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… for Jews to hear right now is that a Jew should … realization. As Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of Humanistic Judaism wrote: “Hope … as one Jewish people. The deep bonds between Jews worldwide are … to have been created,” the Talmud records. “They finally voted, …

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For centuries, Jewish men were immersed in Torah and Talmud. But what about … — Moses Maimonides, a pre-eminent rabbi and physician whose influence stretched … had shifted again. Waves of Jews began to flee antisemitism and …

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