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The Cost of Altruism
By Steve Rosenberg, JNS.org For millennia, the Jewish people have upheld the noble concept of tikkun olam, the idea that individuals ...
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Hello! (Mrs. Doubtfire)
By Salomon Maya There are certain films that are more than just movies—they’re milestones, cultural touchstones that shape who we are. For me, ...
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Our Week in Israel As Volunteers
By Lana Schaffer I had visited Israel many times in my life for various reasons, for instance to live and work temporarily or ...
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Camelot At North Coast Rep Theatre
By Deborah Vietor What an amazing performance, with brilliant directing for the intimate theatre at the North Coast Rep, extended to June 30! ...
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Chai Five: Top Five Traditions to Expect at a Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Jewish weddings are filled with meaningful traditions and rituals. From the poignant Ketubah signing to the jubilant breaking of the glass, each element ...
- Israeli military vows to stop flow of donations to soldiers, even from their parents(JTA) — For nearly a year, American Jews have flooded Israel with donations for soldiers fighting in Gaza, even as the Israel Defense Forces said such supplies were not needed. Now, the Israeli military has announced a crackdown against the flow of unauthorized donations, setting up a potential showdown with some of its most generous... […]
- Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum(JTA) — On Friday, for the third time since September, Timothy Reif found himself standing in the New York District Attorney’s Office to accept a modernist drawing that the Nazis looted from his family. With him in the room was a relative of another family that survived the Nazis and that — in an... The […]
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