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Number 194 - 2013/01 January 7, 2013 Tevet 25, 5773 |
(Eviatar Banay)
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PLEDGE UNITY WITH ISRAELIS UNDER FIRE
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Tuesday, January 8 Jewish Art for Adults at Temple Beth-El Jewish Meditation group at Vassar Temple
Wednesday, January 9
Thursday, January 10 Torah Study with Rabbi Kaplan at Schomre Israel
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BLOGGING JEWISH IN DUTCHESS
As practically every other American, I have been enthralled over The last couple of weeks about the process to reach some kind of bipartisan consensus to avoid the "Fiscal Cliff". I heard the arguments from both sides - and both were compelling. What I have difficulty understanding was how could they hold the country hostage to their own brinkmanship game to jockey for political positions. Intellectually, I do understand that the game was about positioning themselves to ensure the Country is headed in what each side believes to be the right direction. As an independent and as a Jew, however, my concerns were beyond which party would eventually prevail or to which extent the compromise would reflect the Democratic or the Republican positions. I was concerned about what I see in the eyes of people in need. KEEP READING
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