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I would like to acknowledge the tremendous Kiddush Hashem [honor to God] made by American gymnast Aly Raisman on winning two gold medals (and one bronze) at the London Olympics (“Raising The Olympic Bar,” Aug. 10). Instead of trying to hide the fact that she is Jewish, as is done by many of our brethren […]

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A rabbi and a pornographer walk into a coffee shop. Insert your own crude punch line here. That’s essentially the plot of “Your Good Friend,” a feature film/mockumentary directed by Matthew Jacobs. The film, which is still on the festival circuit and looking for a distributor, stars and is co-written by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, a […]

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As the rabbi of the Flatbush Jewish Center, a synagogue in Kensington/Windsor Terrace that is putting intense energy into innovative outreach programs, I was disappointed that your article on the Jewish resurgence in that area of Brooklyn neglected to mention our synagogue whatsoever (“Brooklyn’s Newest Jews,” Aug. 3). Although I am heartened by the success […]

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