Israeli Life: Day of As One-ment
Moshe Dann
The Hebrew calendar has Hannuka, Passover and Rosh Hashana, but few holidays unite Jewish Israelis like Yom Kippur.
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Family Matters: Saving Graces
Deborah Wechsler
The modern ethos of recycling was part of the lives of previous generations, particularly when it came to reusing and retaining objects connected to sacred rituals.
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Season to Taste: Sweet-Talk
Adeena Sussman
This fall, consider celebrating the sweetness of the new year with a honey alternative: Agave, anyone?
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Commentary: Holy Days: Return and Rebirth
Nessa Rapoport
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Book Excerpt: Who by Fire, Who by Water
Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D.
In her essay, Un'taneh Tokef: Through Israeli Eyes, Rabbi Dalia Marx recalls when, after 1973, the words of the Yom Kippur piyyut gained new relevance.
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Books: Anti-Semitism and Its Tentacles
A roundup of Holocaust-related titles, plus a review and excerpt from Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, in time for the High Holy Days.
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The Jewish Traveler: Rome
Elin Schoen Brockman
See, hear and taste local Jewish history in the Ghetto of Italy’s capital, an ancient neighborhood today renewed and welcoming to tourists and natives.
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Arts: From Sand to Museums
Esther Hecht
Holon, stepsister to Tel Aviv, has finally come of age. Now you can visit its many new museums, which feature everything from design to cartoons to puppets.
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Medicine: Clinical Imaging, Courtesy of Hollywood
Wendy Elliman
Hadassah Medical Center’s medical imaging laboratory gives its doctors detailed patient information, making many invasive diagnostic procedures a thing of the past.
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Profile: Caryl Stern
Rahel Musleah
A decades-long career spent fighting for civil and child rights seems the natural profession for a woman raised by parents committed to political and social activism.
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Cut & Post
21st-century High Holy Day repentance plus government-sanctioned graffiti and that Jewish British standard, Fish and Chips.
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Interview: Sam Brownback
Charley J. Levine
During two terms in the United States Senate, this Kansas Republican has served on the Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. This year, rather than seek reelection to the Senate, he is running for governor of Kansas.
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Film Q&A: Discussion with Samuel Maoz
Judith Gelman Myers
Israeli film director Samuel Maoz has won international acclaim for his personal and powerfully charged feature film, Lebanon.
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Brief Reviews: Women in All Their Diverse Glory
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Inside Hadassah: Tikkun Olam for All Ages
Hadassah Magazine
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President's Column: Standing Alone, When Necessary
Nancy Falchuk
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Letters to the Editor: Israel's Fashion Footwear and Prospects for Peace
Hadassah Magazine
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Guide to the Arts
Your source for current exhibits, theater and film across the United States.
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Letter from Jerusalem: Toward a Two-Leader Solution
Gershom Gorenberg
Some American Jews and Israelis see President Obama as less committed to Israel than previous presidents. That is a misreading.
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Letter from Herzliya: All It Takes
Barry Rubin
It is no secret what Israel wants in a peace agreement with the Palestinians: It has been spelled out by Prime Minister Netanyahu and is endorsed by an Israeli consensus.
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The 188th Crybaby Brigade
Joel Chasnoff
For this "skinny Jewish kid from Chicago," joining the Israeli Army for one year might seem counterintuitive: He was 24 years old, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a left-leaning, lactose-intolerant peacenik who passed out when he saw blood.
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Israeli Life: Day of As One-ment
Family Matters: Saving Graces
Season to Taste: Sweet-Talk
Commentary: Holy Days: Return and Rebirth
Book Excerpt: Who by Fire, Who by Water
Books: Anti-Semitism and Its Tentacles
The Jewish Traveler: Rome
Arts: From Sand to Museums
Medicine: Clinical Imaging, Courtesy of Hollywood
Profile: Caryl Stern
Cut & Post
Interview: Sam Brownback
Film Q&A: Discussion with Samuel Maoz
Brief Reviews: Women in All Their Diverse Glory
Inside Hadassah: Tikkun Olam for All Ages
President's Column: Standing Alone, When Necessary
Letters to the Editor: Israel's Fashion Footwear and Prospects for Peace
Guide to the Arts
Letter from Jerusalem: Toward a Two-Leader Solution
Letter from Herzliya: All It Takes
The 188th Crybaby Brigade
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