March 28, 2008
New Pluralistic Partnership
The Academy of Jewish Religion, the nondenominational seminary in Riverdale, has announced a partnership to grant its rabbinical and cantorial...
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January 11, 2008
Professor Joseph Davis, associate professor of Jewish thought at Gratz, will be on sabbatical during spring semester 2008 as a Harry Starr Fellow at...
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October 20, 2007
For Immediate Release ...
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October 4, 2007
Cantor Alberto Mizrahi For almost his entire career, tenor Alberto Mizrahi has been referred to as "The Jewish Pavarotti" because of the...
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September 29, 2007
Crocs rule as Yom Kippur shoe
Reports from several synagogues across America suggest that Crocs -- the bulbous-toed, open-back, rubber summer shoe -- were the hot footwear...
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August 23, 2007
Hillel JUC ready for 2007-08 year with new staff
Earlier this year, four staff members of the Hillel Jewish University Center left the organization to pursue other personal and...
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August 15, 2007
What is the origin of the Kol Nidre melody?The melody that stirs the heart of Ashkenazic Jews is of unknown origin, but is part of...
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July 28, 2007
The above photo was taken at the conclusion of the North American Jewish Choral Festival, held July 8 – 12, 2007 at the Hudson Valley Resort...
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June 28, 2007
Stars of David
Lena Allen-Shore, Holocaust survivor -- engineer of hope? In recognition of the publication of the third edition of her Building Bridges, the Gratz...
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June 21, 2007
Conference Grapples With Faith in Germany
Jalda Rebling lives in Berlin, and her mother survived the Holocaust. Yet Rebling, who works as a cantor, doesn't want to think only of the...
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June 21, 2007
Stars of David
Shalom, y'all: Gratz College grad Leon Spotts can be spotted beaming these days in his home of Beth Shalom Synagogue, in Columbia, S.C., where the...
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June 20, 2007
Limited Engagement Exhibit March 13 –April 23. The Power of Documentation: Children's Learning Revealed. Well-organized documentation allows...
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