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Fiction: A Few Small Stones
Some families take pride in a home or a farm, but this multigenerational family struggled to maintain a patch of burial ground.

Some families take pride in a home or a farm, but this multigenerational family struggled to maintain a patch of burial ground.
Space, Time, Gravity and Zionism
Less well known than his Theory of Relativity is Einstein’s contribution to the 20th-century chronicle of the Jewish people and Zionism.

Less well known than his Theory of Relativity is Einstein’s contribution to the 20th-century chronicle of the Jewish people and Zionism.

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Mein Kampf in Today’s World

by Michael Berenbaum

For the first time since World War II, the publication of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf has been permitted in Germany.

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America’s Oldest Living Person Is a Hadassah Member

by Randi O'Connor

A 113-year-old Jewish woman—and Hadassah member—in Worcester, Massachusetts, is now the oldest person in the United States.

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A DIY Mikve at Home

by Esther Hecht

The cheapest model costs less than $10,000 and comes with one partition for rainwater and a separate, larger one for dipping.

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Courage Under Fire, Israelis’ Reaction to the Ongoing Violence

by Gil Troy

Last November, two scissors-wielding Palestinian teenagers stabbed an elderly man in the head near Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market.

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MazelTalk

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

The new website offers a platform for Jews to kibitz, share recipes and engage in our rich tradition of debate.

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Albert Einstein: Space, Time, Gravity and Zionism

by Helen Schary Motro

Albert Einstein’s scientific genius brought him fame. He also promoted Zionism and helped found the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Refugees and Moral Jewish Geography

by Jeffrey K. Salkin

How should Jews be thinking about the Syrian refugee crisis? Let us start with this: Today’s Jews are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of refugees.

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Go the Distance You Can

by Carol Ascher

The process of forgiveness involves both the one who was angered and the one who gave offense. What happens, then, when only one side is left to both

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