Polis not high on reclamation bureau’s marijuana policy

WASHINGTON,D.C. (Press Release) — Representatives Jared Polis  of Colorado, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, and Suzan DelBene of Washington have issued the following statements on the Bureau of Reclamation’s newly released policy on water usage in states where marijuana is legally regulated: “Today’s backward-looking decision by the Bureau of Reclamation will hinder the growth and success […]

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USA

Lowenthal joins climate change rally at Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-California) on Wednesday, May 21,  joined more than a dozen members of Congress in a Capitol Hill rally to raise awareness to Congressional inaction on climate change. The event, coordinated through the House of Representatives’ Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), was labelled the “Time to Wake Up

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The World We Share

‘Rescue of European Jewry’ recalled outside U.N.

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Local Jewish veterans of the Soviet Red Army, representatives of the Israeli government, and Jewish community dignitaries convened at the United Nations on Wednesday, May 21, to usher in a new Jewish holiday celebrating the rescue of European Jewry in 1945. Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor; Deputy Minister of Internal

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International, Jewish History

General tells NATO about women in Israel’s military

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM — The Women’s Affairs Advisor to the IDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, participated this week in the annual conference of NATO’s Committee on Gender Perspectives, which took place at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Representatives from some 30 countries attended the conference to discuss the integration of women in military services

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International, Middle East

Jews will gather for learning in Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova (Press Release)– Nearly 400 mainly young Jews from Moldova and the southern Ukraine will gather in the city of Chisinau, May 23-25, for Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union) Moldova. Limmud FSU is a festival of Jewish learning featuring a packed program of lectures, workshops, round-table discussions, music and cultural events. More than 22,000

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

Survey finds diaspora Jews more liberal than Israelis

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) released a report on Wednesday, May 21, on the views of world Jewry concerning Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic state. Following Justice Minister Tzipi Livni’s appointment of Professor Ruth Gavison to explore the constitutional anchoring of Israel’s Jewish and democratic character, Prof. Gavison

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International, Middle East, USA

AJC joins Israel in aid to flood victims in Balkans

NEW YORK (Press Release) — AJC is supporting the efforts of IsraAID, a leading Israeli non-governmental relief organization, to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia devastated by massive floods. “The damage wrought by the floods is almost unimaginable in its scale and fury,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “The Jewish

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Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: May 21, 2014

After anti-Israel slur, Turkey’s Erdogan thanks Israel for mine disaster response (JNS.org) In a rare conciliatory remark, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised Israel on Tuesday for showing compassion and sensitivity following last week’s mine disaster in the town of Soma. In his weekly address to fellow party members, Erdogan thanked Israel for canceling

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International

Many religious sites are a matter of faith, not history

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those tempted to think that Judaism is the most spiritual of the three religions that developed from Abraham should think again. True, Judaism does not have a man-god with lots of paintings and statues at its center, and it does not seek to conquer the world in order to advanced

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East