17 Mar

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Your culture fix for March 17, 2010

• May 8, 2012
• By Sarah Breger
• 0 comments

By Sarah Breger IN CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK-STEIN'S DAY In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, The Wall Street Journal reviews If It Wasn't for the Irish and...

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17 Mar

Culture, Latest, Misc, Religion

Interfaith marriage: ‘enemy of the Jewish people’ or something that should be accepted?

• May 8, 2012
• By taliasimone
• 3 comments

By Talia Ran “Be with whomever you like, as long as you are happy.” A lovely sentiment often said in reference to a person finding that special...

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15 Mar

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The Jews of Modern Poland

• May 8, 2012
• By Symi Rom-Rymer
• 2 comments

By Symi Rom-Rymer The New York Times recently published a piece recently about a former Polish neo-Nazi who discovered his Jewish roots as an adult and...

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12 Mar

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Misc

This Week's Links

• May 8, 2012
• By Michelle Albert
• 0 comments

By Michelle Albert Snuggle up with popcorn and a blanket and watch Heeb's countdown of the 100 greatest Jewish movie moments. To top off your Jewish...

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11 Mar

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Oscar and the Jews

• May 8, 2012
• By Symi Rom-Rymer
• 0 comments

By Symi Rom-Rymer This year’s Oscars brought us some surprises (Sandra Bullock), some truly painful dance sequences (I’m looking at you Adam Shankman), and some deserving...

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10 Mar

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Your Wednesday Culture Fix

• May 8, 2012
• By Sarah Breger
• 0 comments

By Sarah Breger MILLIONS OF CATHOLICS ARE OF JEWISH ANCESTRY Steve Jones of the UK Telegraph examines the complex issues of religious identity and DNA, finding that...

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08 Mar

Latest, Religion, topics

A Rabbah by any other name….

• May 8, 2012
• By Sarah Breger
• 1 comment

By Sarah Breger A few weeks ago a woman's title, but not her duties, changed. Maharat Sara Hurwitz, a member of the religious leadership  at a...

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08 Mar

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The Right to Choose

• May 8, 2012
• By Michelle Albert
• 0 comments

By Michelle Albert Last May, a 17 year-old girl in Utah paid a man $150 dollars to beat her up—kicking her in the stomach—in the hopes...

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08 Mar

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How Do You Teach Human Rights?

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

By Symi Rom-Rymer On International Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) this year, a report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) was released outlining...

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05 Mar

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Misc

This Week's Links

• May 8, 2012
• By Michelle Albert
• 0 comments

By Michelle Albert Washington, DC has legalized gay marriage. The Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum is pushing what might be the last call for names of Jews...

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02 Mar

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Jewlicious, Revisited

• May 8, 2012
• By Caroline
• 2 comments

By Caroline Kessler So, it's been a little over a week since I've returned from the gathering of the tribe that I previously mentioned: Jewlicious Festival...

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26 Feb

Culture, Latest

This Week's Links

• May 8, 2012
• By Michelle Albert
• 0 comments

By Michelle Albert Gird your phone lines: The Senate has voted to extend the US Patriot Act for another year. A bill up for vote in...

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