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Limmud arrives in Midwest
Last weekend, the first Limmud Chicago took place on the wooded campus of Oakton Community College in suburban Des Plaines. I’m on the ‘Steering Wheel’ (there are no committees in Limmud) so I’m...
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28 Days, 28 Ideas #28: Beit Kneset? Beit Midrash? What about the Beit Cafe?
I recently heard a favorite rabbi of mine say that the American Jewish community may have made a mistake early on by placing all of its communal institution eggs in the beit kneset, or synagogue,...
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Urgent question: Anyone out there have a concise statement about Occupy Wall Street that would be a show of solidarity with the protesters. I need one suitable for a rabbi to read to his/her...
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Sweden’s Jews Say, “I’m a learner, not a fighter!”
Filmmaker Alexander Bodin Saphir presents on the rescue of the Danish Jews at OresundsLimmud 2013 On March 5, our almost-a-minyan who comprise the steering team of Limmud Oresund 2013 was holding the...
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