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Fast Forward Mormons Ordered To Stop ‘Baptisms’ of Jews
letter to be read in all Mormon churches warns members to stop all unauthorized posthumous baptisms, including those of Holocaust survivors. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the highest governing body of the Mormon church, issued a letter on Feb. 29, which was to be read Sunday to all…
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Fast Forward Jewish Team Falls Short in Texas Hoops Final
The Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston lost 46-42 to Abilene Christian in the 2A private and parochial boys basketball state championship game. Down by 11 points early in the fourth quarter, Beren closed the deficit to three points with two minutes to play, but couldn’t cap the comeback effort. Co-captain Isaac Mirwis and junior…
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Fast Forward Yes! Jewish School Advances to Hoops Final
After grabbing national headlines with its push for a pre-Shabbat starting time, the Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston registered a decisive 58-46 win over Dallas Covenant to secure a spot in the 2A private and parochial boys basketball state championship game. Junior sensation Zach Yoshor led the Beren Stars with 24 points. The Texas…
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Fast Forward 87% of American Voters Say Iran Poses Threat
A poll showed 87 percent of registered American voters believe that Iran’s suspected illegal nuclear weapons program is a threat to the United States. The poll commissioned by The Israel Project also found that 88 percent of respondents believed that Iran is a threat to Israel. In addition, three-quarters of the poll’s respondents viewed Iran…
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Fast Forward GOP Candidates Will Address AIPAC on Video
Three of the four Republican presidential candidates will speak to the AIPAC conference by satellite on Super Tuesday. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on the morning of March 6 before an expected 13,000 activists – a record number. The activists will spend the…
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Fast Forward Olmert Will Headline J Street Conference
Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, will be a keynote speaker at the annual J Street conference. Olmert will speak at the dovish pro-Israel group’s gala dinner on March 26, according to an invitation sent Thursday morning to members of the U.S. Congress. JTA obtained an invitation, and a J Street official confirmed its…
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Fast Forward Jewish Team Wins Shabbat Fight After All
A Texas athletic league has reversed course and will reschedule tournament games that will enable a Jewish day school, the Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston, to compete. The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, known as TAPPS, decided Thursday to reschedule a state boys’ basketball tournament semifinal so that the Beren Academy of…
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Fast Forward Federations Want Pope To Push for Gross Release
The Jewish Federations of North America is urging Pope Benedict XVI to seek the release of Alan Gross during the pope’s upcoming visit to Cuba. The group is circulating a nationwide online petition calling for the pope to seek Gross’ release as part of a nationwide appeal by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater…
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