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5759: a historic year in Israel

JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 (JTA) Will 5759 be remembered as a year of radical change in the course and direction of Israel’s history, or merely as a year when the government changed hands after an election and life went on much as it did before? The answer, as 5760 begins, is that the jury is […]

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Recipes: Latkes with peas

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (JTA) — “My grandmother used to make latkes from peas and other vegetables,” said the manager of a dental office in Manhattan, wishing he had the recipe. “Peas in latkes?” asked the dentist, whose parents emigrated here from Poland. “I’ve never heard of that!” Because people who love latkes consider their […]

Rabbis preach to the funny bone

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (JTA) How many comedians have routines in which they allude to the 17th-century false messiah Shabbetai Tsvi? It’s a reference that only a rabbi could love, and last Tuesday night in Manhattan, a group of them came down from their bimahs and attempted leave them rolling in the aisles. Rabbi […]

Lobbying for Wye shifts into high gear

Mandela has not abandoned violence

Lobbying for Wye shifts into high gear

Lobbying for Wye shifts into high gear

FOCUS ON FAMILY The October dilemma: Should Jews trick or treat?

Mandela bears message of peace in his first visit to the Jewish state

Convicted Vichy French official flees into exile just before appeal

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