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Fast Forward After Lightning Strike at Reform Camp, Two Campers Released from Hospital
Two of the three campers struck by lightning at a Reform Jewish summer camp near Indianapolis have been released from the hospital. The Goldman Union Camp Institute in Zionsville, Ind., has not released the names of the campers who were injured on Saturday, but said the two back home are from Cabins 1 and 12….
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The Schmooze Alicia Silverstone Joins Breastfeed Bandwagon
Mayim Bialik isn’t the only vegan Jewish actress-author in Hollywood speaking up for breastfeeding. While Bialik has provided advice to fellow moms, Alicia Silverstone is now providing them with actual breast milk. According to Us Weekly, Silverstone, mom to Bear Blu, 2, and author of “The Kind Diet,” has just launched Kind Mama Milk Share,…
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News Jewish Day Schools Put the Squeeze on State Governments for More Aid
Each year, when Frank Halper is faced with the state tax bill for his accounting business in Providence, R.I., he has a choice. He can write a check for the amount owed by his company or, as part of a state tax credit program, he can send a check to a foundation that provides tuition…
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Fast Forward Edith Windsor Gets Jewish Hero’s Welcome at Shul After Gay Marriage Win
At 5 p.m. last Friday, a line of visibly excited people – many decked out in rainbow regalia – gathered on the sidewalk outside Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the gay and lesbian synagogue in Manhattan. Worshipers don’t generally form lines down the block in advance of Sabbath services. But it’s not every Shabbat that one…
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Fast Forward Australia Promotes Ally of Palestinians to Key Post
Australia’s new deputy prime minister is a founding member of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine group. Anthony Albanese, a longstanding member of the left faction of the Labor Party, was sworn in by Australia’s Governor-General Quentin Bryce Monday as part of Kevin Rudd’s new cabinet. Rudd was parachuted into power last week for his second…
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Fast Forward Jewish Veterans Demand Action on Sex Assaults
Jewish war veterans are calling for meaningful action to be taken to combat sexual abuse in the U.S. military. “The Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV) condemns the continued prevalence of reported and unreported male and female sexual misconduct in the military and calls for an independent process to review and prosecute these cases,”…
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Fast Forward South Africa Jews Pray for Nelson Mandela
South Africa’s chief rabbi, Warren Goldstein, conveyed the Jewish community’s prayers and support to the daughter of ailing former President Nelson Mandela. Mandela, 94, remains critically ill in a Pretoria hospital. Dr. Makaziwe Mandela thanked the Jewish community on behalf of the Mandela family for its “love and support at this difficult time” as well…
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Fast Forward Israeli Point Guard Gal Mekel Signs With the Dallas Mavericks
Israeli point guard Gal Mekel is poised to become the second Israeli to play in the NBA after giving a verbal commitment to the Dallas Mavericks. Mekel, 25, informed the Mavs early Monday morning that he would sign a three-year contract with the 2011 champions at the end of the annual trade and signing moratorium…
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