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		<title>The Chassidim of Ger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Holocaust destroyed numerous chassidic communities, some of the surviving sects maintained their significance and impact after the war. Such was the case of the Ger Chassidim...]]></description>
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		<title>A Guard of Shabbat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two primary words of instruction are used in the Torah to command the observance of Shabbat: <em>zachor,</em> remember (Exodus 20:8) and <em>shamor</em> (Deuteronomy 5:12). According to tradition, remembering <em>(zachor)</em> refers to all of the positive...]]></description>
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		<title>Purim! Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unique to the Jewish calendar, Purim is actually observed on different days depending on location. The majority of the Jewish people celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar (yesterday). However, Jews living in the city of Shushan...]]></description>
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		<title>The Command To Remember</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Shabbat is <em>Shabbat Parashat Zachor</em>, the Sabbath of Remembering.

The Torah portion that is read as the <em>Maftir </em>(additional) portion after the conclusion of the regular weekly Torah reading, commands the Jewish people...]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Mitzvot of Purim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purim is celebrated on Sunday, February 28th (beginning after Shabbat on February 27th). Four mitzvot are associated with the holiday...]]></description>
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		<title>Shabbat Heroics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: What does a Sabbath-observant doctor do when a friend or neighbor needs emergency medical assistance on Shabbat? The answer: Everything necessary. Call an ambulance, cut a bandage, use a defibrillator...]]></description>
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		<title>Under Oath</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking an oath of office or swearing* to tell the truth in court may not seem like a historic victory to Jews who were raised in the 21st century. However, for hundreds of years Jews were denied their legal rights/political voice because almost all...]]></description>
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		<title>Purim&#8217;s Villainess</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone familiar with the basic Purim story knows that the primary enemy of the Jewish people was Haman. What most people do not realize is that there are several other "lesser" villains who played pivotal roles...]]></description>
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		<title>The Second Temple</title>
		<link>http://www.jdate.com/jmag/2010/02/the-second-temple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Babylonians exiled the Jews and destroyed the First Temple, Jeremiah the Prophet promised that the exile would only last 70 years. The return of the Jews, however, was not a miraculous, overnight occurrence, but proceeded more like a slow...]]></description>
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		<title>Hester Panim</title>
		<link>http://www.jdate.com/jmag/2010/02/hester-panim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One might think that the Book of Esther is a heroic tale about Mordechai and Esther saving the Jewish people through diplomatic skill. Looking deeper, however, one is struck by the overwhelming number of "coincidences" of the right people being at the ...]]></description>
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