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A Social Media Intifada

16:25 29 June by elisniv

By Adina Rosenthal Move over “Angry Birds.” The newest up-and-coming iPhone app may be for revolutions. While social media platforms have become commonplace in both our vernacular and daily use, they have also played an important role in fomenting recent revolutions. In 2009, thousands took

A Eulogy for Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg

11:27 02 December by Benjamin Schuman-Stoler

By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler This eulogy for Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg found its way to us at ITM and we think it’s worth sharing with our readers. It is by Hillary Lewin, who met and became friends with the Holtzbergs in Mumbai. Many of you first

Al Franken Gets Serious

14:22 10 November by Maxine Springer

by David Paul Kuhn Al Franken leans over the scattered papers atop his desk. He puffs out his pasty cheeks. His round brown glasses seem slightly too small for his face. His brown eyebrows arch up and he grins like Jack Nicholson’s Joker in Batman.

Physical Modesty in Judaism: A Response by Rabbi Gershon Winkler

15:39 08 September by Maxine Springer

In our current issue, we printed a letter from a reader who was curious about Rabbi Gershon Winkler’s response to our Ask the Rabbis question (“Who Cares What Women Wear [Or Don’t Wear]?“) in the July/August issue. Here is his response in its entirety: Reader’s

A Dangerous Place?

10:44 11 August by Mandy Katz

Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel: Megiddo, an ancient city overseeing the mountain pass from Mesopotamia across the Jezreel Valley, supposedly saw some of history’s fiercest battles. Indeed, many Christians expect an even bigger conflagration there, as the site is also called “Armageddon,” a

Black Jews and the 2008 Presidential Election

16:43 17 July by nonnka

One of my favorite Soviet jokes goes like this: An old Jew is taking a walk in a Moscow park when he sees a young black guy sitting on a bench reading a Yiddish newspaper. “What, it is not enough for you that you are

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Al Franken Gets Serious

Physical Modesty in Judaism: A Response by Rabbi Gershon Winkler

A Dangerous Place?

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