The Jewish State - December 18, 2009

December 18, 2009:

Sharing a shul in Kabul
'Two Jews Walk Into a War...' offers more than just a punchline
         Jill Huber

Metuchen youth in film on Jews with disabilities
         Alexander Traum

Highland Park series will explore depths of midrash
         Alexander Traum

St. Peter's patients get surprise Hanukkah visit from Chabad
         Alexander Traum

Rescue, estrangement, and the reconstruction of a story
         Jill Huber

Mock trial reversal enables Jewish schools to compete
         Alexander Traum

Jewish Week editor on covering the Orthodox community
         Jacob Kamaras

Local man is Liberty State Park's 'preserver,' defender
         Ron Leir

Bayonne's Morris Slotkin is 'irreplaceable'
         Ron Leir

Opinion & Commentary:
         With friends like these...
         Obama is right -- consistently -- on Pakistan, but Zardari stands in his way
                 Seth Mandel

         Knowing what we don't know
         The author of 'Know Your Enemy' on what we can learn from Sovietology
                 David C. Engerman

         The nature of friendship
                 Toby Rosenstrauch

         Cold comfort: One man's battleground
                 Bernard Jacks

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