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September 7, 2008

Latest video headlines from Israel

Video headlines from Israel. This feed from JerusalemOnline and Israel Channel 2 News updates automagically around 12 noon which is 10 p.m. in Israel

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Friday, September 5, 2008

PETA says Agriprocessors misled rabbis about slaughter procedures [VIDEO]

By Ben Harris

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.

Friday, September 5, 2008

VIDEO: Archaeologists excavate 2100-year-old wall in Jerusalem

A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the Second Temple period, when ancient Jerusalem was at its largest.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

VIDEO: Jewish Republican Judy Davidson reports from the 2008 Convention

RNC attendee (and a member of McCain's national Jewish Advisory Coalition and the RJC Leadership) talks about McCain, old ladies with funny hats, the John McCain blue velvet McCippah, John Voight, Al Sharpton and more.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

VIDEO: In 2006, Lieberman calls Obama ‘Baruch’ and himself Obama’s mentor

"As far as I'm concerned [Barack Obama] is a 'Baruch,' which means a blessing. He is a blessing to the United States Senate, to America, and to our shared hopes for better, safer tomorrows for all our families. The gifts that God has given to Barack Obama are as enormous as his future is unlimited. As his mentor, as his colleague, as his friend, I look forward to helping him reach to the stars and realize not just the dreams he has for himself, but the dreams we all have for him and our blessed country."

Thursday, August 28, 2008

VIDEO: Blacks and Jews are back together and working side by side for an Obama victory

Blacks and Jews are back together and working side by side for an Obama victory, JTA reports from Denver.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

VIDEO: JTA’s Wednesday Convention Summary

Eric Fingerhut and Ron Kampeas summarize the jewish events of the day at the election, while attending a jstreet function in downtown Denver.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

PETA slams N.Y. kapparot ritual [VIDEO]

For the second year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has complained about the High Holy Days ritual of swinging a chicken over one's head, a sin-transference ceremony

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

VIDEO: Jewish ‘condo vote’ will be hard to crack

Ron Kampeas and Eric Fingerhut file their first video report from Denver, after attending a panel discussion Monday on the Jewish vote sponsored by the National Jewish Democratic Council.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

VIDEO: Jewish Dems nosh and schmooze at Zaydees Deli in Denver

Jewish Democratic event at Zaydees in downtown Denver

Saturday, August 23, 2008

VIDEO: Joe Biden tells ShalomTV ‘I am a Zionist’

In an April 2007 interview, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) declares "I am a Zionist' and discusses his support for Israel.

Friday, August 22, 2008

VIDEO: Virtual Rabbi David presents ‘The Jewish Olympics’

Virtual Rabbi (and Olympics fan) David Paskin presents a Shabbat message based on the determination and dedication of Olympic athletes

Thursday, August 21, 2008

VIDEO: Heeb Olympics 2008—Gefilte Fish Wrestling

Four modern-day gladiators do battle for the gold (a lifetime supply of Gold's mustard) in the Heeb Olympics

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Al-Jazeera and the glorification of barbarity

By Judea Pearl

The focus of my attention naturally turned to Al-Jazeera because, with its outreach of 50 million viewers from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, this pan-Arab satellite channel is considered the conscience and future of the Arab world.

Carrisa Phelps is the subject of David Sauvage's documentary, "Carissa."Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Documentary explores UCLA alumna’s past as a child prostitute

By Naomi Pfefferman

Her chance came when she heard Sauvage say he intended to create financing for a movie as his summer MBA project in 2005. "You should make your movie about me," she told him. Sauvage, who at the time did not know she had been abused, cavalierly replied that unless she had been a child prostitute, he wasn't interested.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Researcher tracing Jewish genes meets the Kohanim of Africa [VIDEO]

By Peter Ephross

Dr. David B. Goldstein from Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy talks about tracking the genetic history of the ancient Jewish priesthood (kohanim) and the Lost Tribe of Israel, the focus of his new book, "Jacob's Legacy".

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Bob Saget: Clean-cut and filthy (uncensored version) [VIDEOS]

By Naomi Pfefferman

" . . . Bob is particularly funny because he has this dual, schizophrenic reputation from the G-rated family shows to the X-rated stand-up show . . ."

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Will new Jewish TV Channel (TJC) click with viewers?

By David Haldane

The Jewish Channel (TJC), an ambitious enterprise that, depending on who's talking, is either the new Jewish HBO or the latest tawdry entry in a long series of failed attempts to create one

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

In the quest for ‘the God particle,’ mystics get a new machine

By Marty Kaplan

If you listen to what cosmologists say about the origin of the universe, you have to put your mind in a place where mystics also dwell.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Randy Pausch’s last lecture links morality and purpose

By Rabbi Michael Gotlieb

"Brick walls are there for a reason," wrote the late Dr. Randy Pausch, author of the best-selling book, "The Last Lecture."

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Jazzman Frishberg charts own tuneful territory

By Kirk Silsbee

One of the great joys of L.A. jazz, from the mid-1970s to the mid-'80s, was the blossoming of jazz pianist Dave Frishberg into a singer-songwriter of quirky, yet warmly satisfying, material.

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Arts
Not your average ‘schlub’—a memoir

Max Gross, by his own admission, used to be your average schlub: He sported an unkempt Jewfro, the bottoms of his jeans were tattered and he'd gamely put a good burger before a diet.

Elections
McCain accepts nomination, offers little new on Israel, Iran

John McCain closed out the Republican convention Thursday night with a speech in which he defended traditional GOP policy points, while criticizing his party's recent performance and pledging to work with lawmakers across the aisle.

Israel
VIDEO: Archaeologists excavate 2100-year-old wall in Jerusalem

A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the Second Temple period, when ancient Jerusalem was at its largest.

U.S.
Michele Obama’s cousin’s cousin is a rabbi; Abbas met with Kuntar

A cousin of the wife of Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, is a cousin of this country's most prominent black rabbi, according to a report in The Forward.

Los Angeles
Rabbi Sharon Brous wins $100,000 award for ‘Inspired Leadership’

Since Sharon Brous, 34, founded her alternative synagogue four years ago, IKAR's young rabbi has frequently been identified as an innovative spiritual leader, someone successful at engaging disaffected younger Jews by marrying Torah learning with progressive social action.

World
Will new ‘Cold War’ play out in Middle East?

With talk of a new Cold War in the offing following Russia's recent military successes in Georgia, Israel is worried Russia might reassess this policy and use the sale of new weaponry to Syria -- or the threat of it -- to strengthen Russia's hand vis-à-vis Israel's primary

Kids & Teens
Cambodia’s killing fields revisited

I can vividly remember the first time I visited the Museum of Tolerance, in seventh grade. Not personally knowing anyone who had survived the Holocaust, I had been shielded from the grisly details of World War II.

Music
Cancer gives musician a new song

This time, Charlie Lustman hadn't come to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for medical tests or to endure another round of chemotherapy. Despite having lost three-quarters of his jawbone, Lustman had come to celebrate, to inspire -- and to sing.

Los Angeles
Rabbi Sharon Brous wins $100,000 award for ‘Inspired Leadership’

Since Sharon Brous, 34, founded her alternative synagogue four years ago, IKAR's young rabbi has frequently been identified as an innovative spiritual leader, someone successful at engaging disaffected younger Jews by marrying Torah learning with progressive social action.

Calendar
Calendar Girls picks and clicks for Sept. 6–12: Hip hop art, veggie Jews, string theory & laughs

Singles
True confessions of an online dating addict #5: Shopping for a new date

There's nothing better than coming home from a bad date and shopping for someone else.

Torah Portion
Moving beyond charity

Parshat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) One of the biggest misnomers in the Jewish vocabulary is the translation of tzedakah as "charity." This mistranslation has gone on for so long in the American Jewish community that it's a hard habit to break.

Religion
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.

Opinion
Joon

Since 1978, Iranian Jews have injected into a stable, maybe even staid Jewish community talent, industry, a profound connection to their Jewish roots and a desire to have a positive political and social impact on the city. They have energized a Jewish community that could always