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Jewish organizations to deliver 20,000 pounds of food to Oklahoma
In the wake of the disastrous tornado in Oklahoma, The National Council of Young Israel has joined with the Masbia organizations, as well as with Agri Star Meat & Poultry…
Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says
On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery.
Adelsons donate $40 million to Birthright
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $40 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation.
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Billy Crystal to star in Larry Charles’ FX series
Looks like FX is going to be injecting some humor into their lineup. Not a bad idea, we think, after many seasons of the awesome yet dark series “Justified” or…
Civility replaces violence in ‘Last White Night’
In June 1965, during the most violent days of the civil rights movement, 21-year-old Paul Saltzman drove from Toronto to Mississippi to become a freedom fighter with the Student Nonviolent…
Spielberg to produce ‘Halo’ television series, plus other news from the Xbox One announcement
Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and…
- LIFE & CULTURE
A talent agent turns yogurt maven
Amy Salko Robertson — producer of such films as “The Oh in Ohio,” “Lab Rats” and “When Do We Eat?” a comedy set at a Passover seder —realized that she…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
Angelina’s breast cancer victory isn’t for celebrities only
Actress Angelina Jolie just announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she was genetically predisposed to cancer. Her disclosure was a powerful show of solidarity with…
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Propaganda lies in a disguise
Muhammad al-Durrah, the little boy who became the symbol of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, is returning to the headlines after a decade. A photo of him, crying, leaning against a wall…
Male Eating Disorders: A Real Thing
Recently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating…
Religion at the End of The Big C
Last night, Showtime’s The Big C aired its final episode. After three seasons of half-hour installments, this comedy returned for a shortened final season consisting of four hour-long episodes. Subtitled…
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American Jews protest in solidarity with Women of the Wall
American Jews held solidarity rallies in a variety of U.S. cities to protest Israeli limitations on women's prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
The Rosner-Gerstein Exchange Part 1: Anti-Israel claims don’t work with American Jewish voters
American Jews: 65-68% Democratic, 26-29% Republican
November 14, 2012
The upside - and downside - of ‘low threshold’ voter support for Israel
9 notes on the American Jewish vote
November 7, 2012
OPEN POST: The Jewish Vote: Obama 70%, Romney 30%
Apparently, giving up on ‘distancing’ isn’t easy
Can Israel and Diaspora Jewry agree to disagree? I think they don’t have much choice
October 25, 2012
Studying Jewish Holy-tics
Florida Diary 6: Berman vs. Sherman? Frankel vs. Hasner!!!
Does Iran help Romney with Jewish voters?
September 16, 2012
Jewish wishful thinking (and voting)
September 10, 2012
Jewish Senate, Jewish House projections
If I forget thee Jerusalem. Oops! The Democrats just did
Election roundup: Jewish souls, Jewish rabbis, Jewish vote, Jewish legislators
On Adelson vs. NJDC we are all losers
Jerusalem a wedge issue? You bet
August 2, 2012
The Rosner-Cohen Exchange Part V: Are you biased against intermarried Jews?
Romney in Israel, the real story
The Rosner-Cohen Exchange Part IV: Do you have to have money to be Jewishly engaged?
The ‘distancing’ debate: And the credit goes to….
The Rosner-Cohen Exchange Part III: Asking Jews about their trust in Israeli leaders
The Rosner-Cohen Exchange Part II: Your Israel survey is odd; your reporting is selective
‘Trust’ problem for young American Jews? Hard for me to see it
Why don’t the intermarried of New York raise Jewish kids like they do in Boston?
June 27, 2012
When Rabbi Yoffie talks about ‘disconnect’
June 26, 2012
New York Jews: Are they distancing from Israel?
June 13, 2012
The most surprising findings of the New York Jewish community study
New York Jews: The surge of the Orthodox
‘How adaptable is the Jewish community in managing change?’
Political tidbits: Another Jew in the House
Ulysses Grant and the Jewish vote, and its 2012 parallels
So Israelis think that US Jewish support is “essential’’ – so what?
Overcoming ‘back-next-year’ syndrome
Must Read, January 13, 2012
If you don’t come back to Israel you’re going to lose it
From left to right, American Jews are criticizing Israeli anti-boycott law
Backers of a new Israeli law penalizing anyone who targets Israel or West Bank settlements for boycotts tout it as a tool to fight back against anti-Israel campaigns, but American Jewish organizations seem remarkably united in deeming the measure an affront to freedom of expression.
Quest for spiritual truth guides US woman to Sufi Islam
For many people, the word 'Islam' conjures up images of violence, suicide bombings and holy war. But not for Maryam Kabeer Faye, a Jewish-born American. She believes the religion she adopted after a long spiritual journey represents peace, love and mercy.
Study of American Jews making its way into Israeli schools
The Jews of America may be the largest Jewish community in the Diaspora, but that does not mean Israeli schoolchildren learn much about them.
When Jews on the Left See Americans on the Right as Nazis
“There should be absolutely no division when it comes to condemning the use of the Holocaust and Holocaust imagery for domestic political purposes.”
— ADL Statement
A Muslim and a Jew board a boat ...
J.D. Salinger dies at 91—and was Jewish
Yes, Artie Lange is Jewish; no, he’s not dead
Braun is MLB’s Jewish MVP
New York still has Jewish hoopers
Having shiks-appeal in Hollywood
“Family Goy’s” Jewish secret
National Jewish umbrella gets another new name
Sokatch on federations’ Israel limitations
AJC’s campaign against a nuclear Iran
Baseball’s new Jew crew
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