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    Lev­inas: On Rit­u­al and Justice

    Ear­li­er this week, Rab­bi Shmu­ly Yan­klowitz wrote about tax­a­tion in Amer­i­ca and Hur­ri­cane Sandy, FEMA, and the Need for Big Gov­ern­ment and . He has…
    Shmu­ly Yanklowitz
    December 14, 2012
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    What is That Song Play­ing in My Ear?

    Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Hanukkah events in the NYC area. He has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.Jews have…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 13, 2012
    Essay

    What Is Fair Taxation?

    Yes­ter­day Rab­bi Shmu­ly Yan­klowitz wrote about Hur­ri­cane Sandy, FEMA, and the Need for Big Gov­ern­ment. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil…
    Shmu­ly Yanklowitz
    December 11, 2012
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    It’s Hanukkah Time! Where’s the Party?

    Last week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Fes­tivus and Jew­ish San­tas. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.Every Decem­ber,…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 11, 2012
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    Hur­ri­cane Sandy, FEMA, and the Need for Big Government

    Rab­bi Shmu­ly Yan­klowitz is the Founder and Pres­i­dent of Uri L’Tzedek, the Senior Rab­bi at Kehi­lath Israel, and is the author of Jew­ish Ethics & Social Jus­tice:…
    Shmu­ly Yanklowitz
    December 10, 2012
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    Arise! Arise! The Val­ues We Live By

    Ear­li­er this week, Debra Band dis­cussed how she visu­al­ly express­es Bib­li­cal sto­ries and shared the back sto­ry behind Arise! Arise! She had been blog­ging here all week…
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    December 7, 2012
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