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Isn’t it nice to see Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama fighting it out over who is Israel’s greater friend and ally? My advice: sit back and enjoy it while it lasts, but don’t take it too seriously. Here’s Romney at the Western Wall on Tisha b’Av, the most somber day on the Jewish calendar, […]

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Joshua Henkin’s latest novel focuses on a family reunion in the Berkshires, filled with memories and surprises.

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 7:51 p.m. Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Havdalah: 8:53 p.m.              The Rabbis warn us against comforting mourners “while their dead still lie before them.” But frequently, especially in tragic situations, our dead seem always to lie before us. Their images do not gracefully retire for the night, as we wish […]

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