-Combined news releases- A rally in New York City for the 17 murdered victims of the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher attracted 1,000 participants in New York City and more than 700 people gathered at Congregation Adas Israel for an AJC program of solidarity with France’s Jewish community. The Jewish community of New York held […]
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Jan 14, strongly criticized comments made by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter suggesting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict helped motivate the terrorist attacks in Paris. ADL called President Carter’s views “divorced from the realities of the anti-Semitic and fanatical anti-Western beliefs” of the French terrorists. In a January
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Jewish Religion, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –Harold Robinson, director of Jewish Welfare Board’s Jewish Chaplains Council,will be the first rabbi to serve as chair of the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF), an organization that represents a spectrum of faith organizations that serve as endorsers for military chaplains. Robinson, a retired rear admiral, will
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Jewish Religion, USA
Companion story: A night of pluralism By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In a discussion laced with stories from Torah, Talmud, Jewish history and his own rabbinic family’s experiences, Rabbi David Lau, Israel’s Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi, described his plans on Tuesday, Jan. 13, for outreach to Israel’s poor and for resolving the problem of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Serving a congregation is arguably the least rewarding occupation for rabbis in Israel. It seems that very few derive professional satisfaction and even fewer can make a living from it. That’s why even those who serve congregations embark on parallel careers say in teaching. Among the very Orthodox, some
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastSenate bill removes presidential waiver of Israeli embassy’s move to Jerusalem (JNS.org) U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Dean Heller (R-NV) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would remove the president’s authority to waive the relocation of America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015 also requires
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As the world leaders boldly proclaimed in Paris, “We are Charlie” as the Sunday rally attracted more than 1.7 million people, and more than twice that nationwide. These people gathered to show solidarity to those brave souls who fought for the public’s right to enjoy
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USAJimmy Carter says Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘one of the origins’ of Islamic terrorism (JNS.org) Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter blamed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as fueling Muslim terrorist attacks and contributing to the recent wave of terrorism in France. During an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart asked Carter what he thought were
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International, Middle East, USA
“Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.” — Abbie Hoffman By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Abbie Hoffman was “a nice Jewish boy.” He should have gone to work for IBM. Instead, he became a left-wing activist, an enemy of war and capitalism. His activist theatrics included throwing fake
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Eric George Tauber, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There has been widespread condemnation of attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher market in Paris, with interesting differences between the condemnations. There are Muslims condemning both as deviations from true Islam, while other Muslims praise both as appropriate defense measures for the sake of Islam. And some Muslims condemn
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, French Ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre, and Consul General of France in New York Bertrand Lortholary addressed a crowd of more than 150 people gathered at the American Jewish Committee on Monday, Jan. 12, to remember the 17 victims of the recent Islamist
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International, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Investment banker Antonio Weiss asked President Obama to withdraw his name on Monday, Jan. 12, for consideration as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. Some liberal senators, including Elizabeth Warrren (D-Mass) Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Al Franken (D-Minnesota) had said Weiss’s position with the Lazard
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Aviva Lee SAN DIEGO — There is most assuredly a case for the Sovereign State of Israel. In the winter of 5770 or 2009 C.E. at the Jerusalem screening of a documentary based on the Alan Dershowitz book, A Case For Israel an esteemed panel gave its own erudite analysis of the past, present and future of the governance of that tiny patch of
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Middle East
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–Two days following the deadly terror attack on the kosher supermarket in Paris, veteran ZAKA volunteers from Israel traveled to France to join their volunteer colleagues in the Paris Zaka unit. On Sunday evening, January 11, ZAKA International Rescue Unit head Mati Goldstein and veteran ZAKA volunteer Dano Monkotovitz immediately flew
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International, Middle East