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What Is ‘Chanukah’?

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Rabbi Neil Tow This week’s Torah portion is Mikeitz: Genesis 41:1 - 44:17. Some of us spell it “Hanukkah.” And others spell it “Chanukah.” Josephus calls it “Festival...
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Addressing the Social and Emotional Challenges of Special Needs in War...

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The Day After in Syria

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The Origins of Antisemitism in Canada and Why It Has Spiked

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As a Rabbi, I’m Praying for Two Christian Children

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You Should Know … Benjy Rogers

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Benjy Rogers has done “just about every single Israel program under the sun.” So it makes sense that he now works in diplomacy and...
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You Should Know … Trey Meehan

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You Should Know … Rabbi Tzvi Hametz

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You Should Know … Sarah Metzger

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You Should Know … Sam Mandeles

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