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Shabbat Goy: What’s in a name?
Once upon a time, I decided to train as a lawyer. I wasn’t a particularly diligent student; a glittering career at the bar never awaited me, and I went off to do other things afterwards. But I did pick up a few useful bits and...more
Published: October 28 AT 3:48 PM- Posted to Jewish.Life
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Leaked CIA memo cites U.S. Jews among exporters of terrorism - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
The Wikileaks website released a CIA document on Wednesday that examines the trend of Americans committing terrorist acts overseas, including American Jews in Israel.
American Jews in Israel were one of four groups...morePublished: August 26 AT 9:47 AM- Posted to US
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Norway oil fund excludes 2 Israeli companies
Norway's $450 billion oil fund has excluded two Israeli firms involved in developing settlements and one Malaysian forestry firm on ethical grounds, Norway's finance ministry said on Monday.
The excluded...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:11 AM- Posted to Europe
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With eyes on 2012, George Allen embraces long-lost Jewish roots
Former GOP Sen. George Allen this week embraced the Jewish roots he never knew he had until four years ago.
At the Reston Hyatt-Regency outside Washington, the former Virginia lawmaker on Thursday addressed...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:10 AM- Posted to US
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Gaza-bound ship told to by-pass Cyprus
Nicosia has told a group of activists heading for Gaza that they will not be able to dock for provisions or refuelling at the Cyprus port of Limassol.
The ship, carrying aid for Gaza from Lebanon, will now have to...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:10 AM- Posted to World
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Russia refuses to turn over Jewish library to US
Russia has rejected a U.S. court ruling to turn over a Jewish library to a Hasidic group in New York.
A U.S. judge last week ruled against the Russian government for its refusal to return thousands of manuscripts that once...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:10 AM- Posted to World
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Holon chief rabbi: Don't include judges in quorum
Senior figures in the government or in the judicial system cannot join a prayer quorum, according to Holon's Chief Rabbi Avraham Yosef, who is also a representative on the Chief Rabbinate Council and son of Shas spiritual...more
Published: August 23 AT 7:09 AM- Posted to Israeli.Politics
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One-way mirror to replace Western Wall partition
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation management has decided to replace the existing partition in the Western Wall plaza, which separates between the women and men's praying sections, because it does not allow the women...more
Published: August 23 AT 7:08 AM- Posted to Israel
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One-way mirror to replace Western Wall partition
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation management has decided to replace the existing partition in the Western Wall plaza, which separates between the women and men's praying sections, because it does not allow the women...more
Published: August 23 AT 7:08 AM- Posted to Israel
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Yitzhar rabbi freed after arrest for incitement
Police arrested Rabbi Yosef Elizur-Hershkowitz from Yitzhar before dawn on Thursday on suspicion of incitement to racial violence, possession of racist texts, and possession of material that incites to violence.
Published: August 23 AT 7:06 AM- Posted to Israel
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Muslim leaders visit concentration camps as part of effort to combat Holocaust denial
The scenario might have seemed unlikely: prominent Muslims and Jews from the United States, crossing the Atlantic in mournful, spiritual solidarity to visit two Nazi concentration camps. Together.
The trip to Dachau...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:06 AM- Posted to World
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Muslim leaders visit concentration camps as part of effort to combat Holocaust denial
The scenario might have seemed unlikely: prominent Muslims and Jews from the United States, crossing the Atlantic in mournful, spiritual solidarity to visit two Nazi concentration camps. Together.
The trip to Dachau...morePublished: August 23 AT 7:06 AM- Posted to World
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Yitzhar rabbi freed after arrest for incitement
Police arrested Rabbi Yosef Elizur-Hershkowitz from Yitzhar before dawn on Thursday on suspicion of incitement to racial violence, possession of racist texts, and possession of material that incites to violence.
Published: August 23 AT 7:06 AM- Posted to Israel
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Brooklyn Rabbi Battles Army for a Waiver to Serve With a Beard
Rabbi Menachem Stern's stringy brown beard is hardly an unusual sight in his Brooklyn neighborhood. But in trying to become a chaplain in the U.S. Army, Mr. Stern has gotten tangled in a military bureaucracy that has made...more
Published: August 22 AT 3:28 PM- Posted to US
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Brooklyn Rabbi Battles Army for a Waiver to Serve With a Beard
Rabbi Menachem Stern's stringy brown beard is hardly an unusual sight in his Brooklyn neighborhood. But in trying to become a chaplain in the U.S. Army, Mr. Stern has gotten tangled in a military bureaucracy that has made...more
Published: August 22 AT 3:28 PM- Posted to US
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Providence schools cut Jewish holidays
Some of Providence's Jewish leaders are concerned that the city's public schools will not count Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as official holidays this year.
But school leaders say there is no need for...morePublished: August 22 AT 6:32 AM- Posted to US
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Providence schools cut Jewish holidays
Some of Providence's Jewish leaders are concerned that the city's public schools will not count Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as official holidays this year.
But school leaders say there is no need for...morePublished: August 22 AT 6:32 AM- Posted to US
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Barak names Galant as next chief of staff
Defense Minister Ehud Barak informed the cabinet meeting on Sunday that he had chosen Southern Command Chief Yoav Galant to serve as the next chief of staff.
Barak will bring the decision for authorization in the...morePublished: August 22 AT 6:29 AM- Posted to Israeli.Politics
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Barak names Galant as next chief of staff
Defense Minister Ehud Barak informed the cabinet meeting on Sunday that he had chosen Southern Command Chief Yoav Galant to serve as the next chief of staff.
Barak will bring the decision for authorization in the...morePublished: August 22 AT 6:29 AM- Posted to Israeli.Politics
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U.S. Persuades Israel That Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent
The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete what one senior official called a...more
Published: August 20 AT 7:26 AM- Posted to World
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U.S. Persuades Israel That Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent
The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete what one senior official called a...more
Published: August 20 AT 7:26 AM- Posted to World
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Harvard insists Israeli shares sale not driven by boycott
Harvard University has sold millions of dollars in shares in Israeli companies, a move that it insists is purely financial but which has already been claimed by a pro-Palestinian group as a victory in its boycott and divestment...more
Published: August 18 AT 2:12 PM- Posted to US
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Harvard insists Israeli shares sale not driven by boycott
Harvard University has sold millions of dollars in shares in Israeli companies, a move that it insists is purely financial but which has already been claimed by a pro-Palestinian group as a victory in its boycott and divestment...more
Published: August 18 AT 2:12 PM- Posted to US
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Israel has '8 days' to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
Iran is to bring...morePublished: August 18 AT 2:02 PM- Posted to Israel
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Israel has '8 days' to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
Iran is to bring...morePublished: August 18 AT 2:02 PM- Posted to Israel
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Child molesting rabbi gets special kosher food in jail
It's unholy.
A rabbi convicted of sexually abusing a teenage boy has his kosher meals picked up from a Queens store by an on-duty jail captain.
Baruch Lebovits, a once-respected Satmar rabbi from...morePublished: August 16 AT 10:17 AM- Posted to US
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Child molesting rabbi gets special kosher food in jail
It's unholy.
A rabbi convicted of sexually abusing a teenage boy has his kosher meals picked up from a Queens store by an on-duty jail captain.
Baruch Lebovits, a once-respected Satmar rabbi from...morePublished: August 16 AT 10:17 AM- Posted to US
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Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings
In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of 2010. No...more
Published: August 16 AT 10:16 AM- Posted to US
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Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings
In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of 2010. No...more
Published: August 16 AT 10:16 AM- Posted to US
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Alleged Mossad spy granted bail in Germany, 'can return to Israel if he wants'
Prosecutors say an alleged Mossad spy wanted in connection with the slaying of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year has been set free on bail by a German judge on Friday.
Cologne prosecutors' spokesman...morePublished: August 13 AT 8:15 AM- Posted to World
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