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J Street, Now a Player, Inches Toward the Center
Three days in October catapulted J Street from the sidelines of the Jewish community to the centerfield of major organizations. After winning, in its first national conference, the stamp of approval from the Obama administration and from many in Congress, J Street is ready to cash in on its initial success. But for J Street,…
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Picower’s Death Adds to Mystery: Who Else Knew Of Madoff Fraud?
When billionaire Madoff investor Jeffry Picower was found dead at the bottom of the swimming pool at his oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on October 25, he left behind lingering questions about the nature of Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Could Madoff have pulled off the massive fraud on his own, or were…
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Human Rights Watch Debates Its Mission With a Founding Critic
When Human Rights Watch’s founder took to the op-ed page of The New York Times to denounce his own organization’s record on Israel, he provided powerful validation to critics who have been stepping up their attacks on the human rights group over the past year. “I must do something that I never anticipated: I must…
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Losing Support and Suffering Defections, Labor Party Is in a ‘Struggle for Life’
With a new poll putting its support at an all-time low, and its leader, Ehud Barak, more isolated than ever, Israel’s Labor Party is now in for the fight of its life. The dominant political faction for the State of Israel’s first three decades, Labor was embarrassed by its performance in February’s general election — with…
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British Christians Push Repentance for Nation’s Conduct During Mandate
A new plaque at the Jewish cemetery in Hebron points to a new trend among British Christians: repentance for their country’s conduct during the Palestine Mandate. Close to the graves of Jews killed by an Arab mob in the 1929 Hebron Massacre, the plaque declares in Hebrew and English: “In sorrow and shame. We recognise…
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Chai Rollers Take Four Seats at the Table in Finals of World Series of Poker
In defiance of the odds on a scale of, say, holding a royal flush, four of the nine players who will be sitting at the final table at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas are Jewish. “It’s probably a fluke,” said Jeff Shulman, one of the competitors vying for the $8.6 million top…
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Walk-ins, No-Shows, Boos and Cheers
A Tight Squeeze It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book: When planning an event, make sure the room is a little too small for the number of people you are expecting; that way, the room will always be full. But as J Street began its inaugural national conference October 26 at a Washington…
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Sarah, Hagar and the Monsters Under the Bed
Recently, my 5-year-old son, Jeremy, began waking up at night. One evening before bed, I asked him why he had trouble sleeping. He said he was afraid of monsters. To calm him, I explained that there were no monsters, but Jeremy insisted that the monsters were real. Then, I responded with the first idea that…
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Birthright Leads to Jewish Marriages, Study Says
The donors who have sent more than 200,000 young Jews on free trips to Israel over the last decade have been rewarded with a bit of reassuring news: Those returning from the trips are more likely than their peers to marry other Jews. According to a new study about the long-term effects of the Taglit-Birthright…
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Nine Faiths, One Vegan Lunch at Windsor Castle
On Tuesday November 3, His Royal Highness Prince Philip will host over 200 guests for lunch at Windsor Castle, the 900-year-old palace that serves as an official residence of his and Queen Elizabeth’s. But this lunch will be noticeably different from the roasted quail and crème fraîche typical of castle meals. Instead, the menu is…
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The Running Rabbis
NEWS ITEM: “The Running Rabbis” is a group of young rabbis, cantors and rabbinical and cantorial students. They raise money for charities by participating in marathons. So far they have contributed almost $30,000 to various worthy causes. Ten rabbis in a marathon! A truly rare phenomenon! They run each race with bonhomie To raise cold…
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