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Rabbi Emanuel Rackman Dies, A Loss For Us All
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Brad Hirschfield
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman died at home in New York, and along with the Jewish people, the world of relgious leadership, the State of Israel, and the United States are all the poorer for his loss. He was a remarkable leader who championed the notion that a faith was there not only to serve the faithful,…
Hebron Evacuation, Sad But Necessary
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Brad Hirschfield
Combined forces from the Israeli Army, the Border Police, and Security Services today evacuated a house in Hebron that was, according to the Israeli Supreme Court, illegally occupied. Things did not go well. From the storming of the building by those serving the evacuation order to the rampage by both those within the building and…
U.A.W. Should Teach Episcopal Church
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Brad Hirschfield
100,000 members of the Episcopal Church are breaking away from their current denominational structure and constituting the new Anglican Church in North America. The split between the two groups was catalyzed by the issue of homosexuality in the church, but cuts to the heart of a debate about which group are the “real Episcopalians”. And…
Shalom, Christmas Shoppers
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Brad Hirschfield
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that all across America, holiday shoppers at malls are being “accosted” by pushy, money-hungry Israelis selling everything from hand cream to toy helicopters. One of the twenty-something salespeople describes what he is doing, not to selling but to “hunting”. Is this a story which trumpets old anti-Semitic stereotypes, or is…
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