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Five hundred years after Spain expelled its Jews, it wants them back. I stepped into the brilliant sunshine of a plaza in Catalonia, and the first thing that caught my eye was a banner — in Hebrew. Above it, in Catalan, read the translation: “Noah’s Ark: A Holiday Exhibition” at the Museum of Miniatures and […]

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 8:12 p.m. Torah: Num. 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micha 5:6-6:8 Havdalah: 9:19 p.m The narrative of Bilaam and Balak is quite unusual in many respects. It includes a non-Israelite prophet who speaks God’s word, a talking donkey and a foolish king who deeply desires to curse Israel and yet allows Israel to be […]

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