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Fall 2003
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Chasing Justice
Written by Alan Dershowitz
My grandfather came to me and said, “Avi”-that was my name in those days-“Avi, you have to understand that our family is not without its blemishes.”
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Identity Crisis
Written by Natan Sharansky
Judaism is about so much more than eating humus, serving in the IDF, and speaking Hebrew, however important these things may be.
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Never Again
Written by Sara Levy
A search of Nosair’s New Jersey apartment revealed his handwritten diary, which called for “jihad against the enemies of Islam” by “destroying the structure of their civilized pillars, their high world buildings which they are proud of.”
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A Living Torah
Written by Ruth Benjamin
“My father! My real father is coming? Didn’t you say that my family is dead and that my parents would never be coming back?”
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Reading the Label
Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M
Thanks to the Internet, OK Kosher Certification is now able to offer more information and education on kosher issues than at any previous time in its 68-year history.
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Unorthodox
Written by Tzvi Freeman
So I asked this rabbi what kind of a rabbi he is, and he said: Unorthodox. Unorthodox! Yes! The most descriptive term I have heard for real Judaism!
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Deeds, Not Words
Written by Joe Lieberman
Every time we convert good will into good works-whether it’s by tutoring or mentoring a child, feeding someone hungry, building a house, or otherwise addressing a problem that’s bigger than ourselves-we strengthen the fabric of the country.
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Mr. Bite Me
Written by Sue Fishkoff
It’s Friday afternoon, which to a Lubavitch kid means it’s time for mivtzoim, or “campaigning.” Lubavitch schools typically end for the week by noon Friday, releasing students for an afternoon of street outreach.
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Ignoring G-d
Written by Dennis Prager
The people who brought G-d to the world don’t have much to do with Him.
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Perhaps the saddest aspect of modern Jewish life is how unimportant
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Fine Tuning Tuna
Written by Rabbi Chaim Zalman
Once, tuna fishing thrived on the Pacific coast of the United States. Pioneered by adventurers straight out of the novels of Herman Melville and “Papa” Hemingway, it blossomed into a major industry, employing thousands and filling countless American lunchboxes.
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Fins & Scales
Written by Yosef Y. Jacobson
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, later known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, writes in his private journal concerning two traits that make a moral and productive human being: “fins” and “scales.”
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