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Remembering the blessings of our ancestors
The younger generation's eyeballs roll when I get up at weddings, bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs to offer a toast to a great-grandmother even the oldest guests never met, but who enabled us to be together. Yet I'd bet that my children and grandchildren...
Tags: Nazi Party, Human Interest, Judaism, Religion and Belief
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Pioneer rabbi to retire
Rabbi Sheldon J. Harr, who with a handful of families founded Temple Kol Ami in Plantation 37 years ago, is retiring. A relaxed Harr celebrated with members of the Reform synagogue at a Friday night service attended by his former assistant rabbis, who...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Judaism, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Religion and Belief, Yom Kippur
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary
ReutersBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 14 (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium...Tags: Elections, Hungary, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Reformed
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COLUMN - Stories I'd like to see
Reuters(Steven Brill is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Steven Brill May 14 (Reuters) - THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH MARKET It's my guess that the most sought-after commencement speaker this season is former Secretary of State Hillary...Tags: Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Finance, Media Industry, Justice System
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State names 4-Star schools
The Indiana Department of Education released a list of schools receiving the 4-Star designation for 2013, including many local ones. To receive the designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in ISTEP testing results, according to...Tags: Middle Schools, Schools, High Schools
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Private Jewish schools in Baltimore to close
Two private Jewish schools in Baltimore will close at the end of the school year after plans for a new, combined school failed to get off the ground. Boards of the Day School at Baltimore Hebrew, a kindergarten through eighth grade school, and The...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Education
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Scott's property-tax promise backfired
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott was following a well-read playbook when he campaigned in 2010 to kick-start the economy in part with deep property-tax cuts. It just didn't come off as scripted. Capping out-of-control property-tax spikes was once a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Credit and Debt, Conservation, Students
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Fatigue, Elena Kagan, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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State shouldn't let landlords discriminate
As we recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, it is significant to note that the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan regions are among the most segregated in America. Last month, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil...Tags: Public Housing, Section 8 (housing), Minority Groups, Maryland General Assembly, Rental Service
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Tea, politics and tears mix in Turkey's capital
— This capital city is like all other capital cities: It is about power and reach. In this one, it's done over tea. Small glasses of tea. The foam cups offered in America would be considered barbaric. Turkish hospitality requires that you can't...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel, Turkey
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Why doesn't Baltimore's schools chief need teaching experience?
The Baltimore SunWhy doesn’t Baltimore’s schools CEO need teaching experience, like other superintendents in the state? It was a question on the mind of many education observers last week, after hearing that the city’s schools chief is not bound by the...Tags: Andres Alonso, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church? The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the...
Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Church and State Relations, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Apr 12, 2012
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May 11, 2013
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