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20: Stereotypes
Whether they make us laugh, cringe, or both, the truth is – Jews live with stereotypes all the time. For our 20th issue, Alef looks at stereotypes, assumptions, and how others see us.
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19: Israel
For the next couple of weeks Alef will take a look at Jewish relationships with Israel at a particularly interesting time, a time when, despite public opinion sometimes turning against Israel, more Americans are continuing to make aliyah.
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18: Friday Night Lights
Alef presents Issue 18: Friday Night Lights, where we’ll share the sentiments of Shabbat through stories from people who have found unique and personal ways to relate to the weekly holiday, even if that means developing some very non-traditional approaches.
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17: People of the (comic)Book
Most of us doodled in the margins of our Hebrew school textbooks. Some of us took those doodles and turned them into a career. Welcome to the world of Jewish Comics.
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16: Diverse Jews
Sure, the populations of Israel and the United States are a great source of the world’s Jewish people, but you’d be surprised at where else you can find fellow members of the tribe.
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A Piece of Land
Let’s be realistic. My experience of what a country is, well, it’s a little unique. My homeland was built by people deserting their old one, where it’s not uncommon to ask someone’s nationality (and get a laundry list back).
On Park Avenue
There is no better way to see the similarities between the two biggest Jewish communities in the world than observing how their members complain. Luckily God summoned a visit from a Jew from the Promised Land – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu – to the Council of Foreign Relations on 68th Street and Park Avenue to help my cause.
The Magnet That Pulls At My Soul
Home? This doesn’t look like home. I just flew 13 hours to the other side of the world and entered a place I have never been before.
The Earth is Not Quiet
No place but a sidewalk crack, a bridge across water, the oily death of a crooked coast…
The Evolution of a Shabbat Guest
If I had grown to love being a guest at Shabbat meals, I was head-over-heals in love with the experience of being a host. It was electrifying… The planning, the shopping, the cooking, the last minute calls asking if someone could bring along another guest, or two, or three… I felt honored.
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