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CANDLELIGHTING

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THE JEWISH VIEW

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HOLIDAYS

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JUDAISM 101

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{weblog_name} - Thanks Phil
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What I loved about John Elway, one of the best quarterbacks of all time, is that he knew when it was time to move on to the next phase of his life. He won back to back Super Bowls, and went on to other endeavors. As opposed to other greats like Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali who hung on too long. My dear colleague Phil Jacobs also knew it was his time to pass along the leadership of the Jewish Times to a new person. Phil is moving on to the next challenge in his life: becoming the editor of the Washington Jewish Week. He has a lot of work to do there after accomplishing his goals here. In 1997, we needed a strong community minded editor to repair the damage left by our previous editor. Phil did that… read more