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New York State Senator Kevin Parker recently traveled to Israel on a Project Interchange Seminar for legislators involved with energy legislation. Parker visited the AJC studio and discussed his impressions of Israel on his first visit and energy policy.

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Steven Bayme, AJC’s director of Contemporary Jewish Life, discusses the traditions of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. “Much too much is invested in a language of Jewish woes,” says Bayme. “The message of the holiday is that fundamentally the reason to be a Jew is not because terrible things have happened to Jews. The reason to be a Jew is the tremendous sense of joy and celebration in Judaic heritage.”

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Steven Bayme, AJC’s director of Contemporary Jewish Life, discusses Tisha B’Av, the holiday commemorating the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem and other major tragedies in Jewish history. Bayme reviews the holiday’s origins, how it has been observed over the centuries, as well as how memory reinforces commitment to Jewish continuity. “Tisha B’Av is a permanent reminder to us of the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people,” says Bayme.

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Magdi Allam, editor at Corriere Della Sera and commentator on Arab and Islamic affairs, was presented with the Mass Media Award on May 4, 2007 at AJC’s 101st Annual Meeting. Here he gives his acceptance speech.

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Steve Bayme sits down with Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College, to discuss the tenets of Reform Judaism, tikkun olam (”repairing the world”), the role of Israel in American Judaism, and the former Sephardi chief rabbi’s recent indictment of Reform Judaism.

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As Israel celebrates its 59th anniversary, David Harris, AJC’s executive director, discusses what Israel means to him.
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