10 Reasons Why the World Should Love Jews

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Nor are Jews any strangers to love poetry. "The Song of Songs" (Shir HaShirim) is highly charged with kisses, fragrance and a "banner of love," and Sephardic love songs from medieval Spain (such as Avrix mi galantea, "Let me in my love") are filled with longings of personal passion.

The Jewish obsession with food has led us to creating food pantries and organizations such as Mazon ("food" in Hebrew) and Sova ("to be satisfied") in Los Angeles.

7. Praying for peace. Our prayers include either the blessing of Sim shalom b'olam ("grant universal peace") or Shalom rav ("grant true and lasting peace").

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10 Reasons Why the World Should Love Jews

VaLENTINE'S DAY IS COMING - AS A JEW RIGHT NOW, ARE YOU FEELING THE LOVE? Between the Madoff swindle and the invasion of Gaza, there's not a whole lot of love toward Jews in the air.

The Jewish community could use a nice card right about now. Not one of those postmodern sarcasti...

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