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Bernard H. Mehlman
Bernard H. Mehlman Bernard d8admin Mon, 04/16/2018 - 09:30 H. Mehlman Rabbi Bernard Mehlman is the senior scholar at Temple Israel of Boston. From 1978 to 1999, he served as the temple’s senior rabbi....
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Janna Kaplan
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The Global Value of Peace in the Home
The Global Value of Peace in the Home by Steph Blackrking Mon, 08/27/2018 - 16:35 Wedding chuppah Shalom bayit is the Jewish concept of peace in the home. It refers to the domestic harmony that comes...
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A Sisterly Homeland
A Sisterly Homeland by Savoy Curryrking Wed, 09/12/2018 - 09:44 Savoy Curry (right) with her sister. Since we were very young, my sister and I have been planning on going on our Birthright trip as soon...
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A Refugee Tale
A Refugee Tale by Dr. Lydia Yaitsky Kertzrlong Thu, 11/08/2018 - 12:05 Lydia Kertz's maternal great-grandmother, Lydia Smolyar, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia with her three children in the 1930s. Her...
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Stirred and Spurred to Action
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Governing with Valor
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Immigration Mythbusters: Starting the Conversation
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A Passover Story: Lesléa Newman's "Gittel's Journey"
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A Concentration Camp By Any Other Name
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On Emancipation Avenue
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Jewish Diaspora in the Borderlands: An Interview with the Tucson Jewish...
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Keep Your Doors Open: Lessons from Henny Wenkart
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Keep the Pressure On: Jewish Activists Continue the Fight for Immigration...
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Zohra El Fassia
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Achy Obejas
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"Do Not Come": Kamala Harris's Warning to Migrants
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Zoya Cherkassky
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Ronit Elkabetz
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