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Death as a Constant Part of Life

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Is Golan Heights Part of Holy Land?

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Hidden City Festival Reveals Revitalization of 'Little Shul'

Yom Hashoah

Lessons of the Shoah: Relevant to This Century

By:

Aaron Passman, JE Feature

Despite having a master's degree in education, Sara J. Bloomfield isn't your typical educator. For one thing, you won't find her in a regular classroom. Still, her particular "lecture hall" last year hosted more than a million visitors, with another 25 million stopping by online. Bloomfield, who serves as executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,...

Yom Hashoah

Monument to the Six Million

The boardwalk will become a little more serious in its offerings

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

A memorial to the Holocaust might be one of the last things a visitor would expect to encounter on the Atlantic City boardwalk, a destination that's promoted as an escape from everyday life. But a Margate rabbi has long dreamed of erecting such a structure right on the bustling boards, where millions stroll each year. And in the past few...

Torah

Those Who Live by Fire Create a Hell on Earth

SHEMINI, Leviticus: 9:1-11:47

By:

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

One of the most problematic incidents in the entire Bible is the traumatic death of the two sons of Aaron -- Nadav and Avihu -- at the zenith of the dedication of the Sanctuary, which was to be the sacerdotal province of the High Priest, Aaron. This week's Torah reading describes the context of the tragedy, which only increases our...

Torah

In the Exodus, a Series of Miracles

Chol Hamoed Pesach, Exodus 13:1-16

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Rabbi Joyce Newmark

One of the best-loved passages from the Haggadah, one that makes it into even the most abbreviated seders, is the singing of "Dayenu." A big part of the attraction is undoubtedly the lively, easy-to-croon melody that most of us know well. But when you pay attention to the words, there's a question you have to ask about "Dayenu." The song...

Local

Local Synagogue, Rabbi Make It to the 'Top'

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

Newsweek named Germantown Jewish Centre one of the 25 most vibrant synagogues in the nation, describing it as a "model for pluralistic and egalitarian worship and community." The list (at www.newsweek.com ) was compiled by Michael Lynton, chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment; Gary Ginsberg, executive vice president of News Corporation; and Jay Sanderson, CEO of Jewish Television Network...