Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

December 29, 2014

Let's Make 2015 Year of the Arab Jew BY SIGAL SAMUEL Arab Jewish culture is enjoying a revival across all fields — literature, food, music — yet somehow nobody’s talking about it. Can this identity come into its own in 2015? Israel's Day for Jews From Arab Lands BY OFER ADERET For the first time, Israel has officially recognized the ordeal of 850,000 Jews who left, were expelled or fled from their homes in Arab and Muslim countries around the time of the founding of Israel.

Stop Babying Israel BY LARA FRIEDMAN Some say the U.N.’s Palestinian vote should be delayed, because pressuring Israel before an election helps right-wingers. Lara Friedman says it’s just the opposite. Leave Leonard Alone! BY SIGAL SAMUEL A Christian band has released a Christmas version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ — and Sigal Samuel hates it. But not for the reasons you might think. Sticking by Shabbat BY DAN DORSCH United Synagogue Youth made headlines by dropping its ban on interfaith dating. But Dan Dorsch says the real story was the Conservative group’s decision to vote for Shabbat observance.

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