Hody Nemes
By Hody Nemes
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Opinion Jews for Jesus Use Pew ‘34%’ in Ad
The Messianic Jewish movement’s new marketing tool / Hody Nemes If you went searching for a mainstream Jewish organization that welcomed the findings of the Pew study of American Jews, which showed declining levels of Jewish affiliation and high levels of intermarriage, you’d be hard pressed to find one. But so-called Jews for Jesus found…
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News Rena Arshinoff, Nurse and Rabbi, Guides Couple Through Delivery of Stillborn Child
In November 2012, Renan Levine and Mira Victoria Perry were eagerly awaiting the birth of their second child. Two days before the scheduled C-section, the Toronto couple received the news expectant parents dread most: their child had died in utero. With no family in the area and their synagogue rabbi out of town, the couple…
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Breaking News Brooklyn Seniors Fight Back Against Closing of Prospect Park Home
Receiving an eviction notice is never easy. But for the more than 100 elderly residents of the Prospect Park Residence, a predominantly Jewish assisted living facility in Brooklyn, the news was devastating. The seniors, most of whom are in their 80s and 90s, had planned to “age in place” without having to move again. On…
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News Jewish Seniors Scramble as Brooklyn Old Age Home Shuts — Condos to Come?
Ruth Willig thought she was done moving homes. The 90-year-old moved into Prospect Park Residence, a Brooklyn assisted living facility, four years ago, and expected to remain there until her death. But last week, the management of the predominantly Jewish residence made an unpleasant announcement: everyone must leave within 90 days. “I was devastated. I…
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News Jewish Traveler Cheats Death by Skipping Malaysia Flight on Shabbat
The owner of a travel site claims a Jewish air traveler cheated death when he decided not to fly on Shabbat — and avoided being on board doomed Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The lucky globetrotter changed his mind about booking the flight last Saturday after an observant travel agent refused to book the flight from…
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Food Jewish Food Programs Are Growing, Says New Report
Courtesy of Hazon Seven years ago, Nigel Savage, founder of the Jewish environmental group Hazon, typed the phrase “Jewish food movement,” in quotes, into Google. There were zero results. Enter those words today, and you will find 80,100 results. But Savage no longer has to rely on Google for proof of his movement’s success. A…
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News Mort Klein Reelected in Landslide as Zionist Organization of America Chief
Mort Klein has been overwhelmingly reelected national president of the ZOA, beating Steven Goldberg, the first election challenger in Klein’s 20 years at the ZOA’s helm. Klein won a landslide victory victory in the election held Sunday afternoon at the ZOA’s national convention in Philadelphia, earning 93% of the vote, or 115 votes, to Goldberg’s…
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News Mort Klein Faces First Challenge as Head of Zionist Organization of America
For 20 years, Mort Klein has served as National President of the Zionist Organization of America, a right-leaning Israel advocacy group with a venerable history. But on Sunday, Klein will face the first election challenge of his presidency when ZOA members meet to vote on granting him another term as Steven Goldberg challenges him for…
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