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First female black rabbi tells her story at Pitt
by Justin Jacobs
Associate Editor
Mar 03, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
At an age when most kids are contemplating what they’ll do during recess, Alysa Stanton was contemplating which religion was right for her. She was 9 when she called a priest out of the blue to dis...

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Reaction to the Dubai tennis tournament's banning of Shahar Peer demonstrates how concerted efforts can help avoid future injustices, writes a Jewish leader.
A civil trial in the death of American activist Rachel Corrie by an Israeli military bulldozer opened in Haifa.
After a week filled with unhealthy fats, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, salty brisket and egg-laden cakes, seder goers often feel less than liberated. With all respect to tradition, Bonnie Giller’s book "Passover the Healthy Way" posits that there’s a better way to enjoy the holiday.
Leah Koenig
The European Parliament passed a resolution that said European Union states should "demand the implementation of the Goldstone report's recommendations."
Germany will nearly double its funding for home health care to aging Holocaust survivors.
Ten illegal aliens who worked at the former Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse will be deported by the end of the month.
When you are dating, the hungry can often interpret a come-and-eat invitation as more symbolic than the shank bone on a seder plate. Here are some tips on knowing when it’s the right time to extend an invitation to that someone special.
Suzanne Kurtz
Matzah garners most of the attention in Passover fare, but eggs are the unsung heroes, enhancing nearly every recipe consumed during the holiday’s eight days.
Linda Morel
Three of the men who allegedly cut up and stole the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from the front gate of Auschwitz have confessed to the crime.
Though most attention is focused on conflicts surrounding the Christmas and Chanukah seasons, interfaith families also report dealing with tricky situations during the spring's two major Jewish and Christian holidays.
Suzanne Kurtz
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