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The Fallen Kibbutz: A Microcosm of Israeli Society

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Lily Hoffman Simon This year marked the centennial birthday of the Kibbutz. However, the structure of these unique societal experiments has changed so dramatically that,...

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Yitzhak Rabin: 15 Years Later

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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In a moving column in The New York Times, President Bill Clinton pays tribute to slain Israeli Prime Minister and peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin. "I continue to believe...

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The De-Militarized Zone: Politics and Religion in the Middle East

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Samantha Sisskind AMMAN, JORDAN – The swastika and anti-Israel graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a church parking lot I pass on the way to my school...

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It’s cheese! It’s mustard! It’s…a knish?

July 27, 2015
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer If you happened to be walking down Second Avenue in New York’s East Village last Sunday afternoon, you might have seen an...

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This Week's Links

May 8, 2012
By Michelle Albert
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By Michelle Albert Four car bombs exploded in front of Shiite mosques in Baghdad this morning, killing 39 people and wounding 54. The Rabbinical Council of America...

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Gay Memorial… Just for the Guys?

May 8, 2012
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By Talia Ran When taught about the Holocaust, we are asked to never forget those who lost their lives during such a tragic time. However, for...

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Seders, and the Last Supper, and Jesus! Oh, My!

May 8, 2012
By Michelle Albert
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By Michelle Albert A recent article on Slate raises the question of a possible connection between the Last Supper and Passover, dredging up a long-standing source...

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Growth & Expansion

May 8, 2012
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By Caroline Kessler As Tu B'Shivat quickly approaches, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that some settlements will remain a part of Israel. Naturally, the New York Times...

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On The Origins of Species turns 150

May 8, 2012
By Sarah Breger
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By Sarah Breger Today’s the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. But 150 years later the relationship between science...

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Jewish Justices Brandeis and Frankfurter as Stamps

May 8, 2012
By Maxine Springer
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By Maxine Springer A new series of postage stamps celebrating four U.S. justices includes Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter, two of seven Jewish justices in the...

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Britain's Schindler

May 8, 2012
By Sarah Breger
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By Sarah Breger In Prague yesterday, a train set off on a four-day journey to London to honor the work of a man referred to as...

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Avigdor Lieberman: Israel's Le Pen

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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By Jeremy Gillick Two years ago, Ha'aretz correspondent Lily Galili profiled the right wing Israeli politician and founder of the Yisrael Beiteinu ("Israel is our Home")...

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