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...slightly in certain activities and excursions. While the trips are open to anyone with Jewish heritage, there are specially designed trips that cater to those of the Orthodox or Reform persuasion, or those who just love to hike.The organization was founded in 2000 and, as of fall 2008, has sent nearly 200,000 young Jewish adults, 70 percent of whom are American, to Israel. The organization aims to encourage participants to form a strong personal connection with Israel, the Jewish people, and with their own Jewish identities.BIRTHRIGHT: HARVARD EDITIONOf course, Harvard has their own edition of Birthright, known as Harvard...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: You Had Me At Shalom | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...turnaround in Anbar, said Kelly, wasn't the 30,000-strong U.S. surge, which sent relatively few reinforcements to Anbar. Instead, the local population - mostly Sunnis who had largely supported the insurgents - grew so fed up with the brutality of the al-Qaeda element that it rose up against the insurgency. Tribal sheiks who had once fought against U.S. forces began to work with the Marines in a tacit "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" alliance. "If the objective is zero violence in the nation of Iraq, it's impossible," Kelly said. "But if the objective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Iraq Pullout Plan: An O.K. from Anbar | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...then he broke up the huddle and sent his players out to face their toughest opponents in a generation: the biggest economic catastrophe that America has faced since World War II, ongoing wars in several countries and a fiscal time bomb that, unless it is defused, will destroy the American dollar and the American future. The odds are daunting, but now everyone knows the coach believes we can still be champions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Gives Team America a Pep Talk | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...puppies from such operations are sent to pet stores across the nation, where unsuspecting pet lovers pay a premium for their pedigree. A recent Humane Society of the United States investigation found that Petland stores continue to source dogs from puppy mills...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: The Dog Delusion | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...called my wife to let her know I was okay. The second call I made was to Jenn. I knew she would be worried about me and could communicate to the rest of the firm that I was fine. At the terminal, first responders assessed everyone's condition and sent people to the hospital as needed. As we pulled out of Weehawken my history kicked in and I recalled it was the site of the famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804. Thankfully I left town in better condition than Mr. Hamilton, who died of a mortal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Park Avenue to the Hudson: A Flight 1549 Diary | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

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