displayed in every public school classroom
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