The Spring 2012 edition, in all homes by the end of March, is scheduled to feature these stories and many more….
Reconsidering Ulysses S. Grant by Jonathan D. Sarna. Most Jews of the 21st century do not know that Ulysses S. Grant expelled Jews from his war zone in 1862 and that during his presidency (1869-1877), he transformed himself in Jewish eyes from a villain into a hero. This year—the Civil War sesquicentennial and the 150th anniversary of General Orders No. 11—is an appropriate time to reconsider Grant’s reputation and set the record straight.
Debtable: Should Non-Jews Be Allowed To Recite Any Blessing from the Bimah? by Elliot Strom, Arnold Gluck. Two congregational rabbis share their differing perspectives on this sensitive issue.
Focus: Love: A multiplicity ofJewish views of happinessin the pre-modern age and today, Rabbi Akiva--the sage of love, the Song of Songs, a love story of the first NFTY marriage, and more.
