11 Nov

Uncategorized

The Limits of Political Protest

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 7 comments

By Doni Kandel In 21st century American culture, political correctness has become a mainstay of the national discourse.  While the idea of political correctness is honorable,...

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11 Nov

Culture, History, Latest, Misc

The Human Touch

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 1 comment

By Merav Levkowitz Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the beginning of the Holocaust in Germany. The...

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09 Nov

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Jordan and Israel: Awkward Bedfellows

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 5 comments

By Samantha Sisskind AMMAN, JORDAN - Two groups met at the banks of one of the world’s most meandering and politically significant rivers in the world....

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09 Nov

Latest, Religion

What Would Abraham Do?

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 2 comments

By Daniel Kieval A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room.  No, it's not the beginning of a bad joke. But its meaning...

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08 Nov

History, Latest, Misc

The Fallen Kibbutz: A Microcosm of Israeli Society

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 5 comments

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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08 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

It Gets Better for Jews, Too

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 7 comments

By Steven Philp It has been one month since the suicides of ten LGBT teens prompted a national debate on the adverse effects of homophobic bullying...

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05 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

E-Judaism and the Online Shtetl

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 7 comments

By Merav Levkowitz Those of us who have a Facebook roster full of Jewish friends are used to it: “Shabbat shalom” status updates, photos of apples and...

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04 Nov

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At Sanity Rally, Sense Through Satire

• May 8, 2012
• By Symi Rom-Rymer
• 1 comment

By Symi Rom-Rymer In the weeks leading up to last Saturday’s Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, the media world was practically falling...

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04 Nov

History, Latest

Yitzhak Rabin: 15 Years Later

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 0 comments

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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03 Nov

Culture, Latest, Religion

Is Society the Angel of Death? Elie Wiesel's Take

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 8 comments

by Daniel Kieval "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." (Leviticus 19:16) In an address given last week at Wesleyan University, Elie...

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02 Nov

Culture, Latest, Misc

Sustainable Tzedakah

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 2 comments

By Steven Philp Now that we have entered the month of November, many of us look forward to the prospect of spending time with loved ones...

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02 Nov

Latest, Religion

The Olive Conflict

• May 8, 2012
• By elisniv
• 1 comment

By Lily Hoffman Simon When Noah’s ark ended its forty day journey, Noah sent forth a dove, which returned to him with an olive branch. The olive...

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