Opinion

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France’s Wake-Up Call

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The latest terrorist attacks in France show that the problem of radical Islam affects the entire country and not just its Jewish population, writes...

Letters the Week of Jan. 15, 2015

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Readers share their thoughts on Jewish day camp, women's roles in Judaism and Ferguson. Not a Happy Camper on ‘Bunk Mentality’ As the proud father of...
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Pursuing Peace in a World at War

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While individuals in Paris claimed religious sanction for grotesque acts of bloodshed, rabbinical students learned how Judaism — and other religions — can offer...
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Golem Predates Hawking’s Warning of Dangers of ‘Intelligent’ Machines

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As famous physicist Stephen Hawking recently suggested and the legend of the golem of Prague has illustrated for centuries, the potential development of full...

Letters the Week of January 8, 2015

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Readers react to op-eds dismissing climate change doom and comparing Ferguson to the Yiddish word for "forget," and a cover story about the local...
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Time to Rethink Holocaust Remembrance Day?

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If publicly commemorating the Holocaust requires Jews to play down their affiliation with Israel and the significance of a Jewish state, then maybe we'd...
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Bunk Mentality

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Even though it's cold and blustery now, it's time to start thinking about the warmth of Jewish summer camp.   With the first signs this week...