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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (JTA) – An advocate for Israel during his stint as chair of the House’s International Relations Committee may be forced to step down from that post as part of the Republicans’ six-year term limit on committee chairs. Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), the only Jewish Republican lawmaker, is attempting to gain a waiver, […]

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BALTIMORE, Nov. 16 — Rabbi Alexander Schindler looked around the world and what did he see? Religious zealotry. Terrorism. Anti-Semitism. It’s a frightening sight, but Rabbi Schindler, the immediate past president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Reform Judaism’s central body, pressed for a positive response to today’s toxic trends. Last Sunday. Rabbi Schindler […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (JTA) – Have you ever noticed how some people are always pushing the envelope? Madonna in pop music, Martha Stewart in stylish living– and now food writer Jayne Cohen, author of “The Gefilte Variations.” In this innovative kosher cookbook, Cohen spins recipes like variations on musical themes. Adding magic to familiar […]

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