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For Jews, politics is not a mere avocation, it is the centerpiece element of their story. As we approach the November elections, we find the emergence of two distinctive political camps within the American Jewish world.  If Jonathan Woocher’s notions of an “American Jewish civil religion” held measure during the decades of the 1960s to […]

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(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the European Union for adopting new sanctions against Iran. Netanyahu, speaking Tuesday at the start of a meeting in Jerusalem with European Union member state ambassadors, called the sanctions “tough” and said Iran was “the greatest threat to peace in our time.” “These sanctions are hitting the […]

Shabbat Shalom Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 5:52 p.m. Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 Havdalah: 6:50 p.m. Because of the corruption of humankind, God brings a flood to destroy all life except Noah (the “righteous man”), his family, and the animals in the ark. After the flood, God promises Noah never again to “smite every […]

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