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The Church of Scotland scandal

Earlier this month, the Church of Scotland issued a report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land.’” The essence of the report is that...

Small town Jewry in Colorado and Wyoming

Working on the Intermountain Jewish News 100th Anniversary magazine has refueled our fascination with the Jewish history of the Rocky Mountain West, from the various...

Conflict at the Western Wall

It is very unsettling, very disturbing, to see Judaism’s holiest place as the site of demonstrations. And just exactly who is demonstrating? That would depend on your...

Israel Walk Sunday

An early kudos goes out this week to the Allied Jewish Federation, and its designated committee, for the Walk for Israel’s 65th birthday to be held this Sunday, May...

Shavuot favorites

In terms of food, one of our favorite Jewish holidays is just around the corner: Shavuot. We love the indulgence in all things dairy, with decadent cheesecake at the...

There is no joy like the unraveling of doubts

It’s a paradox: Ask a believer of another faith whether it is necessary to eat matzah in order to celebrate freedom, to fast in order to atone, or to turn […]

Where you will find Mom

How many times have you searched for traces of your mother’s features in your olive-shaped eyes, your smile, skin texture, dimples? Occasionally you’ll catch the...

A day like no other

How many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Jews take for granted a united Jerusalem? Actually, from 70 c.e. to 1967 — almost 1,900 years — Jews exercised no...

Israel attacks Syria; not a peep from the Arab world

They’ll never say it out loud, but the Arab world is pleased with Israel’s attacks on weapons depots in Syria. Usually, it doesn’t even take an Israeli military...

Your views on the Women of the Wall

The votes are in and the result is clear: The Kotel should be open to different interpretations and not be dominated by Orthodox Judaism. We’re talking about Women...