If I Forget Thee, O Uruk? Eicha and Its Historical Context

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The ritual and theological nadir of the Jewish year comes, surprisingly, in what is often the happiest time for most, the summer. Every year, when the sun shines brightest and masses of people are spending time at the local beach, Jews withdraw for three weeks from leisure activities to prepare for the ultimate day of Jewish mourning. Tisha B’Av is the time we mourn the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem and take an introspective look, both on the personal and national level, at our efforts to merit its rebuilding.

Reflecting On Our Past

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“How was the AMIT trip to Poland?” I have been asked this question many times since I returned a few days ago. Each time, before answering, I have an instant flashback of some moment that affected me in a way I don’t think I’ll ever forget—a moment that is difficult to find the words to describe. And I find I can answer in a positive way or a negative way.

Dottie, Edna, and Bea

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The famed and fabled Algonquin Round Table sparkled throughout the 1920s as the height of New York sophistication, a colorful cast of playwrights, authors, critics, and columnists. And in the mostly male company, that included the likes of Alexander Woollcott, Robert Sherwood, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun, Harold Ross, George S. Kaufman, and Franklin Pierce Adams, three Jewish women sat as equals, matching wits and talent: Dorothy Parker, at the time a Vanity Fair staffer and freelance poet; Edna Ferber, novelist, and short fiction dynamo; and Beatrice Kaufman, editor, playwright, fiction writer, and wife of George S.

Meet Me in St. Louis

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By Helga Abraham A group of feisty girls from AMIT Kamah Junior and Senior High School have put the town of Yerucham on the map by winning the FTC (First Tech Challenge) National Robotics Competition and representing Israel at the world championship in St. Louis, Missouri. As the girls entered their second year of robotics…