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Winter 2004

  • Joking with Jackie

    Joking with Jackie

    Written by Jackie Mason

    You sneeze in front of a gentile, they wish you the best. In front of a Jew: “Oh, did you see a doctor?” And if you tell them, “I’m all right”-they say, “No, the way you sneezed-didn’t look all right to me. If I were you, I’d look into it.”

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  • Twin Cities

    Twin Cities

    Written by Michael R. Bloomberg

    And so, while Purim is one of the jolliest of Jewish holidays, we cannot forget the people across the globe who have suffered from terrorism. Our hearts, once filled with sympathy for the struggle of our ally Israel, today well with empathy, as we face a common enemy.

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  • High Steaks

    High Steaks

    Written by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

    You see, Judaism doesn’t really give us carte blanche to kill animals for food. It allows us to eat meat only on one condition: that the animal whose life is taken serves to feed someone whose life has more meaning than simple bestial existence.

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  • Power Plant

    Power Plant

    Written by Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin

    Nothing remarkable has gone on; it’s only a quiet day’s work. But for all the ordinariness, it’s still holy work. Holiness can scream and shout, but it doesn’t have to. Today, it just smiles and points-here, far from any Jewish community, a factory is processing food ingredients that are kosher.

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  • Purim WITHout Koby

    Purim WITHout Koby

    Written by Sherri Mandell

    Before he walked away, my husband said: “Do you know the Goodman family? They live around here. They lost their 16-year-old son, Tani, this year in an accident-we went to the shiva-and I wanted to know how they are doing.”
    “You can ask them yourself. Your waitress is their daughter.”

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  • Kosher Dates

    Kosher Dates

    Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M

    The mark of a reliable supervising agency is the consumer’s assurance that the product contains only kosher ingredients, processed according to the Torah’s standards. But what assures the agency that the product is kosher?

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  • Jews Almighty

    Jews Almighty

    Written by Rabbi Aron Moss

    The Talmud teaches that one should imagine the world as precisely balanced between good and evil. My next move will determine which way the scales are tipped: Will I bring more corruption, pain, and sorrow into the world, or will I promote peace, happiness, and harmony?

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  • Kaballistic!

    Kaballistic!

    Written by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

    Unfortunately, today Kabbalah has been commercialized by those who pretend to grasp its innermost secrets. These pretenders purport to teach-and to sell-what they do not understand, to people who are not equipped to receive it.

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  • Cell Block Rock

    Cell Block Rock

    Written by Ruth Benjamin

    He went towards the cell and came back looking astounded. “They are all dancing!” he said. “And they aren’t even drinking, but they look quite happy. What could be wrong with them?”

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  • The Call of the Clock

    The Call of the Clock

    Written by Devorah Shinan

    The Hasidic master known as the “Seer of Lublin” passed away, and his worldly possessions were apportioned. The Rebbe’s silken Shabbat garments, his belt, and the clock that always hung on his wall passed to his son, Reb Yosef.

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  • The Road To Return

    The Road To Return

    Written by Guy Lieberman

    According to the Department of Information at the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv, 28,000 Israelis visit India every year, and nearly 20,000 of them head for Dharamsala. Jews, it seems, are great seekers.

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Joking with Jackie

Twin Cities

High Steaks

Power Plant

Purim WITHout Koby

Kosher Dates

Jews Almighty

Kaballistic!

Cell Block Rock

The Call of the Clock

The Road To Return

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