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Remembering A Great Warrior On Shavuot

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 05.21.2012

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This year, Memorial Day poses an interesting conflict with the Jewish calendar as it overlaps directly with the holiday of Shavuot. The coincidence is not without some significance.

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Jonas Brother, Wizard Of Oz And More Among E!'s New Shows

Posted 04.30.2012

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E! has a brand new TV lineup in development, and the Kardashians aren't involved, but a lot of scripts are! While The Jonas Brothers are reportedly...

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What 'The Artist' Can Teach Us About Prayer

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 04.16.2012

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Prayer comes from the world of our ancestors, who both had less information and knowledge of the universe than we have today, and more time to focus on the inner workings of the soul and spirit.

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Digging For Truth: How Deep Are You Willing to Go?

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 10.10.2011

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As archaeologists dig deeper into the earth to uncover new truths about the past, their findings have the potential to upend our understanding of religion and the role of God in its unfolding.

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PHOTOS: Getty Exhibit Explores Medieval Fashion

Posted 09.25.2011

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In the Middle Ages in Europe, you were doing pretty well if you even had time to think about fashion. The images in the slideshow below, from illumina...

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A Rabbi's Letter To Rep. Weiner

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 08.08.2011

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Yes, you made a stupid mistake and then you lied, which made something stupid much worse, but our reaction says much more about us than you.

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Why We Dance: Bible Stories Of Mystical Movement

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 07.08.2011

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From a Judaic perspective, it is the soul's spontaneous desire to reach beyond its corporeal container and express its most sublime root in the highest realms.

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Ghost Stories: Israel's Past Comes to Life

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I'm having a love affair," our cousin Motti confides, "with ghosts." It's a pitch-black night but artificial light glows on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City just beyond us.

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Jerusalem Wall May Provide Proof For Bible Stories

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time o...

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Baby Boomers: 1969 - Europe on 5 Dollars a Day; 2009 - Europe on 500 Dollars a Day

Brent Green | Posted 11.17.2011

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Arthur Frommer's best-selling book published in 1957, Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, is quaintly incongruous 52 years later.

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Governor Sanford Needs an Intervention Before It's Too Late

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sanford needs more than just a few Republicans calling him up, and asking him to step down. He needs someone who can come and help save him from himself.

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Three Pillars of Sustainability and the Fall of a Nation

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last weekend at a family gathering at our ranch, my parents, now in their early 90s, brought a box of 60 pine tree seedlings. A local home improvement...

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