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What does it mean to be Jewish? Just as you can't change the DNA of a tree, says Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, you can't change the core of Jewish experience.

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Tuesday, February 9 2010 12:54 PM

Elie Wiesel Wouldn't Cry for Ahmadinejad. Would God?

Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel said today that if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were assassinated, he would not shed a tear. I find this response entirely understandable, disturbing that it was said, and contrary to a powerful spiritual teaching from Jewish tradition about the emotions we...
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Thursday, January 21 2010 8:52 PM

Tefillin in the News

I was wondering when this would happen -- to me! I've occasionally donned phylacteries, a/k/a tefillin, en route aboard an airplane to pray in the morning, per Jewish tradition. You don't want to do it on an airplane since it's crowded and more to the point, could alarm passengers. That's what happened...

Daily Jewish Quote

There is no true justice unless mercy is part of it.

-The Zohar


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7 Nights to Sexual Intimacy

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Jewish Prayer of the Day

Interfaith Prayer for Peace

O God, you are the source of life and peace.
Praised be your name forever.
We know it is you who turns our minds to thoughts of peace.
Hear our prayer in this time of crisis.
Your power changes hearts.

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