Judaism

ADL hails Pope Benedict XVI’s statement on death of Jesus

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed as “an important and historic moment” the publication of a new book by Pope Benedict XVI that includes a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus. Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth – Part II, excerpts of which were released on […]

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Jewish License Plate ~ Zvuv

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Buzzing around the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, our inveterate license plate spotter, Melanie Rubin, found one that said, “Zvuv,” in transliterated Hebrew.   That means “fly” — as in the insect — but we imagine this particular car is  a lot less annoying to those who come near it. Of course, we’ve added

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Legislation urges memorialization of Jewish chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – A meaningful effort is underway to ensure that Jewish chaplains who perished while serving on active duty are no longer excluded from Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery. Representatives Anthony Weiner (D- New York) and Tom Rooney (R-Florida), along with Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York), have introduced a bipartisan congressional resolution

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Paradoxical as it sounds, the majority of this Jewish country is secular

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–Despite claims to the contrary, Israel is a secular country. There is, however, a modicum of truth in the assertion that the stream of Judaism defined as orthodox exerts undue influence, both political and social, over various aspects of life in Israel. Notwithstanding, the majority of Israelis remain doggedly secular,

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Should we blame the credit card company or the naive youth who ran up debt?

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–This semester I am teaching the senior class at our new Community Jewish High School. There are only five students in the class but they are all exceptionally bright and Jewishly committed. We have been using a new book from a new series entitled,  Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices, edited by Rabbi

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First Amendment: Would Speaker Boehner bill would erode separation of church and state?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to subsidize religious schools in the District of Columbia would undercut civil rights and civil liberties and add to the federal budget deficit, while failing to improve education, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Boehner has announced that  he will unveil a bill

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