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Local NewsNew Orthodox Singles Group It’s a place to socialize for Orthodox graduate students and other young adults. It’s not Hillel, and it’s not Chabad.… Israel’s Fallen Recalled Here A siren, loud and long and heart-rending. Seven candles. Somber music. An Israel Defense Forces helmet atop a table, draped… BHU Acting Head Leaving Dr. David S. Ariel, Baltimore Hebrew University’s acting president since last fall, recently announced he will leave that position to… Beth Tfiloh Baseball Scores Big A siren, loud and long and heart-rending. Seven candles. Somber music. An Israel Defense Forces helmet atop a table, draped… |
National NewsMethodists Reject Divestment After Jewish Lobbying Jewish groups have been worried for months that the United Methodist Church at its convention would revive a push… On Track to Be the First Black Female RabbiAlysa Stanton-Ogulnick isn’t particularly interested in being a standard-bearer. She’s proud to be black, proud to be… S.F. Federation Taps New CEOOfficials at the Jewish federation in San Francisco knew they were taking a chance when they hired the founder of… Prosecution Rests in Seattle CaseProsecutors wrapped up their case against Naveed Haq in the 2006 shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, but… |
International NewsPro-Divestment Group Gains Access To Racism Conference When Iran effectively blocked a Canadian pro-Israel group from joining preparations for a major anti-racism forum last week, it… Far-flung Communities Seek Place in Jewish worldMiguel Segura Aguilo’s ancestors were executed as Jews five centuries ago in Spain, but he is not welcome in his… Non-Jewish Germans Preserving CemeteriesEckehart Ruthenberg stands beside tombstones overgrown with moss and layered with leaves to have a smoke, then dons a yarmulke… Orthodox Reject China BoycottThree Orthodox groups rejected calls on Jewish tourists to boycott the Beijing Olympics. The Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel of America… |
Israel NewsIsraeli Court Revokes ConversionA recent rabbinic court ruling in Israel is prompting thousands of converts in the country to worry if their conversions… Israeli Music Strikes Chord in U.S.Singing in unintelligible gibberish as her hands strike the darbuka drum with frantic intensity, the short, pretty brunette at center… Israel Charged Up Over Electric CarsIn a land of high gas prices and no oil resources, Israel is positioning itself to lead the world into… What Ifs for Israel’s Annual Bible QuizShould Bat El Levy be asked at Israel’s international youth Bible quiz next week about the messiah’s coming, she may… |