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May 19, 2023 A short word about Wednesday’s NightShul presentation Shavu’ot Services A remembrance of Ben Schaeffer Looking at the calendar, it wasn’t that long ago that I visited Israel on the exceptional UJA-Federation mission in March. But “news time” moves much faster in Israel lately, and so … READ MORE
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May 12, 2023 This past Wednesday, we had a presentation from Founder and President of the Center for Peace Communications (and EMJC member) Joseph Braude. The Center for Peace Communications, a New York-based non-profit, works to “roll back divisive ideologies and foster a mindset of inclusion and engagement” in … READ MORE
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May 5, 2023 Today we celebrate a minor Jewish holiday called Pesach Sheni – “second Passover.” The roots of the holiday are Biblical – a group of Israelites are unable to partake of the Passover sacrifice because they have come into contact with a corpse (and hence are “unclean”). … READ MORE