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Candlelighting, Readings: Candlelighting: 8:10 p.m. Torah: Num. 25:10-30:1 Haftorah: I Kings 18:46-19:21 Havdalah: 9:18 p.m. The Torah portion Pinchas begins with a reward. Pinchas, grandson of Aaron, has just put a spear through a cohabiting Israelite man and Midianite woman who were flaunting their liaison. It was a time when Moses was trying to eradicate […]

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As a former university rower, I read with delight about the growing popularity of the sport in Israel (“Israeli Rowers Make History,” July 3). It may even mean that the legendary joke about the Jewish rowing team (and perhaps, by extension, the Jewish people) may now have to be archived. For posterity’s sake, here’s more […]

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The disconnect underlying Gary Rosenblatt’s column (“‘I Love Israel, But Does Israel Love Me?’” May 29) is not the discord reported between the views of some liberal American-Jewish leaders and the positions of Israelis representing a right-wing government just elected. It’s the likely misperception of those U.S. Jews attending this JPPI (Jewish Policy Planning Institute), […]

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