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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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Song of Ruth

During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion.

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The Immortal Jews

If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one per cent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. Properly the Jew ought hardly to…

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Going East - The Jews of Indonesia

In the largest Muslim nation in the world, a small community quietly goes about its business. Meet the Jews of Indonesia.

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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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Jewish Division: Omar

The Jewish community seems divided over how to respond to US congress person Ilhan Omar and her open anti-Semitism.

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How to Respect Jewish Culture

Jewish culture dates back thousands of years. Respecting Jewish culture and traditions is a matter of acceptance and respect. A variety of Jewish customs have remained private cultural celebrations,…

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Spotted: A Great Time at Cedar Market Caught by Security Camera

Something unusual happened at Cedar Market in Teaneck NJ.

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Florida Recognizes Jerusalem as the "Eternal and Undivided" Capital of Israel

While President Donald Trump last year made the bold step of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the U.S. State of Florida domiciling a Jewish population of around 630,000 took an even more…

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Attorney General William Barr on Religious Liberty

Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks to the Law School and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame South Bend.

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Jewish Exercise Plan

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President Trump Delivers Remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019

In December of 2019, United States President Donald Trump delivered a keynote address at an annual summit hosted by the Israeli-American Council at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida.

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Crash Course in Middle East History

Nationhood and JerusalemIsrael became a nation in 1312 BCE - 2,000 years before the rise of Islam.Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two…

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