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New Rabbis: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Adam Dickter — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:04:00 +0000

A Rabbi's World

JTA

My son-in-law Yoni Warren, a Navy chaplain in Okinawa, Japan posted to a Marine battalion, has spent the better part of the past week discovering just how difficult and painful a rabbi’s life can be, in uniform or out. A note to help understand this story… In the military, regardless of what corps you’re in as a chaplain, you minister to all military personnel regardless of faith, corps, or any other determinant.

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Strawberry Lime Swirl Cheesecake

Amy Spiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:21:00 +0000

The Nosh Pit

Amy Spiro

Online Jewish Week Columnist

Try a tasty twist on the Shavuot classic

I'm experiencing a minor obsession with lime these days. Including constant dreams about key lime tart. So I knew I wanted lime in my Shavuot cheesecake, especially since the sweet, tart citrus-y taste pairs so well with the creamy, tangy cream cheese.

Allergic to Judaism?

Adam Dickter — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Reform, Really

Rabbi Marci N. Bellows

Jewish Week Online Columnist

God bless the inventors of Benadryl. My goodness – allergy season is in full gear, and you can see its wear and tear on the people around you. Swollen eyes, runny noses, and sluggish speech – these are the marks of those who suffer from seasonal allergies. So, what do you do if you are affected? You stay away from the outdoors, you keep your air conditioner on, and you take your medicine.

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How Covert Are Your 10 Commandments?

Adam Dickter — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Success Without the tsuris

Deborah Grayson Riegel

Jewish Week Online Columnist

At the recent Special Person’s Day at my twins’ Solomon Schechter school, my mother-in-law and aunt sat down with the kids to work with them on the project of the morning: drafting the “10 Commandments” of our family. Based on their understanding that the 10 Commandments provided a rule book – a behavioral code of conduct – 11 year old Jacob and Sophie got to work:

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IBM’s Man In Israel

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:12:00 +0000

A New York Minute

Stewart Ain

Staff Writer

Meir Nissensohn has been with IBM since graduating from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology decades ago.

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Art, Religion And Ambiguity

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:58:00 +0000

Culture View

Eric Herschthal

Staff Writer

One thing that often turns people off from art is that they can’t figure out what it means. The lack of fixed meaning frustrates them. The more abstract the art form — poetry, for instance, but even more so with dance, music and fine art — the more serious this problem becomes. But the cultural critic Charles Rosen makes an important point about art’s essential ambiguity — its inherent lack of fixed meaning — in his astute new collection of essays, “Freedom and the Arts.”

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LOWER MANHATTAN

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:18:00 +0000

Neighborhoods

From time to time, The Jewish Week highlights a vibrant area in the greater New York area through these neighborhood sections. Look for the Upper West Side on June 8, the Five Towns on June 15 and Brooklyn/Upstate on June 22

Old/New Shabbaton

The first ever, Old/New Shabbaton, hosted by high profile NYC real estate developer Michael Bolla, in cooperation with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy and the Jewish International Council, NY will take place on June 8 - 9 at various venues on the Lower East Side.

This Way, Jerusalem

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:38:00 +0000

Lens

Steve Lipman

Staff Writer

The first Yom Yerushalayim was a military victory.

On June 7, 1967 (Iyar 28 on the Hebrew calendar), a Wednesday, Israeli soldiers captured the Old City of Jerusalem, reuniting the capital that had been divided, under Jordanian control since the 1948 War of Independence.

Jerusalem Day was born, observed, by order of the country’s Chief Rabbinate, with prayers of thanks.

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Becoming Builders Of Jerusalem: The Model Just Society

Adam Dickter — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:02:00 +0000

Street Torah

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

Jewish Week Online Columnist

This week I was honored to deliver the Cape Town, South Africa, community-wide keynote address for Yom Yerushalayim. Hundreds gathered together in a powerful celebration of the liberation of Jerusalem 45 years ago (28^th of Iyar 1967). I was reminded of the power of Jerusalem to unite the Jewish people.

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French Onion Soup

Amy Spiro — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:40:00 +0000

The Nosh Pit

Amy Spiro

Online Jewish Week Columnist

Perfect this French classic in your own home.

Over a year ago, when I shared a recipe for caramelized onion quiche, I lamented the recipe writers who pretend that you can get truly caramelized onions in 10-15 minutes. Well, turns out I'm not the only one: Slate wrote an article earlier this month about that exact thing.