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    <title>Rabbi Steven Burg</title>
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    <description>Rabbi Steven Burg is the international CEO of Aish, a global Jewish educational movement. He formerly served as Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, where he oversaw the Museum of Tolerance in New York City.</description>
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      <title>The miracle of Jewish independence</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What we are seeing in our own lifetimes, right now, should shake every person out of complacency and into wonder.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bullets are flying because Canada’s leaders are looking away</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stopping antisemitic hate requires more than a tweet. It requires action and a genuine change of heart.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jewish unity is existential</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We cannot go back to who we were. We cannot return to the divisions and infighting that weakened us.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Attacking prayer reveals a deep societal crisis that must be fixed</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prayer creates ripples of spiritual energy that touch hearts, inspire action and help prevent future tragedies through the moral transformation of society.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tu B'Av: When we celebrate the resilience of Jewish families</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When enemies attack us from the shadows, the Jewish response is to step into the light and continue building families and communities with even greater determination.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:02:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Digital platforms have gone too far in normalizing hatred of Jews</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Americans need to wake up and take back our narrative, history and future.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The legacy of Avraham Azulay</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Our hearts must stay broken. And we must allow them to stay broken. We cannot get used to Jewish blood being spilled.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Media outlets must be held responsible for their blood libels</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Recent attacks against Jews are the direct result of irresponsible media narratives that have fueled antisemitic sentiment across America.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Separating ‘tikkun olam’ from other values</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American leaders who call out the administration for standing up to those who attack students misguidedly interpret what it means to repair the world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jewish institutions: Don’t fail students!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Safety and dignity must come first, not concerns about how protecting a vulnerable population on campus might be perceived.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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