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I was pleased to read Gary Rosenblatt’s spot-on column, “Ruth’s Conversion Would Be Rejected Today,” (May 25). He is absolutely correct in his assessment that in the spirit of Jewish unity and the Festival of Shavuot, “our impulse should be to embrace rather than reject those who are sincere in their intentions to echo Ruth’s […]

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Recently I discovered a band talented enough to change my mind about “Hava Nagila,” a song I find so personally annoying I banned it from the setlist at my adult bat mitzvah. The band in question is Abraham, Inc. and they call their version “The H Tune.” Abraham, Inc. might give pause at its unlikely […]

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In the article, “Organizations’ Planning for Succession Planning Seen Lacking”  (May 25), Helen Chernikoff highlighted a critically important, looming challenge for the Jewish community. However, the two words “succession planning” are clearly highly emotive for both executives and boards, so it may be advisable to call it what it really is: leadership continuity and sustainability. […]

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