Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Woman Named To Lead West Bank Rabbinic Court
JERUSALEM — An Orthodox Jewish woman has been appointed director of a rabbinical court in the West Bank settlement of Efrat. Jennie Rosenfeld will head the rabbinical court for property claims in the Efrat municipal region, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. She will not serve on the court, which deals with such issues as financial…
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Fast Forward Politico Seeks To Reassure Journalists Spooked by Anti-Semitic Hate Wave
— The staff at Politico magazine was reassured that their “personal safety is of the utmost importance” after receiving threatening letters, some of them anti-Semitic. The magazine’s publisher and editor, John Harris and Carrie Budoff Brown, respectively, sent a note Tuesday to the staff. “Over the last week, it’s been reported that some journalists and…
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Fast Forward Robert Kraft Gives $6M for Jerusalem Sports Campus
JERUSALEM — Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and a noted Jewish philanthropist, has donated $6 million to create the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem. The contribution is to “advance Jerusalem as an International sports hub,” the office of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said in a statement issued Tuesday announcing the gift….
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Fast Forward Canadian Rabbi Blames Anti-Semitic Vandalism of Home on Hatred Trump ‘Unleashed’
— A rabbi in Canada said the anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on the door of her Ottawa home was the result of feelings “unleashed” by Donald Trump. A bright red swastika and the word “kike” were painted Monday on the home of Rabbi Anna Maranta. The home also hosts prayer services. Maranta posted a photo of…
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Fast Forward Husbands Who Refuse To Give Wives Orthodox Divorce Face Jail in Israel
JERUSALEM — A Jewish man in Israel who refuses to grant his wife a religious divorce after being ordered to do so by a rabbinical court could face criminal charges and be jailed. A new policy directive issued Monday by Israel’s State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan said that if a husband is convicted of violating the…
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Fast Forward Hate Crimes Against Jews Rise by 9%
— A rise in hate crimes against Muslims and Jews contributed to a 6.8 percent overall increase in 2015 incidents from the previous year, according to the FBI. Anti-Muslim hate crimes reported to police rose by some 67 percent, to 215 incidents, from the 154 in 2014, the official FBI data released Monday showed. It marks the second highest number of crimes…
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Fast Forward Jewish Federations Demand Implementation of Western Wall Prayer Deal
— The Jewish Federations of North America board of trustees sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscoring the “growing sense of urgency” on the part of American Jews to see the agreement to create an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall fully implemented. The letter was approved by the board on…
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Fast Forward Second Temple Era Site Damaged by Arson
JERUSALEM — An archaeological site from the Second Temple era in Jerusalem was seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack. The fire at the site on the eastern side of the Old City is believed to have been started late Friday afternoon. It caused extensive damage to the artifacts, which are believed to be 2,000…
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