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Early Rosh Hashanah Means Time for Contemplation Is NowEarly Rosh Hashanah Means Time for Contemplation Is Now

For parents, it's all about packing away buckets and sand shovels, and hauling out dressy clothes. For their children, it means transitioning from playing on the beach to sitting quietly in shul.More...

'Paying to Pray': Can You Get Around That?

'Paying to Pray': Can You Get Around That?


Not a synagogue member? Don't have High Holiday tickets? Don't feel like shelling out money for admittance to services?More...


Worries Abound on Labor Front: Will Longtime Group Survive?

Worries Abound on Labor Front: Will Longtime Group Survive?


For more than 70 years, the Jewish Labor Committee has had a presence in Philadelphia. But there's a real chance that the local office could close up shop before Labor Day of next year, according to the organization's leaders.More...


Rumors Sully Imams' Visit to View Concentration Camps

Rumors Sully Imams' Visit to View Concentration Camps


Eight imams bowed in prayer before a sculpture at Dachau vividly representing the Jewish dead of Europe. It's a picture seemingly worth a thousand words of reconciliation and understanding.More...



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Lawmakers' Tour of Israel Covers Ground, and Facts on the Ground
Holiday's Second Day: To Be in Shul -- or Not to Be
So, Why the Shofar?
Birthright Brings In First Group From Suriname
Briefs
Seeking Forgiveness, With Help From Pros
Is Our Fate Determined on the Day of Atonement?
Sarkozy's Security Crackdown on Roma Roils the Waters

Focus On Community
Jewish New Year Greetings From Federation President Leonard Barrack
Six Synagogues Join Together for Community Selichot Program
Save the Date for Year's Biggest Fundraiser

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Special K

Health & Science
Helping Hands for Arthritis Sufferers
New Study: Diabetic Retinopathy on the Rise for Post-40 Crowd

Books & Writers
'An Ongoing Conversation'

Stars & Society
Stars of David
There's No Question About This Honor
These Eagles Have Landed as a Family
Singing for Their Supper
Who's on First? Easy to Tell at This Hit Fun-Raiser
Latest Columns
Kenny Solms and the Witty Windmills of His Mind
'An Ongoing Conversation'

Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Hope on the Horizon
Opinion I: Seeking the Link Between Peace and Prayer
Letters
Opinion II: Seeking the Link Between Peace and Prayer

Torah Portion & Candle Lighting
At Holiday Time, It's About Inclusion

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Kenny Solms and the Witty Windmills of His Mind
Tanks for the Memories

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Feeling At Home

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Fruit of the Season
You Just Can't Beat the Beautiful Bite of Beets

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