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| November 2004 Highlights
The 613th issue of Sh'ma: Mitzvot
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|  Jennie Rosenn: In the process of looking forward, we also look back. In the 1990s the Jewish community began to ask an important question: If we don't have to defend Israel or triumph over antisemitism, what are we about?
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| Jonathan Woocher: Being invited to put forward a new vision for Jewish education in 750 words is like being given free rein in the candy store, with a quarter to spend -- excitement dampened by frustration. So, with quarter in hand, here is what I see:
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| Steven Windmueller: Today's marketplace offers new ethical challenges to both fundraisers and donors; Jewish law and practice may offer insights affecting communal practice and individual conduct.
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| Sharon Brous: Rabbi M Arshall Meyer used to tell a great story about a rabbi living in the mid-19th century. When his students heard that a locomotive was coming into the village for the first time, they said to the rabbi, "We've got to see the locomotive!"
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| Eli Lederhendler: Zionism is not for everyone. Zionism came into the world in the 1880s and 1890s like a whirlwind, upsetting the status quo.
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| Harold M. Schulweis: In a passage from the Talmud ( Makkoth 24a), Moses' blessing in Deuteronomy is cited: "And Israel dwells in safety alone."
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A timely resource for rabbis, educators, and families to  address
the crisis in Israel. Included are High Holiday sermons, new rituals
for celebrating Israel's Independence Day, Responsa on the Prayer
for the Peace of Israel, essays and resource materials to teach
Israel in synagogues and schools.:
Available now www.Jflbooks.com
Foreword by Yitz Greenberg bookorders@JFLmedia.com.
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| “Where are we at the beginning of the 21st Century in America? We are building a new Jewish civilization that is literate and particular but also universal in its concern for humankind...” Barry Shrage
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