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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.
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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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Poverty is not a disgrace, nor is it filthy.
Strangers, Immigrants and the Eglah Arufah
Five Years after the Postville Immigration Raid: Revisiting Immigration Reform
One voice for comprehensive immigration reform
Family is the foundation of American society, and united families strengthen us as individuals and as communities. Tragically, many immigrant families remain separated for years — often decades — because of our severely broken immigration system. Bureaucratic visa delays can go on for more than 20 years before a relative can enter the United States legally.
Need for genetic testing raised by new initiative GeneTestNow
Significant advances in science enable us to no longer question what’s in our genes. This is especially important for Jews, who are far more likely to be carriers of genetic diseases than the general population.
Napolitano at JCPA forum lists ways to fix U.S. immigration system
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Jewish conference that the country's immigration system is broken.
Canada puts Israel on list of democracies ‘unlikely’ to generate refugees
Canada placed Israel on a list of "safe" countries whose citizens are unlikely to seek asylum as refugees.
Sherman’s US Visa Waiver for Israel Endangered by High Rejection Rate of Israeli Non-Immigrants
Haredi Orthodox account for bulk of Jewish population growth in New York City
Most of the growth of the Jewish community of New York over the past decade took place in two neighborhoods of Brooklyn, according to new data from a survey first published last year.
Study: Jewish population is booming in Brooklyn neighborhoods
The Jewish population of greater New York City rose ten percent in the last decade, to 1.54 million, a study found.
On the morning after, Jewish Republicans advise the party
Think immigration through -- again. Forget about gay marriage. And for heaven’s sake, when it comes to rape, shut up!
If Romney wins: Five things every Jew should know about Mormonism
The Mormon Church doesn’t endorse candidates or political parties, and although most American Mormons are Republicans, a Mormon Democrat has served as the Senate Majority Leader for the last five years. Owing to our history of persecution and emphasis on self-reliance, there is also a noteworthy group of Mormons with libertarian sympathies who do not easily identify with either party.
Berman did write DREAM Act, immigration activists say, contradicting Sherman’s heated denials.
Israel’s population rises to nearly 8 million
Israel's population is nearing 8 million, up almost 100,000 from the end of 2011, according to data released on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.
West Bank settler population rises 4.5 percent to 350,000
More than 350,000 Jews are living in West Bank settlements, a 4.5 percent increase over last year, according to the Israeli government.
At What Cost?
It has been suggested that the purpose of a college education is to ease the transition into adulthood. After several decades teaching college-age students, I would agree, only substituting delay and prevent for ease.
Who knows who L.A.'s Jews are?
Susan Goldberg, rabbi of Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock, grew up in nearby Echo Park. “There were no Jewish families around when I was growing up,” Goldberg, 38, said. Now that these neighborhoods are being gentrified, and a young, creative crowd is moving in, the Jews are coming, too.
In Supreme Court’s immigration ruling, Jewish groups see progress but have concerns
Most Jewish groups who have weighed in on Arizona's controversial immigration law saw progress in the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to repeal three of the law's four parts, but had concerns that law enforcement officials would still be allowed to check the legal immigration status of people they detain.
'Brothers' in the fight against terrorism
U.S. Jewish groups condemn anti-African violence in Tel Aviv
Jewish groups called on Israel to protect African migrants in Israel after riots in Tel Aviv.
Israel will solve African migrant problem, Netanyahu assures
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried violence against African migrants following a night of violent protest.
Tel Aviv protest against African migrants turns violent
A demonstration in south Tel Aviv against illegal African migrants turned violent.
Israel, U.S. agree on immigration fast track
The United States and Israel are set to add Israelis to a fast-track immigration system.
Rumors of mass Israeli emigration are much exaggerated
Interviewing Israel’s President Shimon Peres in the April 4 issue of Time magazine, a correspondent quoted the often-cited number in suggesting that 1 million Israelis live outside their native country: “It’s not as if Jews are flocking there [to Israel]. What do these demographics say about Israel’s future?” Peres, without disputing the reporter’s figure, responded: “Maybe we are swimming against the stream.”
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Availability of kosher food aboard Titanic sheds light on immigration via England
Of the 2,225 people aboard Titanic on its maiden voyage, 1,512 perished in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic when the ship went down in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
After Toulouse attack, French Jews are reconsidering Sarkozy
With the first round of France's presidential election less than four weeks away, the attacks that left four Jews and three French soldiers dead are reshaping the race -- but for now it’s not clear exactly how.
Israel to increase number of Ethiopian immigrants
Israel will increase the number of immigrants from Ethiopia for the next several months after bringing in many fewer than it had promised. Some 1,000 Falash Mura, Ethiopians whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity, will be brought to Israel over the next four months, about 250 per month.
Berman’s Israeli investor visa bill: a small (and problematic) fix
Israeli citizenship law: Human rights vs. demographics
It was an important decision, and not a trivial one, when Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a law last week that prevents most non-Israeli Arabs who marry Israelis from living in Israel. The court was split almost in half: Six justices sided with the majority ruling, and five justices — Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch included — opposed the ultimate decision. The numbers reflect the magnitude of the dilemma, they reflect the fact that this could not be an easy decision for any country, and they reflect the delicate balancing act with which Israel has to live. Thus, it is good that five justices did not want to uphold the law, good to have a sizable opposition for such a ruling.
Ethiopian Israelis demonstrate against discrimination
Hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters protested in the southern Israeli community of Kiryat Malachi against housing discrimination.
Undocumented Israeli in U.S. might face deportation
Debate over aliyah erupts at Jewish Agency meeting
Intense debate erupted at a Jewish Agency meeting over a group of Russian Jews who want to emigrate to Israel.
Toronto ‘rabbi’ arrested for immigration fraud in U.S.
A former lawyer who calls himself a rabbi was arrested in Toronto and faces extradition to the United States where authorities allege he ran a massive immigration fraud scheme.
Justice Dept. board upholds deportation of accused Nazi
The deportation order for an accused Nazi from the Detroit area was upheld.
Ten years later, terrorists still using immigration loopholes
Terrorism and U.S. immigration policies are closely linked. We have made some progress since terrorists killed 3,000 innocent people in New York and Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, but clearly not enough.
Israeli court delays deportation of migrant worker’s child
An Israeli court delayed the deportation of a 4-year-old girl born in Israel to a Filipino mother.
Undocumented Workers: Good for America? Good for the Jews?
Chicago Jewish population sees 8 percent growth
The Chicago Jewish community grew by 8 percent over the past decade, or more than 21,000 people, according to a new demographic study.
Israel’s inclusion on terrorist watch list was a mistake
Israel was included erroneously on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security terrorist watch list, a U.S. official said.
U.S. immigration includes Israel on watch list
Israel is on a list compiled by U.S. immigration authorities of countries that might harbor terrorists.
HIAS urges refugee application under renewed Lautenberg
The top U.S. Jewish immigrant defense group urged potential refugee status applicants in Iran and the former Soviet Union to apply under an act just extended by Congress.
North American immigrants lead in Israel’s nonprofit sector
When David Portowicz was a new immigrant to Israel from Brooklyn in the 1970s, he began research on poverty in Jaffa that would lead to his life’s work: the creation of a nonprofit organization that now serves thousands of disadvantaged children and their families. A doctoral student in social work at the time, the small NGO he co-founded in 1982, the Jaffa Institute, today is a veritable force of nature with 35 programs and an annual operating budget of $6 million. The institute runs afterschool activity centers to help keep kids off the streets, offers university scholarships for 170 graduates of Jaffa programs, has shelters for runaways and even provides music lessons.
Knesset committee to discuss J Street
An Israeli Knesset committee will hold a hearing on the activities of J Street. The Knesset Immigration, Absorption and Public Diplomacy Committee said Wednesday that the hearing on J Street, which calls itself a "pro-Israel, pro-peace" organization, will be held as soon as next week.
The ABCs of immigrating to the USA
Letters to the Editor: Immigration, Debbie Friedman, Beatrice (Bea) Mazure and San Remo
Janice Kamenir-Reznik is wrong to defend illegal immigration to Israel (“Israel Must Grant Entry to Asylum Seekers,” Jan. 28). It’s not about dealing without care for “asylum” seekers. It’s about Muslims infiltrating and undermining Jewish sovereignty in what the United Nations intended to be a Jewish homeland. Every non-Jew seems bent on taking away that right from the Jewish people, and some Jews also support “multiculturism” and liberalism or other “isms” but betray their Jewish destiny. Those who reject the Jewish character of Israel or wish to harm Jews have no place in Israel.
Letters to the Editor: Debbie Friedman, The King’s Speech, Immigration
Jewish Life Exists in San Gabriel, Pomona Valleys. I was pleased to read the Jan. 7 article “University of La Verne Hires New Jewish President.” The University of La Verne is a wonderful asset for the greater Los Angeles area, and now, with Devorah A. Lieberman as the incoming president, there is a special connection to the local Jewish community. However, the story failed to acknowledge that there are Jews living in the area and community where the University of La Verne is located. The Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys provides programs and services that meet the needs of the Jews living in our community — an area from Glendale in the west to Rancho Cucamonga in the east and south to Whittier; an area that has an estimated Jewish population of 40,000 to 80,000.
When Africa Comes to Israel
There is a new threat to Israel, although the people raising it are entirely innocent. The threat is represented by a growing population of African refugees, mainly escapees from the hellish dictatorships of Eritrea and Sudan, who are pouring over the Egyptian border into Israel and settling in some of the country’s poorer neighborhoods, especially in Tel Aviv. They’re now coming at the rate of more than 1,000 each month, according to recent government statements. In summer 2006, when the presence of these new immigrants first gained public notice, the State Attorney’s office numbered them at fewer than 200. Then, they were strictly a humanitarian concern. And this continues to be so: The people from Darfur and Southern Sudan have fled annihilation; those from Eritrea fled war, lifetime military conscription and persecution. A substantial proportion of refugees from both places were tortured along the way, many of the women have been gang raped by their Sinai Bedouin guides, and all the refugees dodged brutal imprisonment or death at the hands of Egyptian border guards.
Groups press Senate on legalizing undocumented migrants
Jewish groups urged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that would legalize undocumented immigrants.
Amar: Non-Orthodox Jews taking over Israel
Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi wrote that he is concerned that non-Orthodox Jews are taking over Israel.
Boosting Jewish populations in Arab neighborhoods stokes tensions
It is said that there has been a continuous Jewish presence in the Galilee village of Peki'in since the days of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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Postville Jewish community struggles to survive after raid
After former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was arrested earlier this month, Rashi Raices joined several dozen members of this town's Jewish community in volunteering the equity on their homes to guarantee his return to face trial.
Agriprocessors closed—now where’s the beef?
The kosher meat market is in a tailspin as production at the Agriprocessors' meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, which had been operating at a fraction of its normal capacity since May, finally ground to a halt this week. The company, whose meat was sold under the labels Rubashkin's and Aaron's Best, among others, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 4.
Three (financial) reasons to make aliyah
While waiting for Ronnie outside the restaurant, and watching the handsome Israeli valet boys handle their customers with a pseudo-IDF smile, I could not but think to myself, "Geez, Israel has come a long way in 60 years. Shouldn't more Jews enjoy this jewel, especially now?"
Rubashkin son arrested, Agriprocessors fined $10 million in kosher slaughterhouse probe
Sholom Rubashkin. son of Agriprocessors founder Aaron Rubashkin, was arrested by immigration officials and was due to appear in federal court today.
Iowa files 9000 charges against Agriprocessors, OU threatens to remove Kosher cert
Following the filing of criminal charges against owners of the kosher meat producer Agriprocessors, the Orthodox Union says it will withdraw its kosher certification of the company within two weeks unless new management is hired.
PETA says Agriprocessors misled rabbis about slaughter procedures [VIDEO]
An undercover video shot at the Agriprocessors kosher meat plant is prompting new claims that the company engages in inhumane slaughter and misled Orthodox rabbis who visited the plant in July.
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