The President’s Corner
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Passover 202
First things first: I wish everyone a “Zissan Pesach.” We Jews have been celebrating this holiday of Passover for thousands of years. We are well aware that the Passover story is about freedom and a promise kept to us to have Israel forever if we accepted the Torah. We did, and it happened, though it…
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What It Means When We Say the Jewish Caucus Operates on Consensus
You’ll sometimes hear me or one of the other officers or board members say that “we operate on consensus.” What exactly does this mean, and why is it good for our caucus? Operating on consensus means we don’t simply take a vote and the majority wins. Instead, we seek a path where everyone’s views are…
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Greetings from South Africa
By Stephen Shaiken. I am writing from Cape Town, South Africa, where I am visiting friends, attending a wedding, and touring. We spent time in Johannesburg and will be off for the Bush in a few days. I’ve been to this beautiful country several times before. Most of the people I know here are Jewish.