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Should Israeli law permit civil marriage?

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:10:15 +0000

The answer is yes: It is the most likely to help this country become a more Jewish and a more democratic state.

Israel's identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict – MinnPost.com

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:17:30 +0000

The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Israel’s identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict
MinnPost.com
Rosenblit’s Rosa Parks-like confrontation helped reveal the fault line between mainstream Israel and the insular ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, minority in a way not seen in years. Culture clashes over Sabbath observance rules have been commonplace for …
Opinion: The changing face of Judaism in the US, IsraelThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Being one without being the same: A vision for Orthodox and secular JewsHaaretz
Israel air force rabbi quits in sex-segregation flapReuters India
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How Lapid can generate light, not just heat

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:43:57 +0000

Lapid must take this opportunity to create a balanced vision for the Jewish state.

Israel Cracks Down on Radical 'Hilltop Youth' – NPR

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:18:38 +0000

PRI's The World
Israel Cracks Down on Radical ‘Hilltop Youth’
NPR
Israel’s radical Hilltop Youth have built numerous such outposts in recent years. A Jewish settler wears his prayer shawl as he passes one of the structures demolished at the unauthorized Jewish settlement outpost in Ramat Migron, in the West Bank, …
Israel-Palestinian breakthrough could change Iran equationJerusalem Post
The Settlers’ Movement Is a Threat to Peace and Israel’s ExistenceHuffington Post
Increasing Number of Religious Soldiers Joining Israel ArmyPRI's The World
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America on Israel's altar – Gulf Daily News

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:06:45 +0000

The Guardian
America on Israel’s altar
Gulf Daily News
During the Republican candidates’ debate Paul didn’t believe Israel would actually strike Iran, but if it did “we need to get out of their way”. “When they want to have peace treaties, we tell them what they can do because we buy their allegiance and …
Iowans weigh in on GOP’s Ron Paul and IsraelThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
The problem with Paul’s foreign policyOneNewsNow

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Two poets from medieval Spain

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:42:41 +0000

The great medieval Jewish poets of Spain are part and parcel of our Jewish heritage.

Dude, It’s Shabbos

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:43:10 +0000

A humorous look at the Jewish Sabbath

The Taliban Geniza?

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:48:00 +0000

Everyone is familiar with the concept of the “lost tribes” of Israel that were scattered to the ends of the globe. This has led many over the past few hundred years in a quest to find them; India, China, Japan…(even organizations like Shavei Yisrael that are dedicated to finding these tribes and bringing them home to Israel).

This past Friday, Israel Channel 2 news reported a startling discovery; a cave in Afghanistan, with buried scrolls, manuscripts and fragments — of Jewish origin.

The importance of this find could even rival that of the Cairo Geniza. (The earliest example of Yiddish writing was found in the Cairo Geniza).
The JPost has the scoop:
The scholarly world is abuzz over the discovery of ancient Jewish scrolls in a cave in Afghanistan’

Aisha Gaddafi May Seek Asylum in Israel

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:13:27 +0000

Rumors have persisted for many years that Gaddafi might have been Jewish.

We need Begin, not Ben-Gurion

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:11:17 +0000

Both left and right need to relearn Begin’