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Oklahoma tornado: How you can help
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous…
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
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Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
- LIFE & CULTURE
Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
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.
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
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The Islamophobia Myth
Criticism is not Islamophobia
Criticism is the oxygen of journalism. Here at the Jewish Journal, we will criticize anything that we believe deserves criticism, including religion.
Reclaiming the Morality of Our Torah: A Response to Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Islam navigates the shoals of extremism
Which is the more serious problem today: Islamic extremism or anti-Islamic bigotry? The latest contribution to this debate comes from The Nation, the leading magazine of America’s left, in its current special edition on “Islamophobia: Anatomy of an American Panic.” Its articles address a real and serious issue — but they also illustrate the pitfalls of ignoring its other side.
L.A. rabbi, running for U.S. Senate, draws fire for anti-Islamic comments
UC student senator’s Muslim costume causes controversy
Leaders of Muslim student groups at the University of California, San Diego, are upset after a photo of a student senator dressed in Muslim garb circulated on the Internet.
TV Military Drama ‘Homeland’ Taps Into America’s Psyche
Jewish clergy join anti-Islamaphobia event
Top Jewish clergy joined a religious gathering to combat Islamaphobia as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears.
Pollsters probe depths of American fear at Museum of Tolerance’s pre-9/11 event
‘Going Muslim’ the new ‘going postal’
O’Reilly: ‘We can’t kill all the Muslims’
Islamophobia story of the year
UCLA Law: ‘Re-inventing the enemy within’
What happened to the Muslim assassin in ‘Angels & Demons?’
Muslims express ‘outrage’ over NY terror plot
Moderate Muslim becomes mayor of Dutch city
Family full of friendly terrorists removed from flight
Lewis Black: a Muslim, Jew or Indian still couldn’t get elected president
Netherlands moves to ban burkas on college campuses
Briefs: Jews, Muslims join to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism; Elie Wiesel's 'Night' now in Farsi
On Nov. 17, some 20 devout Muslims from the King Fahad Mosque bowed and prostrated themselves as they recited the Isha, or night prayer, at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, with about 80 Jews watching the unfamiliar ritual. At the same time, in another room of the Reform temple, Jewish congregants participated in the Ma'ariv evening prayer, watched respectfully by a group of Muslims.
Obsessing over Aish HaTorah and ‘Obsession’
Depicting Obama as a Muslim radical
Anti-Muslim hate at McCain rally
Powell: Keeping Muslims out of White House isn’t American
Fisher-Price doll promotes Islam?
Video game promotes exterminating Muslims
The Muslim assassination plot and President Bush
‘24’ producer Howard Gordon : Our only politics is to have an exciting show
" . . .We had a visit from a high-ranking West Point officer, who said that his cadets were not only great fans of our show but were actually taking their cues from Jack Bauer. That was very disconcerting . . ."
Muslim advocates react to New Yorker’s Obama cover
Muslim women barred from picture with Obama
Summer reading: ‘No god but God’
U.S. prez says Islam ‘fanatic and fraudulent’
The new Muslim smear for Obama
A closer look at Islamophobia
A world without Islam
Vandals attack Muslim graves in France
The tale of three former terrorists
A pig named Muhammad, er, Bill Keller
Muslim rumors hurt Obama
Coulter speaks at USC
‘HATE MUSLIMS? SO DO WE!!!’
Another neocon working for Giuliani
From my inbox: ‘Rag head go home’
Britons aren’t Islamophobic but Semitophobic
It’s hip to be anti-Muslim
‘The Terrorists Next Door?’
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Mideast Fighting Strains Fragile Interfaith Ties
Overall, though, Jewish-Muslim relations are strained, and tensions will likely worsen before getting better, predicts Rabbi John Rosove, senior rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
Community Briefs
Community Briefs
Blasts Bring Fear of Anti-Semitism Rise
Jewish leaders have vowed they will work to combat any rise in racial tensions following the London bombings, amid fears that the attacks may lead to increased anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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