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Rabbi Jack Riemer writes frequently for journals of Jewish and general thought in America and abroad.

ARTICLES BY: Jack Riemer / JNS.org


August 12, 2014 8:30 pm
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Jewish Renewal Movement Founder’s Insights Form a New Guide for Senior Living

JNS.org - Sara Davidson's The December Project is a new book that should be read by all senior citizens, and by those who hope...

May 16, 2014 8:06 am
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An Honest Evaluation of Zionist Pioneer Ze’ev Jabotinsky (REVIEW)

JNS.org - I confess that I came to Hillel Halkin's "Jabotinsky: A Life" with some suspicion. First, Daniel Gordis wrote a book about former...

February 3, 2014 8:17 am
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The Path of the Righteous (REVIEW)

JNS.org - There are lots of biographies of famous people lining the shelves of bookstores. There are movie stars who hire press agents, whose...

December 31, 2013 11:17 am
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Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Insights Elucidated for a New Generation (REVIEW)

JNS.org - Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence, by Shai Held. (Indiana University Press, 2013. 332 pages. $30.) Whenever a new book on the...

September 25, 2013 8:52 am
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Modern Orthodox Women Struggle With Traditions and Modernity (REVIEW)

JNS.org - Rabbi Norman Lamm once said that when modernity fights with the liberal movements in Judaism, it is not a fair fight because...

August 19, 2013 10:11 am
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Book: American Jews Are Endangered Species

JNS.org - Let the general reader be warned: Shaul Magid's new book, "American Post-Judaism," is not easy to read. The writing is dense, and the...

August 6, 2013 8:56 am
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New Take on Prophet Jeremiah Shows How Bible Ought to Be Read

JNS.org - This is the way the Bible ought to be read. In graduate schools and in theological seminaries, the Bible is usually read by...

August 2, 2013 11:19 am
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Reimagining and Rewriting the Binding of Isaac

JNS.org - There are only 19 verses in the story of the Binding of Isaac, which we read in synagogue each Rosh Hashanah, but there...

Israel

IDF Moves to Purchase 20,000 Israeli-Made Guns as Country Seeks Less Foreig...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved forward with a purchase order of 20,000 Israeli-made M4A1 rifles, a move that...

Middle East

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

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