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Fast Forward Orthodox Group Plans for Halakhic ‘Containment’ of Religious Gays
An Orthodox rabbinic organization in Israel drafted what it said is the country’s first Jewish legal document by such a group on how to regulate the behavior of homosexual members of Orthodox communities. The document by the nonprofit Beit Hillel, a rabbinical group of 200 members that promotes inclusiveness in Orthodox Judaism, “sets forth guidelines,…
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Fast Forward Alan Dershowitz Claims Victory as Lawyers Drop Teen Sex Claim
Lawyers who named Alan Dershowitz in a filing naming men alleged to have had sex with underage girls now say it was a mistake to do so. The joint statement Friday by Dershowitz, Bradley Edwards and Paul Cassell say the sides have dropped dueling lawsuits arising out of the case. “Edwards and Cassell acknowledge that…
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Fast Forward Congress Wants States To Plan for Aiding Holocaust Survivors
A new provision in the bill funding assistance for the elderly directs the federal government to issue guidance to states on serving Holocaust survivors. The Jewish Federations of North America lobbied for the inclusion of the provision in the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, first approved in 1965. In a statement on April 7,…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Still Insists on Iran Sanctions — Claims Mullahs Flout ‘Spirit’ of Nuclear Deal
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee opposes further sanctions relief for Iran, citing its ballistic missile tests and its continued backing for sides fighting in the region. “If Iran wants additional sanctions relief, it must first change its behavior,” the pro-Israel lobby said in an April 7 statement, accompanied by statements from members of Congress…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Wins Harlem Cheers With ‘Proud To Be Jewish’ Pushback
Bernie Sanders earned applause at a Harlem event when he faced down an anti-Semitic question by saying he was proud to be Jewish. Sanders, the Independent senator running for the Democratic presidential nomination, appeared Saturday at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater at an event featuring African American celebrities and politicians who back his campaign. A man…
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Fast Forward Reconstructionist Rebels Form Splinter Group Amid Schism Over Intermarried Rabbis
Nineteen Reconstructionist rabbis are forming their own group partly to protest the movement’s recent decision to allow intermarried rabbis. In a statement Thursday, the rabbis announced the formation of Beit Kaplan-the Rabbinic Partnership for Jewish Peoplehood, which they described as an “educational consortium and resource for rabbis, congregations, and lay people wishing to continue the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tourist Stabbed in NY Subway Robbery
Abraham Fekete, 55, had dozed off on a bench when, just before 3:30 a.m., he was attacked by an unidentified man, who slashed his neck, arm and hands before running away with his cash, according to police. JP Updates first reported the news. Police said Fekete, dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing, had been traveling from…
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Fast Forward 93-Year-Old Auschwitz Guard Dies A Week Before Trial
A former SS guard died a week before he was scheduled to go on trial for his alleged role in the murder of more than 1,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Ernest Tremmel’s death was announced Thursday, The Jerusalem Post . Tremmel, 93, was scheduled to go on trial in Hanau,…
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