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Sheldon Silver doesn’t like bugs in his Zomick’s challah

The discovery of vermin in Zomick’s challah appears to have prompted New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to craft a new law about how health code violations should be disseminated to the public.

Idea of the Day: Embrace our critics

We’re good at welcoming Jews who want to be part of our synagogues, communities and institutions. But we have to learn to welcome our critics and not shove them to the periphery.

In Israel’s local (re)elections, implications for the national scene

Even though most people stayed home, incumbency ruled in Israel’s local elections

The Jewish Baseball Star Who Outran a Horse

Liberal Jews laying claim to Jewish burial rituals

Brainy Breslow clutch on the hill in Red Sox title bid

Watch: Manischewitz’s Thanksgivukkah rap battle

Will Lena Dunham be a Vogue cover girl?

Watch: Mel Brooks talks to Conan about his Jewish roots

Idea of the Day: Shared Shabbat meals

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