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Nice Shoes: What barefoot running can teach us about the Torah
In the 1995 film The American President, President Andrew Shepherd’s daughter gives him some famous advice as he prepares to go out on a date...
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Personal Stories
Yossi Benayoun: Arsenal's New Israeli Midfielder
If you could pick any place on Earth to find a future elite soccer player, Dimona is probably the last place you’d look. Most of...
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Israel & Overseas
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#tekiahgedolah
News spreads quickly these days. It wasn’t always so. As I ran through the darkened streets of Bedford last night and the church bells rang...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Ekev: Questions and Consolation
When I was a kid, I went to Shabbat services almost weekly. And I mean weekly until I graduated from high school. It was for...
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Judaism & Spirituality
History at Ramat Gan as Maccabi Haifa Eyes Champions League Qualification
Ramat Gan Stadium will be the center of the football universe this week. Sort of. Maccabi Haifa stands on the cusp of Champions League qualification...
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Israel & Overseas
Tim Wakefield, Israel, and the Summer of 1995
There’s nothing that’s particularly Jewish about Tim Wakefield. In fact, I can’t even come up with a tenuous connection except that I know a nice...
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Arts & Culture
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An Interview with Robert Braitman, Co-Editor of Mentschen.org
Robert Braitman is a past International President of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, past Chair of the Leadership Council for Conservative Judaism, and a driving...
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Community News
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Every cloud has a silver lining... or in this case a green one
It’s been a rough week for fans of the beautiful game. Hope Solo and the US women’s national team broke our hearts in a mind-blowing...
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Israel & Overseas
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Book Review: Ziprin's Ghost by Ronald Pies
In fiction, it’s hard for the author to keep himself out of the story. Ziprin’s Ghost, from local author Ron Pies, is no different. ...
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Arts & Culture
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Shavuot- An All-Nighter that Doesn't End at IHOP
There’s something to be said for all-nighters that end up in prayer… and not at the 24-hour IHOP in Brighton. For those of you...
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Judaism & Spirituality
