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It is a quagmire. A mess. And despite this – or maybe because of it – we keep going back. As a soldier in the South Lebanon Security Zone in the late '90s, I saw it firsthand.

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# In Judaism, the “Passover Seder is a festive meal and ritual that marks the beginning of Passover and tells the story of the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt. The meal is served in a specific order ...

The first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas this year. Here's how the Jewish holiday originated and how it's celebrated.

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In Herzliya, the Conservative Movement celebrates the commemoration of US cleric Shalom Tzvi Davidowitz, who is likely ...

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