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Rabbis' Round Table

Not ironic, but natural: The meanings of Jewish holidays are ever evolving

If today’s Hanukkah message can be transformed into a more unifying and inspirational day for more Jews, so be it.

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink | Nov 25, 2013 | 10:37 PM | 2

Hanukkah

Thanksgiving dinner

What is the proper Jewish response to Thanksgiving?

With turkey alongside dairy pumpkin pie, the Thanksgiving table - in all its conflicted glory - encapsulates what it is to be an American Jew.

By Rabbi Jonah Geffen | Nov 24, 2013 | 08:35 PM | 3

Abraham Lincoln re-enactor Howard Wright recites the Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 2013.

Is there a Jewish Gettysburg Address?

Which great speeches from Jewish history compare with Abraham Lincoln’s powerful words?

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | Nov 24, 2013 | 11:52 AM | 6

A December 2, 1963 issue of Newsweek Magazine, President John F. Kennedy

Fifty years after JFK’s assassination, have we learned anything?

The key to a better future may lie in the distinction between how Jews mark tragedies and how American society does so.

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks / Jewish World blogger | Nov 20, 2013 | 02:00 PM | 2

Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin, who recently left the team, Nov. 16, 2013.

It took an NFL star to make America realize: We have a bullying problem

We - educators, clergy, parents and community members - are to blame, as bullying turns our sacred spaces into ground zero for exclusion and abuse.

By Rabbi Jesse Olitzky / Jewish World blogger | Nov 19, 2013 | 02:04 PM

Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito, Nov 15, 2012.

'You half n----- piece of s---': Just Richie being Richie?

Is it possible that Miami Dolphins’ Richie Incognito believes he did no wrong?

By Rabbi Jonah Geffen | Nov 15, 2013 | 05:22 PM

Smartphone

The value of mindfulness in Jewish life

We need to disconnect from technology to connect with ourselves and God.

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch / Jewish World blogger | Nov 13, 2013 | 07:41 PM

Gospel choir

Assimilation is good for Jews

Without the influence of the outside world, Jews and Judaism fossilize.

By Rabbi Michael Knopf / Jewish World blogger | Nov 12, 2013 | 01:17 PM

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman arrives in the courtroom

Delaying justice is an ethical crime - in Jewish law and modern conscience

If Avigdor Lieberman is innocent, why was he relentlessly pursued for so long?

By Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz / Jewish World blogger | Nov 7, 2013 | 05:30 PM | 2

People demonstrate as they hold a Nazi flag.

They aren’t anti-Semites, just plain old bigots

The ADL - and Jews in general - should be careful about what they call ‘anti-Semitism.’

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink | Nov 6, 2013 | 02:03 PM | 10

Illustration: Children jump into a pool at summer camp.

Camp Ramah is my pulpit || What synagogues can learn from Jewish camp

Pray outside, make friends, teach Hebrew and have fun. Simple, isn’t it?

By Rabbi Joel Seltzer / Jewish World blogger | Nov 3, 2013 | 01:44 PM

Prayer

Those who pray together stay together

Separate prayer services for youth inherently omit the best resources for religious instruction and inspiration: parents and senior clergy.

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink | Oct 31, 2013 | 07:45 PM | 8

Netanyahu reading a book in his office in Jerusalem.

'Dear Mr. Rohani, Come visit me in Israel. Signed, B. Netanyahu'

A fictional letter from the prime minister of Israel to the president of Iran.

By Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger | Oct 30, 2013 | 09:33 PM

Jewish World News

A spa mikveh in Givat Shmuel.

Rabbinate bans intrusive questioning by mikveh staff

By Yair Ettinger | 09:07 AM

A Canadian flag.

Is Israel doing everything it can to help children of Jewish cult in Canada?

By Yair Ettinger | 04:55 AM

Canadian and the Quebec flags.

Judge orders Haredi cult return to Quebec for child protection hearing

By JTA | 10:15 PM

The Jewish Thinker

Illustration: Newborn babies in materinity hospital.

It cuts both ways: A Jew argues for child rights over religious circumcision

By Dr. Rebecca Steinfeld / Jewish World blogger | 12:45 PM | 7

For the love of Israel, eradicate Subliminal hate

By Arie Hasit / Jewish World blogger | 02:10 PM | 5

Thanksgivukkah gifts: What to buy for the kosher turkey that has everything

By Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger | 08:49 PM

Kosher cuisine

Quick homemade Cronuts

Sick of traditional fried Hanukkah sufganiyot? Try baked homemade cronuts instead

By Vered Guttman | 10:22 AM

Get your Thanksgivukkah sweet on

By Vered Guttman | 09:50 AM

Israeli and Palestinian celebrity chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi cook up a storm

By Vered Guttman | 11:18 AM | 2

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