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Monday, April 23, 2012

Mezuzah in Connecticut Causes a Stir: Condo Board Backs Down

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There is a you tube video making the rounds about an incident in Stratford, Connecticut. A condo resident, Barbara Cadranel, was ordered b...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Kitniyot or Lo Liyot (To Eat or Not to Eat Legumes on Passover)

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As another Pesach (Passover) has come and gone, I have continued to reflect on the issue of kitniyot eating during the holiday. I discus...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Yom Hashoah V'Hagvurah 5772 - April 2012

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Tonight marks that start of Yom Hashoah v'Hagvurah, Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes' Remembrance Day, in Israel and across the world. ...
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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Kitniyot, Passover Preparations and Other Random Observations

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I hope everyone enjoyed my April Fool’s column about the pigs in Beit Shemesh. Hopefully no one was too offended. This time, I thought I ...
Sunday, April 1, 2012

More Religious-Secular Tensions in Israel: Swine Let Loose in Beit-Shemesh

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A new organization has waddled into the religious-secular debate in Israel by stirring up a great deal of mud. HAZIRA (Chilonim Zazim – Yi...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Ongoing War with Gaza and Implications for Israel-Iran

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Since Friday March 9, 2012, more than 200 rockets have been fired from Gaza to various parts of Israel. These attacks have been aimed at B...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Purim in Ra'anana

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As the news is filled with reports of potential hostilities between Israel and Iran, we are celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim...
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