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Who is the Real Jew?

Two baby boys are born at the same time in the same hospital in NYC. One is named David and one is named Barry. David’s parents are Jewish and have him circumcised on the eighth day, while Barry’s…

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Sovereignty Over Jerusalem

Jerusalem is one of the most contested cities in the world. During the Six-Day War in June 1967, the Israelis captured the eastern part of Jerusalem. The Jewish people have affirmed it to be the…

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With the days getting cooler and shorter now, we are more comfortable remembering the long, hot summers of years past. Summertime in the Bronx was somewhat different from the summertime in the slower…

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Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker was one of the greatest tenors to ever sing for the Metropolitan Opera. He was also an orthodox Jewish cantor. He ranked as one the best. I have one of his recordings of a Passover…

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Chong - Dogs & Humans - The Special Bond

Guy, an Israeli special forces operator, met Chong - a Lebanese Hizballah dog during the Lebanese war II, and decided to adopt him.

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Lessons From Mrs Bleach

Mrs. Bleach actually could have been a male, I don’t really know, but I loved “her.” As a child one of my chores was washing the dishes, which often ended up being done at the end of the day or at…

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Haunting Words at Koch's Grave

"I'm not afraid of death," said Ed Koch, the former New York mayor who died Friday at the age of 88. "I believe in God. I believe in the afterlife. I believe in reward and punishment . . . and I…

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Yerushalayim in the 1900's: Original Footage

In the years immediately prior to the First World War, both Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem relished the news of an impeding implosion of the Ottoman Empire.

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