Remembering Diaspora traditions essential for emerging Israeli traditions to thrive - opinion
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One of my sons recently pointed me toward the brilliant podcast History for the Curious by Rabbi Aubrey Hersh.The first few episodes dealt with the origins of English Jewry and led me to wallow in a warm pool of nostalgia for the type of community in which I grew up, and which largely shaped who I am today.It is one of the ironies of Jewish history that a people spread across continents remembers its sacred texts with precision, yet often forgets its own melodies. Torah is fixed; but the way
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