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Shabbat will be welcomed at Congregation Rodeph Sholom this weekend with an unusual Middle Eastern beat. Seven Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, American and Norwegian musicians, members of the group “My Favorite Enemy,” will be performing at the Upper West Side synagogue on Friday, Feb. 15, in the group’s first synagogue appearance. Last month, it performed at […]

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Rabbi Sid Schwarz’s essay regarding his organization, T’ruah, is very enlightening. (“A Rabbinic Call For Human Rights,” Opinion, Jan. 25). Apparently T’ruah’s respect for human rights includes ignoring the free-enterprise system, ignoring freedom of speech and interfering with the internal policies of another country (Israel). Amazing that the organization seems to have ignored the slaughter […]

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