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08 Dec

Charity vs. Tzedakah: Restoring Justice to Giving

May 8, 2012
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By Daniel Kieval The "season of giving," for better and for worse, is upon us. The bestowing of gifts upon friends and family for Hanukkah and...

07 Dec

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Maccabeats Suffer “Wardrobe Malfunction”

May 8, 2012
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By Doni Kandel The Yeshiva University Maccabeats, the university’s a capella group that has taken the United States by storm, received one of their first ugly...

07 Dec

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Stop Screaming, and Start Talking

May 8, 2012
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By Lily Hoffman Simon Imagine the following: on one side of the room, there is a group advocating for Palestinian liberation. Facing them is a group...

06 Dec

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An Ancient Synagogue in Damascus

May 8, 2012
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By Samantha Sisskind If you go to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Damascus, Syria, you’ll find hardly any obvious traces of Jewish life. ...

06 Dec

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Desires of the Flesh and Spirit

May 8, 2012
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By Steven Philp Following a handful of screenings in the United States and Canada, the critically acclaimed Israeli film Eyes Wide Open was released on DVD...

05 Dec

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Recipe: Sumac or Za’atar Latkes

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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Both sumac and za’atar (hyssop) were biblical spices, the former used to impart a lemony flavor to food, and the latter to season almost anything....

03 Dec

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Hanukkah Throwback: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

December 7, 2023
By Sala Levin
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Maybe the goblins of Hanukkah don’t just exist in the pages of a picture book; perhaps today’s goblins are the trappings of adulthood that make us forget the special glow that the Hanukkah of our youths possessed.

03 Dec

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Why The Wikileaks Are Not All Bad

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer Much of the discussion over the Wikileaks dump has focused on the negative impact of the released cables. But there may be a...

03 Dec

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Sufganiyot Muffins from Modern Domestic

November 5, 2015
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by Jenna Huntsberger Hanukkah started Wednesday, which means it’s time to dust off your favorite Hannukah recipes. Because Hannukah celebrates the miracle of the oil, the holiday...

02 Dec

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The Seeds of the Future

May 8, 2012
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By Daniel Kieval In the insightful children's book Noah’s Wife, which provides a modern-day expansion of the Biblical story of Noah, the title character Naamah goes...

02 Dec

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The Secret History of Hanukkah

December 10, 2024
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein Students in Hebrew schools and Jewish day schools learn that Hanukkah is the celebration of the Maccabees’ improbable military triumph and the miraculous...

01 Dec

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The Heart of the Jewish People

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Doni Kandel Living in the Old City of Jerusalem for eighteen months was enough for me. While I'm eternally appreciative of Jerusalem, it is loud...