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In a landmark decision, the Israeli branch of Conservative Judaism announced that its rabbinical school will begin to accept gay and lesbian candidates for ordination.
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It took me a very long time to understand the year in the Jewish or Hebrew calendar and what it represents.
As a child when my parents told me, usually at Rosh Hashanah, what year it was in the Hebrew calendar, I always came away with a sense of befuddlement.
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As the director of a kosher food pantry outside Detroit, Lea Luger knows that some people have a hard time thinking that Jews anywhere in America could be short on food.
“For many years, one of our biggest hurdles was convincing Jews and non-Jews that a need existed,” said Luger, executive director of Yad Ezra, which serves 1,400 families a month, up from 250 a month when the pantry was founded in 1990.
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“Heavenly God, who desires us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You, we thank You
for inspiring us with the life and example of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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Temple Beth Shalom’s 72nd Kosher Dinner will be held March 10 from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. and Spokane community is invited to be a part of the annual event, which draws in thousands of guests.
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When most Jewish families sit down for the Passover seder on Friday (April 6), it's a safe bet that they'll eat matzo, ask the traditional Four Questions and tell the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt.
It's less likely that they'll be hitting one another with scallions. Or saving a b...
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