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Duck Dynasty Is Calling You, To Jesus

You might not be interested in Duck Dynasty, but Duck Dynasty is interested in you. The Duck Dynasty patriarch and his son Alan, stars of an A&E network reality show about a family that creates duck calls, are creating a stir with their latest mission: converting Jews to Jesus. Coming to the Fort Worth, Texas […]

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A Rebel With A Cello: Maya Beiser Writes An Opera

Israeli Maya Beiser is a cellist – and a rebel. Her most recent album, Elsewhere: A CelloOpera, is based on the biblical story of Lot’s wife, a woman who blatantly disobeyed God’s orders. “[Refusing] to follow the cruel and arbitrary command of her god, [Lot’s wife made] a choice to be compassionate, to be human, […]

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Joan Rivers: ‘Yente-In-Chief’

The ‘mouth that roared’ is silent, but in her life Rivers gave voice to outsiders and women.

Rabbis Dan Ain, Shai Held Talk God

Swiffer Redux: Helen And Maurice Celebrate Eightieth Anniversary

Legendary Jewish Comedian Joan Rivers Dies at 81

Plans For Eastern Jerusalem Arab Neighborhood Include 2,200 Housing Units

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