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Delivering justice
The Jewish story is one of migration. From our seminal Exodus from Egypt to our waves of aliyah, we are a people who has continuously over millennia been expelled, been rejected, been freed and been welcomed. Today in America, Jews experience the most...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Miami Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Reviving Reform temples' men's groups
Sunday-morning bagel and lox breakfasts once were mainstays of Reform temple men's clubs. Such "brotherhood" groups also were an important part of temple life. But with members aging and younger men showing little interest, many Reform temple men's...Tags: Coral Springs, Religion and Belief, Weston (Broward, Florida), Personal Service, Fort Lauderdale
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The power of love to conquer hatred
Could it be that Bilaam, the gentile prophet, saddled his own animal when he set forth to curse the Jews? (Numbers 22:21) For someone of his stature, a prophet, it certainly seems beneath his dignity. Ibn Ezra, who is known for his literal readings of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Religious Texts, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Torah
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Syria: A lose-lose situation
For the past two years we have watched the civil war in Syria spiral into more and more human tragedy. As we go to press the death toll stands at 90,000 (more by some estimates) and our government has announced that Assad has crossed the "red line" as...Tags: National Government, Religion and Belief, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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A call for peace. Will we answer?
Who would have thought that the Obama administration at this time would put a full-court press on both the Israelis and the Palestinians to resume serious peace negotiations? Secretary of State John Kerry has been to Israel every month since assuming...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Barack Obama, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Jerusalem (Israel)
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Applauding pill's unrestricted access
Both the National Council of Jewish Women and Jewish Women International, two high profile organizations that champion women's issues, are applauding the Obama Administration's recent turnabout on the accessibility of the Plan B One-Step emergency...Tags: Health Organizations, Religion and Belief, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Women's Health
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Glenview couple reflects on 15 years as foster parents to teens
For most people, raising one child is exhausting. But to take care of your own and give shelter to dozens more is a feat not a lot of families can claim. Marcia and Tom Korman, who have lived in their Glenview home for about 35 years, have fostered 40...
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Bulletin Board
Wednesday Art exhibit, "Art for Arts Sake II," a variety of works by local artists, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Sandler Center, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, 21050 95th Ave. South, Boca Raton. Presented in conjunction with Women in the...Tags: West Palm Beach, Autism, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Arts and Culture, Diabetes
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READER SUBMITTED: Ride A Bike And Raise Money At The Mandell JCC's 22nd Annual Poker Bike Ride
West HartfordHop on a bike and help raise money at the Mandell JCC's 22nd Annual Poker Bike Ride on Sunday, July 14. This event will take place at the Mandell JCC's summer site, The Swim & Tennis Club, 4 Duncaster Road, Bloomfield, CT. Proceeds from this event will...Tags: Religion and Belief, New Britain Museum of American Art, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Support to pray freely appreciated
On Monday morning, ten members of Temple Kol Tikvah joined with approximately 30 other Jews from all over South Florida to pray in solidarity with the Women of the Wall on Rosh Chodesh. We gathered in a park opposite the Israeli Consulate on Biscayne...Tags: National Government, Religion and Belief, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Jerusalem (Israel)
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FEATURE-Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
Reuters* Pope Francis stresses environmental protection * Few religions embrace renewable energies for themselves By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Christian Orthodoxy, Nature Religion, The Pope
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7 churches, synagogues open for walk in Oak Park, River Forest
A walk of faith will take place inside and outside seven buildings in Oak Park and River Forest from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Sacred Spaces House of Worship event near Division Street and Harlem Avenue is sponsored by the Oak Park-River Forest...
Tags: Lutheranism, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Liposuction, Education
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