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How to Keep the Precious Balance

In welcoming intermarried families, congregations must maintain sacred traditions while meeting demands made by the modern world

By:

Rabbi Neil S. Cooper

When it comes to welcoming interfaith families, our struggle is to find the right balance between tradition and change, between Jewish practice and secular norms.

Columns

Welcomed Despite Being ‘The Stranger’

By:

Jane Herling, JE Feature

A local attorney reflects on the 'Abrahams' who welcomed her as she set out to learn how to be a Jewish mother and eventually converted.

Columns

Has the ‘December Dilemma’ Become an Anachronism?

By:

Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom

As we enter the holiday season, we need to be able to embrace all the people we love and respect all their traditions.

Editorials

As we anxiously monitor the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, it’s essential we understand the asymmetry between the Hamas terrorists who indiscriminately target civilians and the Israeli strikes against the political and military centers responsible for the attacks.

Columns

Local Diplomat: No Country Would Tolerate This Situation

By:

Yaron Sideman

On Nov. 14th, Israel embarked on Operation Pillar of Defense. The main purpose of the operation has been to restore security to the civilian population in Israel by putting an end to the terror attacks it has withstood.