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Although not a citizen — and therefore not a voter in your Sept. 17 election — the following is a message that, hopefully, you’ll consider when casting your ballot. There are at least two reasons why I believe you should care about what American Jews think:  First, from its inception, Israel defined a relationship with […]

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The kids are back in school. Outside my window, shades of russet are creeping into the maple trees. At night, it’s finally cool enough to leave the windows open, as the frenzied chorus of crickets shifts into cut time. They know winter is coming. But we still have a few more summer weekends — scant, […]

In the yeshiva it is “Elul Zman,” a mini-semester preceding the Days of Awe. Learning includes reflection on our uniquely individual roles in the unfolding of Creation. Where do we begin? It is vital to start by recalling that Judaism is a “Torat Chaim,” a living law. It seeks not to distance a life of […]

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