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Libby Werthan


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Op-Ed: The Imperative for Jewish Education

All throughout our history, the Jewish people have faced critical moments – from the destruction of the Temple to October 7. And yet, even when all odds are against us, we have flourished. Why?  In each instance, we have found a way; the creation of Rabbinical Judaism after the loss of Temple ...

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Werthan Letter to the Editor, September 2024

Dear Friends, Yesterday, I witnessed a man in Hamas gear writing on a monument in Washington. DC with red spray paint the words, “HAMAS IS COMING”. Cold waves of memory ran through me. Over 30 years ago, while arab workers were renovating our home in Jerusalem, we found painted in large red ...

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The Blue Ribbon

We use ribbons to symbolize our causes:  Red ribbons on our mailboxes to remember the Covenant victims.  Pink ribbons for breast cancer.  Yellow ribbons for our armed forces.  And I am wearing a blue ribbon.  The red ribbon reminds us of the destruction that guns can wreak; ...

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