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At Purim, communal connections heat up

For the last 45 years, in a temple kitchen in Anaheim, Calif., much more has been cooking than just hamantashen. (Edmon Rodman)

Coming together for annual hamantashen fund-raiser brings the bakers closer to their Southern California temple. But now there's a tinge of controversy over flavors. Read more »

U.S. Jewish leaders press incitement issue

U.S. Jewish leaders pressed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on incitement

At Purim, communal connections heat up For the last 45 years, in a temple kitchen in Anaheim, Calif., much more has been cooking than just hamantashen. (Edmon Rodman) Coming together for annual hamantashen fund-raiser brings the bakers closer to their Southern California temple. But now there's a tinge of controversy over flavors. Read more » U.S. Jewish leaders press incitement issue U.S. Jewish leaders pressed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on incitement and the need to keep Israel a Jewish state. Read more » Delegates to policy plenum debate 'civility' in all arenas The notion of civil discourse pervaded this year's Jewish Council for Public Affairs plenum in Dallas, spilling over from its stated goal of alleviating partisan vituperation in the American public square into discussions of how Jews treat one another in the organizational world and how they treat other minorities. Read more » Role playing with rabbis Actors help rabbis train to handle tough counseling situations. Watch the video. Read more »

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