30
Nov
Kosher Goes Green
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By Lily Hoffman Simon
Have you ever sat in an empty Chinese restaurant on Christmas day feeling like you are the only person in the whole...
30
Nov
Recipe: Bumuelos In Red Wine Sauce
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Here's another great Hanukkah recipe. Jews of Spanish origin developed bumuelos or buñuelos—fritters or pancakes fried in olive oil and dipped in honey or sugar...
30
Nov
Questioning the Merit of Faith
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By Steven Philp
Friday evening, nearly 3,000 people packed themselves in to the Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada to witness former-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and...
29
Nov
Recipe: Sweet Potato Latkes with Spiced Maple Syrup
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With Hanukkah approaching fast, people everywhere are getting excited to dine on treats such as latkes and Sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts). But after eight days, those delicious...
24
Nov
People of the Book: The Finkler Question and the New Anti-Semitism
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by Daniel Kieval
In Howard Jacobson's Booker-prize winning novel, The Finkler Question, Jewish residents of London are increasingly alarmed by the growing number of anti-Semitic attacks...
23
Nov
The Catholic Church Changes Gears on Interfaith Relations
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By Gabriel Weinstein
Last week a group of twenty cantors from the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) serenaded Catholic officials in Rome with rousing renditions of...
23
Nov
Divided We Stand
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By Lily Hoffman Simon
Activism is an age-old Jewish tradition. The most recent example of this was the recent protest at the Jewish Federation’s General Assembly...
22
Nov
Overcoming the First Date Blues
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We’ve all been there: the awkward first date. He’s shy. She’s nervous. They wait for a table at a restaurant and try to make small...
22
Nov
Jewish Senators Oppose "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
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By Steven Philp
Despite significant party shifts within the United States legislature, repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy may be addressed by the...
19
Nov
The Narrow Line Between Expression and Insult
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By Merav Levkowitz
A number of Israeli artists have signed a letter proposing to boycott a cultural center set to open shortly in Ariel, a Jewish...
19
Nov
It's 1979, do you know where your Nazis are?
By Symi Rom-Rymer
By 1948, World War II had been over for three years, yet hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced persons remained scattered throughout...
18
Nov
People of the Book: Foreskin’s Lament
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by Sala Levin
The month before Hanukkah is designated as Jewish Book Month; in honor of the occasion, IntheMoment is launching a new feature: People of the...