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Fast Forward As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help
The Category 5 storm comes close on the heels of Helene, which caused catastrophic damage in the region and beyond
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Opinion Jewish mourning rituals are not enough for Oct. 7, because our loss is ongoing
On this communal yahrtzeit, we must find a path forward even as we remember the pain
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Film & TV Netflix finally gave Jews our Hot Rabbi. Too bad every other Jew in the show sucks
Adam Brody and Kristen Bell star in 'Nobody Wants This,' a romcom about a rabbi falling for a non-Jew
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Looking Forward How one of America’s most prominent rabbis got on the path to the pulpit
In a new book, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove meditates on what it means to be Jewish in "such a time as this"
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News Biden and his rabbi were both set to retire. But one has opted for a new job.
Rabbi Michael Beals, who is starting a new job at a Delaware congregation, said he hopes to play a key role in documenting Biden’s legacy
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Film & TV Why the hot rabbi is having a moment (again)
Adam Brody is set to play a religious leader with sex appeal — he isn’t the first
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Culture A rabbi shares what he’s learned speaking with people in their final moments of life
Exploring the final moments before death is a reminder of what really matters in life
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Film & TV When Bob Newhart was my rabbi — and I was his
I'm a rabbi and stand-up comic. Newhart, a practicing Catholic, was my inspiration
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Fast Forward As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help
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Yiddish ווי האָבן ייִדן געהיט די ייִדיש־קולטור אױף יענער זײַט „אײַזערנעם פֿאָרהאַנג“?How did Jews maintain their Yiddish culture behind the Iron Curtain?
ייִדישע ליטעראַטן, װאָס האָבן געטרײַ געדינט די קאָמוניסטישע רעזשימען, האָבן גענוצט זײערע פּריװילעגיעס כּדי אָפּצוהיטן ייִדיש.
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