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Ideas

It would be nice, I suppose, if the world were as simple as portrayed by Adam Dickter in his article, “RCA Leadership Challenge” (June 15).  In a fashion that unfortunately has become all too common, he seems intent on casting all struggles and disagreements in the Modern Orthodox world as a reflection of ideological tensions […]

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JERUSALEM­–Though hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons came to Israel last week to promote Muslim-Jewish dialogue, the end of his trip was marred by comments he made likening Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s alienation of Jews to Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman’s alienation of African Americans. Representing Rabbi Marc Schneier’s Foundation for Ethnic Understanding—for which […]

Ideas

Helen Chernikoff’s article, “Meditating on the Margins” (June 22), raises the question about what it takes to nurture and sustain the entrepreneurial projects and visionary leaders holding great promise for the Jewish community. Our experience shows that it certainly takes time and resources to build the capacity that the Jewish Meditation Center and other startups […]

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