Barry Shrage's Profile
Newton, MAPresident of CJP, proud grandfather of Ayelet, Patriot’s fan, passionate about Jewish education, Israel, and opening up the Jewish community to everyone.
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Beware the "New Hasmoneans" - Rabbi Riskin on "Price Tag Rioters"
As we celebrate the final night of Chanukah, I'd like to share with you an important article by my friend and teacher, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin....
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An Invitation to a Book Party for "The Jewish Annotated New Testament"
As many of you know I have always been fascinated by the intersection of early Christianity and the development of Rabbinic Judaism. While many of...
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Arts & Culture
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Words of Our President, Words of True Peace
The Words of Our President, Words of True Peace Dear Friends, On Wednesday, President Obama uttered these historic words before the United Nations: Let us...
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Israel & Overseas
There Should Be a Palestinian State, But Not Now
Monday night, I joined more than 500 members of our community representing more than 65 organizations and synagogues to call for real peace between Israel...
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Israel & Overseas
A powerful reminder of our friendship with Israel
A few weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received more than two dozen standing ovations--from Democrats and Republicans alike--when he spoke before a joint...
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Provocation dressed as protest
Last weekend, Syria’s brutal regime incited hundreds of people to breach Israel's border. As the New York Times and others have pointed out this was...
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Controversial Israeli Bill Could Undermine Relationship Between Israeli and American Jews
Dear Friends, Over the next few days, you may be reading a great deal about a new Israeli conversion bill that is currently before the Knesset....
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Argument and Unity
At Sinai, the Israelites finally camped in peace and unity and the Almighty therefore said, "Since they despised strife and loved peace and camped as...
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