"There is tons of "new" music being produced and presented as "new Jewish music", but is it either? ..."

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From Windows & Doors, Brad Hirschfield’s daily blog on Beliefnet

"When generally wise and level-headed Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, declares that relations between the two countries are at a 35 year low point, a certain measure of concern seems warranted by even the most confident and optimistic among us...."

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"...I really don’t blame religious zealots like Rev. Peter Marshall and David Barton, both of whom sat on the state’s curriculum advisory panel ... I blame the public officials who invited the participation of evangelists in a process that is meant to respect the ideas and needs of the larger public…that is a complete failure of leadership for which they should be held accountable...."

"According to the guests gathered in a Great Neck, Long Island home who came together to celebrate a little girl's first birthday, Rabbi Mordechai Aderet stormed in to the party and rained down curses like an ancient biblical prophet. ..."

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"...A big percentage of what is being debated is how much the curricula and the text books which are used should reflect the "Christian roots" of our nation and the Christian faith of our nation's majority.
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Janet Kirchheimer was interviewed by Mike Sherwin:"What about poetry resonated with you so strongly? ‘I love the sharpness of it. I love the fact that you can use few words to say so much — how what’s on the page matters and how what’s not on the page matters.’..."

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By Mike Sherwin from St.LouisJewishLightOnline

Russ Morley and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield discuss the Academy Awards and our national obsession with celebrities.

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"Before arriving in Israel for 5 days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Vice President Joe Biden reached out to leading members of the Jewish community for guidance..."

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From Windows & Doors, Brad Hirschfield’s daily blog on Beliefnet

"Imagine being handed a pamphlet which asserted that rape victims should look to their clothing as an explanation for being raped..."

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From Windows & Doors, Brad Hirschfield’s daily blog on Beliefnet

"Mosab Yousef says that he ‘crossed all the red lines in (his) society’. While that may be true, the real story of this son of Hamas leader Sheik Hassan Yousef, who spent years spying for Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, is far more complex...."