Berkley, Lingle, Mandel lose Senate bids

Published on November 7, 2012

Jewish Senate hopefuls in Hawaii, Ohio and Nevada went down to defeat.

Pro-Israel lawmaker Shelley Berkley facing ethics review

Published on July 10, 2012

The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, a pro-Israel lawmaker, potentially complicating the Nevada Democrat's bid for the U.S. Senate.

Nevada inmates to receive kosher meals after lawsuit is settled

Published on March 29, 2012

The Nevada Department of Corrections, responding to an inmate's lawsuit, agreed to provide Orthodox Jewish inmates with kosher-certified meals.

Nevada prison system says kosher food will continue, disputing lawsuit’s claims

Published on June 10, 2011

Officials for the Nevada prison system say it is not discontinuing its kosher meal program, contrary to the allegations of a recent lawsuit. On June 1, attorneys for Howard Ackerman, an Orthodox Jewish prisoner in Carson City, Nev., filed a lawsuit against the state. The suit claimed that the state's corrections department intended to stop serving kosher meals to inmates within a week, thus violating their client’s freedom to practice his religion.

Nevada prisoner sues for access to kosher food

Published on June 7, 2011

A Jewish prisoner has taken legal action to prevent the shut-down of the kosher food programs in Nevada state prisons. Attorneys for Howard Ackerman say he’s an Orthodox Jew concerned by reports that the Department of Corrections in Nevada plans to discontinue kosher food service in state prisons within the week.

Pro-Israel Rep. Shelley Berkley in bid for Senate

Published on April 14, 2011

Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), a pro-Israel stalwart, will run for Nevada's United States Senate seat. Berkley (D-Nev.), who is seen as the most pro-Israel member of Congress, made her decision Thursday after months of dropping hints, according to a tweet by Jon Ralston, a political reporter for the Las Vegas Sun.

Tribefest survey: Many attendees were federation first-timers [VIDEO]

Published on March 15, 2011

New data shows that Tribefest met its goal of drawing many federation first-timers to the recent Young Leadership conference in Las Vegas, federation officials said. “We’re not only satisfied, we’re thrilled,” said Joe Berkofsky, spokesman for the Jewish Federations of North America, which organized last week’s gathering. Nearly 1,300 Jews, mostly in their 20s to early 40s, showed up for three days of lectures, workshops and performances devoted to Jewish politics, religion and culture.

Jewish vote not a sure bet in swing state Nevada

Published on October 29, 2008

Because of Nevada's role as a swing state, many Jews on both sides of the ticket in surrounding states are flocking to Las Vegas to help stump for their cause, including Democrats from the blue state of California and Republicans from the red state of Arizona, McCain's home state.