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Events: singles; author talk; meet artist; Ugandan Jews; musical; Maccabi Film Festival

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

J.J. Keki of Uganda's Abayadayu Jewish community. Two Jewish singles events will take place tomorrow and motzei Shabbat (Saturday night):...
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Updates to my recent events, learning opportunities, and anti-semitic protest stories

This article will be an update to several recent stories. To the events this week which I listed in my previous article I would like to add the...
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The Mothers Circle: support and educational group for gentile moms raising Jewish children

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Happy Hoshana Raba!

Three weeks ago I wrote that on Rosh Hashanah we affirm God's authority to judge us and on Yom Kippur we implore God to use that authority leniently....
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City Secrets: Jewish learning opportunities this fall for all ages

Four weeks ago I reported on trends in Hebrew School schedules, but we all know that Jewish studies classes are not limited to elementary and middle...
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Judaism 101: The role of apology in atonement during the Days of Awe

The Days of Awe, the ten days that begin on Rosh Hashana and conclude on Yom Kippur, are a period of reflection and reconcilliation during which each...
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Judaism 101: Differing conceptions of the One God

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A central theme of the Rosh Hashana liturgy is affirming God's authority to judge us; then on Yom Kippur we ask God to forgive us and be lenient in...
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Judaism 101: Is Sunday morning Hebrew school passé?

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Sunday morning Hebrew School? That's so Twentieth Century! In a couple of weeks thousands of New York Jewish children in grades K-8 will start the...
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Judaism 101: Does Parashat Ekev have a hedonistic message?

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It is a common practice in many congregations for lay members to volunteer to give a talk about the weekly Torah portion during the summer so that the...
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Judaism 101: What is Tisha B'Av and how is it observed?

Tisha B'Av, the traditional anniversary of the destruction of both the first and second Temples by the Babylonians and the Romans respectively and the...
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