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COMMENTARY: Wanted: A distinctly Jamaican Judaism
By Dana Evan Kaplan — December 3, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica (RNS) Since becoming the first ordained rabbi in Jamaica in more than three decades, I have been trying to develop a plan to build a Jewish future in Kingston and throughout the country.
COMMENTARY: ‘Israeliness’ may be the answer for secular American Jews
By Miri Belsky — October 21, 2013
(RNS) The phenomenon of growing Israeli communal life in the United States offers a new model for American secular Jews to express their Judaism without needing to belong to a synagogue or religious institution.
Can a Hebrew charter school teach the language but not the faith?
By Lauren Markoe — August 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new Hebrew language public charter school in Washington raises the same questions facing other such schools around the country: How do you teach Hebrew without teaching Judaism?
Orthodox Jews use smartphones, websites to complete Talmud cycle
By Chris Lisee — July 31, 2012
(RNS) As 150,000 Orthodox Jews in North America celebrate the completion of a seven-year Talmud study program August 1, it’s easier than ever to study scripture, with the advent of websites, podcasts and smartphone apps. By Chris Lisee.
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