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…Washington Watch Simmering Peace Plans U.S. signals worry pro-Israel activists. paign needs to attract Southerners "with Confed- erate flags in their pickup trucks." Earlier, he gener- IVashington Correspondent ated anxiety in pro-Israel circles with his call for a more balanced U.S. policy in the region. he Bush administration continues to insist Gephardt's slow, steady rise is another blow to the its Mideast road map offers the only route...…
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…Cover Story THE SQUEEZE from page 21 ;4. 11/14 2003 22 Conservative Jews to begin to live their lives based on Halachah. Without seri- ous commitment to that challenge, the promise that our ancestors saw in Conservative Judaism will never be real- ized." During the convention, Rabbi Epstein announced the formation of a new com- mission of rabbis, educators and lay leaders to coordinate those efforts. In recent years, the issue of gays a...…
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…Insight Remember When Fresh Vision From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Steve Freedman reflects on his first months as head of Hillel Day School. 1993 Greater Detroit Hadassah groups host guest speaker State Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Lansing. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer Detroiter David Handleman is elected as president of United Jewish Charities. S teve Freedman promises to make no radi...…
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…To Life, In Israel Yet if settlements continue to grow and we are committed to democracy, we have no convincing response to offer., It is not our task to say what a final peace agreement should look like. But there will be no final agreement if settlement growth . does not stop. There are those who say that terror must end first and that it is too early to consider such a step. This situation is far more com- plex. It is not too early; in fac...…
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…ivilege And Patience A teacher, a psychologist and a rabbi provide answers on how Jewish parents can best discipline their children. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor is arenting is much like a Dickens novel: it's the best of times, and it can almost be the worst of times. Nothing will challenge your patience like your children run- ning in and screaming ("Jason said I'm an idiot!" "Did not!" "Did too!" "I hate you!" "I hate you, to...…
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…Keter Torah Hosts Lecturer Keter Torah Synagogue will host Rabbi Natan Lopes Cardozo of • the Netherlands 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. His topic will be 'Are We losing the Land of Israel?" Rabbi Cardozo is a native of the Cardozo Spanish-Portugese Jewish communi- ty of Holland who holds a doctorate in philosophy. He often lectures about comparative religion and the funda- mentals of Judaism. A dessert reception will follow the lecture. There ...…
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