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Go for it! That was my response to Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch’s call for strengthened ties of American Reform Jews to Israel (“Reform Jews at Crossroads on Israel,” Oct. 6). But some of Rabbi Hirsch’s arguments left me scratching my head. He decries the collapse of an agreement on non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall. But […]

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Who exactly are Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch’s end-users in an Israel of Reform Judaism? (“Reform Jews At Crossroads On Israel,” Opinion, Oct. 6.) Charedim? National Religious? Mizrachim (Sephardim)? They won’t touch Reform Judaism with a 10-foot pole. Of course, there are consumers of pork products in Israel, but you’ll never convince them that Jewish practice is […]

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Though Simchat Torah is designated as the Festival of Joy, for a long time my mother considered it one of the saddest days of the year for her. That’s because there were many times when our small Orthodox congregation in Annapolis, Md., where my father was the rabbi, had trouble keeping a minyan together for […]

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