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In Other Jewish Newspapers: Uri Geller Speaks, Seeking Mt. Sinai, Rabbi Against Multiculturalism
ARABS AGAINST DIVIDING JERUSALEM: New York’s Jewish Week finds that some East Jerusalem Arabs aren’t too excited about the prospect of Palestinian rule. Also in the Jewish Week: Writing about a Charles Bronfman-sponsored contest seeking “The Next Big Jewish Idea,” editor Gary Rosenblatt questions whether Jews really need another one. We already have a big…
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Avi Shafran Likes the New Reform Prayerbook — Sort of
Rabbi Avi Shafran — spokesman for the ultra-Orthodox Agudath Israel of America — seems genuinely excited about the Reform movement’s new prayerbook. To be sure, the Reform Siddur “Mishkan T’filah” is pretty far from what Shafran would consider an ideal prayerbook, but he’s pretty pleased by its steps toward tradition — particularly its inclusion of…
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A JDate Can Lead to… Dr. Ruth
Jewish dating powerhouse JDate has enlisted everyone’s favorite psychosexual therapist to contribute an advice column to its online magazine JMag. Readers of the Bintel Blog, of course, already know that Dr. Ruth gives good advice.
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Bintel Brief: The Mamele Suggests a Cure for the Working Mom Blues
Dear Mamele, I’m going through a difficult time. My husband is underemployed, and my job is very demanding and consuming. The hardest part is not seeing my kids as much as I’d like. And when stay-home mothers from my largely affluent suburb want to make small talk about their recent trip to Turks and Caicos…
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On Jerusalem, Breaking a Taboo
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, the spiritual leader of a Modern Orthodox Los Angeles synagogue, has penned a tremendously brave article in this week’s L.A. Jewish Journal. In it, he writes: The question of whether we could bear a redivision of Jerusalem is a searing and painful one. The Orthodox Union, National Council of Young Israel and…
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If You’re Bored by Holocaust Denial….
Holocaust denial may be big in the Muslim world, but it’s not the only kind of Jew-targeting denial that’s popular. There’s 9/11 denial. And then, of course, there’s Temple denial. The Jerusalem Post reports: The former mufti of Jerusalem, Ikrema Sabri, has made the claim that there never was a Jewish temple on the Temple…
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The Yankees Look East to Zion
The Yankees may not have yet picked a successor for departing manager Joe Torre, but they have made some minor announcements in the past few days, signing two stars from this season’s Israel Baseball league to minor-league contracts. The Yankees organization picked up Jason Rees, an outfielder with the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox who hit…
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In Other Jewish Newspapers: Gonzo Judaism, Hippies Reject Boycott, Scarier Than Skinheads
ATTACK AFTERMATH: The New York Jewish Week gauges the state of interethnic relations in the ultra-Orthodox stronghold of Lakewood, N.J., following a brutal attack on a rabbi. MORE JEWS, PLEASE: Pennsylvania’s Franklin & Marshall College tries to up its Jewish enrollment, Brooklyn’s Jewish Press reports. GO GONZO: New York’s Rabbi Niles Goldstein explains his “gonzo…
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Bintel Brief: The Mamele Says ‘Roasting Is Your Friend’
Dear Mamele, I feel completely inadequate when it comes to holiday celebrations. I’m not such a slouch in the kitchen, but hosting a big holiday meal or Seder for family and friends is something that seems downright terrifying. It’s easy to prepare and bring a homemade dish or a cake to someone else’s home, but…
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The Case Against Dividing Jerusalem
I believe that Israel’s long-term survival hinges on reaching a settlement with the Palestinians (and that achieving such a settlement is, not insignificantly, also a vital interest of the United States). I believe this will necessarily involve sharing sovereignty over Jerusalem. I recognize that doing so involves profound risks for Israel, but I think that…
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In Other Jewish Newspapers: Shame on Rabbinate, Woody-esque Frenchwoman, Irangeles vs. Carter
SUKKAHS UNDER ATTACK: Two sukkahs at universities in Northern California were vandalized, one defaced with anti-Israel slogans and the other burned. The good news, San Francisco’s J. notes, is that the latter desecration may not have been the result of bias: The vandals “may just have enjoyed burning things.” SHAME ON THE CHIEF RABBINATE: “In…
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