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		<title>My Take on Tisha B&#8217;Av</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week, some Jews observed the holiday of Tisha B’Av.  I didn’t.  On Tisha B’Av some Jews fast as they commemorate the destructions of the Temple in Jerusalem (it was actually destroyed twice, 586 BCE and 70 CE).  Over the years, other events in Jewish history have become associated with Tisha B’Av as well; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/07/25/my-take-on-tisha-bav/</link>
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		<title>Anat Hoffman Arrested for Carrying Torah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently blogged about a woman in Israel who was attacked by an Orthodox man for wearing tefillin (ritual object that Orthodox Judaism says is only for men).  Last November I blogged about a woman being arrested for wearing a tallit at the Western Wall (again, the Orthodox (and Israeli government) say women should not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/07/13/anat-hoffman-arrested-for-carrying-torah/</link>
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		<title>The Cost of Being Jewish &amp; Jewish Institutional Survival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Miller wrote a column last week for Newsweek entitled “The Cost of Being Jewish: How the Recession Affects Religion.” She writes that many Jewish leaders take seriously the question “Why does it cost so much to be Jewish?” and she quotes Jack Wertheimer who wrote that “Sheer institutional survival now preoccupies the heads of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/07/12/the-cost-of-being-jewish-jewish-institutional-survival/</link>
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		<title>What we can learn from Religion, iPhone Apps, and Websites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I tend to read the New York Times online, either on my computer or Blackberry.  This weekend I saw that one of the most blogged articles was “You Say God is Dead?  There’s an App for That.” I was, of course, intrigued for many reasons as the article hit on many of the things I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth of July, Social Media Day, and Gay Pride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Fourth of July weekend (to our readers in the US)!  I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.  In our streaming Shabbat service this week, Rabbi Barr and I talked about the Fourth of July and more broadly about religion in America.  You can watch the archive which is looping all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/07/03/fourth-of-july-social-media-day-and-gay-pride/</link>
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		<title>Oy!  Conservative Judaism wants to Separate Non-Jews from Jews in Cemeteries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a decision by part of the organized Jewish community really upsets me.  Really, really upsets me.
I just read an article in the Forward called “Cemeteries are becoming new Challenges for Interfaith Families.” Oy, I thought to myself.  Has the Jewish community, which has often made non-Jewish partners in interfaith families feel excluded, made a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/06/15/oy-conservative-judaism-wants-to-separate-non-jews-from-jews-in-cemeteries/</link>
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		<title>Shavuot and Conversion to Judaism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shavuot, Ruth, and Conversion to Judaism
A few weeks ago the Jewish calendar brought us to the holiday of Shavuot.  Shavuot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot), though it is certainly not as widely celebrated as Passover.  Often, for those who celebrate Shavuot it elicits connection to confirmation services, eating dairy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/06/09/shavuot-and-conversion-to-judaism/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Why I am a Jew&#8221; &#8211; Reflections on Adopting Judaism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Why I am Jew”
by Ben Zion “Bob” Van Sickel
I’d like to share with you a story about my adoption of Judaism.  Perhaps my saga may provide some guidance or insight to others considering such a path, to inter-married couples, or to parents trying to decide whether to raise their children as Jews.
I was not raised [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/06/09/why-i-am-a-jew-reflections-on-adopting-judaism/</link>
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		<title>Jewish Memorial Archives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating a Memorial for your Loved One Online
This is a guest blog from Rabbi Robert B. Barr: 
When my father died several years ago, my family, like families everywhere gathered together to mourn and remember him.   As is typical, we shared memories, looked at old photographs, and listened to my father’s old friends tell stories [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/06/08/jewish-memorial-archives/</link>
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		<title>Helen Thomas Retirement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helen Thomas, Dean of the White House Press Corps, has announced her retirement today.  Unfortunately, it is around very sad circumstances.
A few days ago, Helen Thomas stated on video that Israelis should &#8220;get the hell out of Palestine&#8221; and &#8220;go home&#8221; to places like Poland, Germany, and America.



A nice open letter in the Jerusalem Post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-retirement/</link>
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