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Exploring: Israel's Tranquility Trail
As our minivan approached the ruins of the Crusader castle that once defended Caesarea, our guide pointed to a delicate white wildflower at the side of the road. "The Havatselet Hasharon," Ikey informed us, "blooms only once a year, marking the end of summer.
Poland - In the Shadow of Memory
Jedwabne, Poland-July 10, 2001. The market square is like a movie set. A makeshift stage awaits the principal actor in this historic drama--Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of the Polish Republic.
Discovering Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has much to offer the Jewish traveler. Our weeklong journey began in the port city of Halifax, known as the gateway to Canada—where, from 1928 to 1971, more than one million immigrants entered the country.
Starting College: Stress Less!
Sending a child off to college can be a stressful experience for most parents. Here are some tips for making the experience easier for both of you.
Cases to Watch: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
This post is the first in a series that will take a closer look at upcoming Supreme Court cases for the 2012-2013 term. As college freshmen begin moving into dorms and exploring campuses, the stress and anxiety of the admissions process fades quietly away.
Conscience & Combat
The code gives a very reasonable set of principles that allow the state to be both effective in the defense of its citizens and protection of human dignity.
Galilee Diary: Balancing act
Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid… -Micah 4:4
A Home Dismantled with Devotion
Jews have blessings for almost every occasion.
Love IS Stronger than Death
Though lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion.
Paradise Lost - An Iraqi Jewish Story
Tamara Ruben, the education director of Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, New Jersey, was born in Iraq in June 1950, only two weeks before her family, along with thousands of other Iraqi Jews, fled their country in search of a safer life. She was interviewed by RJ editor Aron Hirt-Manheimer.