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American Jewish World Service president Ruth Messinger was among 14 faith community leaders who met with White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships director Joshua DuBois on Friday to urge the Obama administration to continue to work hard for peace in Sudan. They presented a letter, which can be read here, which asks the […]

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American Jews give President Obama a 64 percent job approval rating in a new Gallup poll, significantly higher than any of the other religious groups surveyed and the national average of 52 percent. The 64 percent number is a decline from 83 percent approval in a January poll, but Gallup says this is in line […]

Question: Every year I see the Jewish community get really excited about the crop of etrogim to be used during Sukkot. Is there any other use for this strange fruit? Does anyone else get as excited about etrogim as we Jews do? — Daniel, New York Answer: The Torah tells us in Leviticus 23:40 that […]

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