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Nice Shoes: What barefoot running can teach us about the Torah

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... Read More
Posted in: Personal Stories
Yossi Benayoun: Arsenal's New Israeli Midfielder

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... Read More
Posted in: Israel & Overseas
#tekiahgedolah

#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... Read More
Ekev: Questions and Consolation

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... Read More
History at Ramat Gan as Maccabi Haifa Eyes Champions League Qualification

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... Read More
Posted in: Israel & Overseas
Tim Wakefield, Israel, and the Summer of 1995

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... Read More
Posted in: Arts & Culture
An Interview with Robert Braitman, Co-Editor of Mentschen.org

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... Read More
Posted in: Community News
Dan Brosgol

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... Read More
Posted in: Israel & Overseas
Book Review: Ziprin's Ghost by Ronald Pies

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. ... Read More
Posted in: Arts & Culture
Shavuot- An All-Nighter that Doesn't End at IHOP

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... Read More

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