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This is the moment, in the midst of philanthropic crisis, for Jewish federations to reclaim their status as the primary and central address of the American Jewish community. But while one could make the case, logically, there is more to leadership than logic. And the fact is that the national federation system, embodied by United […]

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Samuel J. Wurzelbacher of Toledo, Ohio, became the most famous plumber in the United States during this year’s presidential campaign for a question he asked then Sen. Barack Obama about the candidate’s tax policies. Now Joe the Plumber is Joe the War Correspondent. Wurzelbacher, who became a campaign punch line and John McCain supporter, went […]

A new take on the oldest Jewish book — a woman’s perspective — is the Jewish Book Council’s pick of the year. “The Torah: A Women’s Commentary” (URJ Press), edited by Tamara Eskenazi and Rabbi Andrea Weiss, was announced this week as winner of the Everett Family Foundation’s Jewish Book of the Year Award. “The […]

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