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Medieval Jewish Traditions, both Culinary and Spiritual, Continue in Today’s New York Times
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Brad Hirschfield
I love the New York Times’ Dining section. Each Wednesday, I look forward to reading the articles and reviews, most of which food and drink that I can’t eat because it’s not kosher. But not consuming and nor appreciating are two entirely different things. In fact, there is a long-standing debate in rabbinic tradition about…
Larry David’s Jewish Universe
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Brad Hirschfield
Like the old Levy’s rye bread commercial said, “You don’t have to be Jewish to love Larry”. Okay, they said “to love Levy’s”, but you get the point. And it’s true, that you don’t need to be Jewish to love either, but in the case of the Larry David Show, whose eighth season on HBO…
Hateful Cartoon by UN Rep. is Tragic but Not Surprising
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Brad Hirschfield
I wish it were surprising but it is not. The cartoon published by Richard Falk, United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, is not only anti-Semitic, as charged by ADL head Abe Foxman, it is also obviously anti-American. But the worst thing about the cartoon is that it is not surprising.…
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