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Few would put the names Elie Wiesel, Tom Hanks and Sting in the same sentence, much less the men themselves in the same room. But there they were last week in the majestic Celeste Bartos Forum of the New York Public Library where The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity honored the Hollywood actor, producer and […]

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In his column, “Is ‘Free’ Judaism A Good Idea?” (Oct. 19), Gary Rosenblatt makes a persuasive case both for reducing free offers to young Jews and also for maintaining them. As the rabbi and founder of Ohel Ayalah, an organization that runs free, walk-in High Holy Day services for Jews in their 20s and 30s, […]

Big Bird. Binders. “A bunch of stuff.” Another Internet meme has joined the slew spawned by the election. But this time, unlike the Irish “malarkey,” it’s got a Jewish ethnic angle. Mitt Romney used the word “tumult” several times in Monday night’s debate to refer to the results of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy in […]

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