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Israel Update
Eli Gonen says, Israel has not maximized its tourism potential, in large part because of only fitful attention from the ...
The San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum
The new Contemporary Jewish Museum, seeks to present “a contemporary perspective on Jewish art, culture and historyâ€?, without functioning as ...
More on Agriprocessors
This week our homepage features articles about what makes meat kosher. But lately, the focus has been on what makes ...
Diaspora-Israel Relations
Jeffrey Goldberg reports that one source of tension between Ehud Olmert and some Jewish leaders is that the latter “loathe ...
Mergers
Over at the Fundermentalist, Jacob Berkman and the JTA staff have come up with a list of Jewish organizations that ...
Are Jewish Women Cheap Labor?
Recently I attended a fundraiser for a Jewish organization. After the speaker I went to get a bite to eat ...
Leviticus Update
I haven’t seen the Colbert Report in a while. That is a mistake on my part. Shabbat Shalom:
Good People Fund
Last year, I blogged about the closing of the Ziv Tzedakah Fund, and I received a letter from one of ...
Studying Tikkun Olam
From our friends at Jspot.org: Just in time for Shavuot, Jewish Funds for Justice has released a study guide on ...
Hey Jews, Click HERE!
So you’ve read my blog post. Where do you go next in the great wide world of the Web?Apparently to ...
Immigrants, Lamed Vavniks, and Charedi Mocking
Why do so many Anglo immigrants end up in ethnic enclaves? The longer North American immigrants deliberate about moving to ...
Learning Network for Educators
From our friends at Darim Online:The Darim Learning Network for Educators is a new program for congregational and complementary educators ...
Obama the Talmudist
I often find secular references to the Talmud interesting — and usually off base. The most recent example comes from ...
Blogging Avot: Pillars of the Earth
First off, let me apologize for my weak blogging lately and, particularly, my sporadic posting about Pirkei Avot, which it ...
Body and Dress
Judy Oppenheimer says: Keep that big Jewish Nose! (Forward)World Health Organization estimates 35-40% of Israeli girls 11-16 suffer from an ...