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New York City · New YorkFractured Tablets
By Mira Balberg
University of California Press, 300 pages, $35 Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book about the Mishnah. A mishmosh of sometimes contradictory legal opinions about different aspects of Jewish life, the Mishnah was compiled over 1,800 years ago. Fractured …See the Story
Remembering is a Jewish value, but what about forgetting?
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New York City · New YorkRiyadh Gazali was sitting across from me in one of his delicatessen’s wooden booths, chatting in an easy Brooklyn lilt amid the aromas of coriander, peppercorns and slow-cooking beef. As we spoke, a tall man with round cheeks and graying cornrows walked by, and Gazali greeted him. “As-salaam-alaikum” (“peace be upon you”), Gazali said. The customer, Kamal Hakeem, fist-bumped Gazali before walking down the aisle of the long, narrow restaurant and…See the Story
David's Brisket House makes Jewish deli food, certified halal
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Judaism · New YorkThis article is part of our morning briefing. Click here to get it delivered to your inbox each weekday. How one newspaper column saved lives, reunited families and changed the course of Jewish history We usually report the news, but other times we ourselves become part of history. That’s what happened during and after the Holocaust when our Seeking Relatives column helped thousands of Jews scattered across the globe by pogroms, war and force…See the Story
How one newspaper column saved thousands of Jews after the Holocaust
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New York City · New YorkWASHINGTON — Interviewed by two rabbis between Yom Kippur services, the Jewish husband of Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday advised American Jews to band together with other groups to combat rising antisemitism. “We’re what, 2% of the population?” Doug Emhoff said at Congregation Adas Israel, the largest Conservative synagogue in Washington, D.C. “We can’t do this alone. “We need to be there for others so we can ask them to be there for us.…See the Story
Doug Emhoff shmoozes at synagogue on Yom Kippur
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Justin Trudeau · CanadaCanada’s prime minister and House Speaker have both apologized for leading a standing ovation in Parliament to a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran of World War II who turned out to have served in a Nazi military unit. The statements followed a Forward article detailing the man’s past that was picked up by news outlets around the world. “This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians,” Prim…See the Story
Trudeau apologizes for ovation to 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought with the Nazis
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Judaism · New YorkThe Golem of Brooklyn By Adam Mansbach One World, 272 pages, $18 No creature from Jewish folklore has made as sizable a literary dent as the Golem. There’s a reason we keep bringing him back. Talmudic literature refers to Adam as a “golem” before he was vivified by God’s breath. Later, as clay-hewn avenger, the Golem figured in legendary escapades of medieval rabbinic sages hoping to safeguard their people. This not-quite-alive being, made to d…See the Story
A Golem grows in Brooklyn — but do Jews need it?
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Israel · IsraelOut of nowhere, a plainclothes Israeli police officer suddenly struck me on the side of the head and grabbed a tiny Palestinian flag out of my hand. For eight months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been in the streets protesting against their government and fighting for a more democratic country. If you only read the news, you’d never know that another group of Israelis, arguably an even more persistent one, has been protesting for not …See the Story
Standing up for Israel's democracy means standing up for Palestinians
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New York City · New YorkNearly 50 years ago, Tevye — the most iconic Jewish milkman in history — danced into the spotlight on the Great White Way. Fiddler on the Roof remains one of Broadway’s longest running shows, and has become a beloved piece of Yiddishkeit revered by theater-goers of all ages. On the anniversary of its Broadway debut, resident illustrator DenBerg takes a closer look at how this legendary Jewish story came to life. The post A peek behind the curta…See the Story
A peek behind the curtain at the Broadway debut of 'Fiddler on the Roof'
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