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    <title>Rabbi Cary Kozberg</title>
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    <description>Rabbi Cary Kozberg is the rabbi of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, and the Jewish chaplain at Kensington Place in Columbus. He has been an advocate of Jews learning self-defense for more than three decades.</description>
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      <title>‘We won’t get fooled again!’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Given the ideas and ideologies of modernity that have promoted doubt and cynicism, it’s not surprising that some might cynically ask: “Isn’t all this ‘Jewish stuff’ really just a hoax?]]></description>
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      <title>‘You want us to do what?’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It’s time to rethink security at Jewish institutions; lives might depend upon it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is it time for an official mascot?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For centuries, lions have artistically adorned the covers and silver accoutrements of Torah scrolls and countless Holy Arks.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:45:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Of ‘porch pirates’ and Jew-haters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Might there be a correlation on some level between the current uptick in moral brazenness and the increase in antisemitism?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Time for ‘white’ Jews to become Jews of ‘color’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Practicing stress-management techniques, as well as training to be prepared and remain calm under pressure, can help avoid a situations deteriorating into dangerous situations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are guns still ‘goyish’? Not by a long shot</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American Jews need to jettison the mindset of noble victimhood and the belief that we are immune to the vicissitudes of Jewish history.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chosen for what? A post-Shavuot reflection</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In gratitude for liberating us from Egypt, we agreed to be God’s eternal covenant partners.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Not just a list of names</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Should the tally of hostages be disposed of like a sacred document and buried in a cemetery?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 18:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Will the sound of the ‘grogger’ ring as loudly this Purim?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joy may increase as the holiday approaches, but so does regret as the battle against enemies of the Jewish people continues.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A rabbi’s Christmas wishes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[My prayer is that by this time next year, the world will reflect a stronger spirit of wisdom and charity.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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