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Improvise As Did the Covenant Code

43+ min ago  (758+ words) He told the actors: "Improvise while I stand in the wings, I'll watch you with my hawk-like eyes and use my scorpion stings if you stray from the script too far, but if your acting's good each one of you…...

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jewishjournal.com > culture > arts > books > 387129 > in-his-new-book-josh-shapiro-reveals-a-secret-of-possible-sabotage

In His New Book, Josh Shapiro Reveals a Secret of Possible Sabotage

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (766+ words) Some fathers have to answer questions from their sons about the birds and the bees. But in his new book "Where We Keep the Light" Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro describes his son Max asking if the firebombing of their…...

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jewishjournal.com > culture > arts > books > 387127 > clashing-american-traditions

Clashing American Traditions

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (725+ words) Pamela S. Nadell, Antisemitism: An American Tradition (New York: W.W. Norton, 2025) pp. 332. The Psalmist lamented: "By the Rivers of Babylon, we sat and we wept as we remembered Jerusalem." " I take this to mean that the place from which one remembers an…...

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jewishjournal.com > community > 387123 > a-nation-on-the-court-deni-avdija-sparks-pride-across-israel-at-nba-all-star-game

A Nation on the Court: Deni Avdija Sparks Pride Across Israel at NBA All-Star Game

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1107+ words) When asked what it felt like to be one of the 24 best players in the world, Avdija replied, "It's amazing. I don't have many words other than that I worked extremely hard to reach this moment. Nothing came easy. I…...

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jewishjournal.com > print-issue > 387120 > print-issue-his-last-stop-february-20-2026

Print Issue: His Last Stop | February 20, 2026

7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (386+ words) Wildes" book presents, in a warm and accessible manner, the core beliefs and practices of Judaism. The late conservative activist pens a love letter to the Jewish Sabbath, and invites the world to reclaim its humanity. Israel"s 2026 election will…...

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jewishjournal.com > community > 387118 > sports-and-faith-unite-at-sinai-temple-summit

Sports and Faith Unite at Sinai Temple Summit

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1166+ words) As the NBA All-Star Game brought the world's top basketball players to Los Angeles, Sinai Temple and Fabric, a direct-to-fan mixed-media platform, teamed up to host a summit exploring how sports and faith can bridge divides, combat extremism and fight…...

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jewishjournal.com > community > 387115 > a-bridge-building-dinner-for-college-students

A Bridge-Building Dinner for College Students

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1025+ words) Last week, the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, founded by billionaire businessman and New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, showed the bridge-building work its actively doing on the ground. On Feb. 11, the group'known for the blue squares it promotes on…...

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jewishjournal.com > culture > food > 387112 > a-purim-bread-to-gladden-the-heart

A Purim Bread to Gladden the Heart

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1081+ words) I remember my father explaining the Purim story to me and explaining that it is a mitzvah to give mishloach manot. Of course, the amazing basket was from my grandparents, Aba Naji and Nana Aziza. My grandmother also sent a…...

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jewishjournal.com > judaism > 387106 > terumah-2

Table for Five: Terumah

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (864+ words) One verse, five voices. Edited by Nina Litvak and Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. Exactly as I show you " the pattern of the Tabernacle and the pattern…...

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jewishjournal.com > cover_story > 387102 > charlie-kirks-last-stop-shabbat

Charlie Kirk’s Last Stop: Shabbat

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1471+ words) Charlie Kirk, the widely popular conservative activist who gained a national following in his mid-20s and was assassinated on a college campus in September 2025, is probably the last person you'd expect to embrace a Jewish ritual that forbids the use of…...