Why the Holiday of Sukkot Reminds Me of My Conversion to Judaism
Dr. Winnie Hahn compares the holiday story of Sukkot to her own process of becoming Jewish as a Korean-American.
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Holding a photo of her late son Evan, Shari Ungerleider is shown here with her husband Jeff and their children Justin, Leigh and Sydney. (Provided photo)
When Tay-Sachs Awareness Month is Personal
Shari Ungerleider of the nonprofit JScreen writes about the importance of carrier screening with genetic counseling.
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Amazing Apple Dishes for a Sweet High Holiday Season
With the approach of the High Holidays, Max J. Eber offers some of his “core” values and recipes when it comes to apples.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) is shown surrounded by Aryeh Deri (right) and other lawmakers in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem last December. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 via JTA)
3 Weeks in Israel, 3 Crucial Lessons for U.S. Jewry
Matthew Weinstein offers three ways in which American Jewry can help support Israel’s democratic system at this critical time in the history of the Jewish state.
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Even the reports of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pacemaker surgery evoke Biblical references to God hardening the heart of the Egyptian pharaoh in moments of crisis. (Gali Tibbon / AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
Israel Wades into Uncharted Waters on the Eve of Tisha B’Av
The Knesset’s recent vote for judicial reform was a defeat for democracy, writes Gary Rosenblatt.
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The late Rabbi Jacob S. Green served the old Rogers Avenue Synagogue (Ohr Knesseth Israel-Anshe Sphard) from 1951 to 1971.
Remembering My Beloved ‘Saba,’ Rabbi Jacob S. Green, on his One-Year Yahrzeit
Rabbi Avromi Mostofsky pays tribute to his late grandfather, one of Baltimore’s best-remembered rabbis.
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A Palestinian man walks by Israeli troops standing guard in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90, via JTA)
Avoidance is Not the Answer
On the 56th anniversary of the start of the Six-Day War, Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street advocates dealing head-on with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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How Will Ukraine’s Jews Celebrate the Festival of Freedom This Year?
A first-generation American from a Ukrainian Jewish family, Beth Tfiloh student Adrian Maydanich recently launched a fundraising campaign to purchase Passover foods for Ukrainian congregations.
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Why Reparations is an Important Issue for Jews to Address
Kol HaLev Congregation in Lutherville is offering monthly workshops on reparations, writes Rabbi Steven B. Silvern.
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Striving for Tolerance, Respect and Kindness
JCC Chief Executive Officer Barak Hermann writes about his experiences as part of the Schusterman Family Philanthropies Senior Leadership Fellows trip.
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Paul Bolenbaugh demanded that his students always respect each other when discussing issues and current events, writes Noah E. Abramowitz. (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros.)
Remembering a Master Educator and Blessed Presence
Paul Bolenbaugh, who passed away last week, touched the lives of so many of his students, inside and outside the classroom, writes Noah E. Abramowitz.
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