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When Flocks Unfrock
NEWS ITEM: Time Magazine reports that some Protestant churches oriented toward young adults are urging married couples to have “not just better sex, but more of it.” Pastors point to Genesis, Chapter 2, verse 24, which says a man “shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.” Good pastors have assumed a…
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Charity’s Shell Corporation Draws Russian Scrutiny
A shell company set up by one of America’s largest Jewish charities, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, is on a list compiled by the Russian State Tax Authority as part of its efforts to root out tax fraud. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Real Estate Company, or AREC, a Cyprus-based commercial holding company…
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New Reality Show Aims To Find Israel’s Most Impressive Immigrant
Tel Aviv — If you’re looking to be the perfect immigrant to Israel, you don’t need to drain swamps or make the desert bloom, but you must look good on camera and know how to charm an international audience that will monitor your every move. Television producer Noam Shalev believes that Westerners arriving in the…
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In South Florida Congressional Race, Incumbent and Challenger Have the Ethnic Bases Covered
If there is any question as to whether Hispanic Jews are gaining prominence in South Florida, look no further than a local congressional race, where two candidates going head to head in a primarily Hispanic district have ties to both Latin America and the Jewish faith. In the 18th congressional district in Miami-Dade County —…
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Fearing Iraq Effect, Jewish Democrats Tread Carefully on Iran
Washington — Two senior Jewish congressmen are distancing themselves from a resolution calling for tougher sanctions against Iran, arguing that the bill would send an unnecessarily bellicose message to Tehran. Democratic Reps. Robert Wexler of Florida and Barney Frank of Massachusetts pulled their support — Wexler on July 9, and Frank a week earlier —…
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Yid.Dish: Duck, Duck Goose(berry)!
As a chef, summer is my favorite time of the year. I do not enjoy the weather so much (read: I hate the heat), but I love the gorgeous, unusual fruits and vegetables in the market. This week I couldn’t wait to schlep home my bounty that included one of my summer favorites – the…
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French Film’s Yiddish Roots
HARLAN COBEN’S BEST-SELLER “TELL NO ONE” NOW A FRENCH FILM THRILLER “All my books have Jewish characters,” award-winning author Harlan Coben said during our chat at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. We were discussing the French movie thriller “Tell No One” (“Ne Le Dis A Personne”). The recently opened film is based on…
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America Sounds a Dovish Note as Iran and Israel Trade Threats
Washington – With confrontational words and deeds intensifying between Iran and Israel, the United States is signaling to Jerusalem that it would prefer at the moment to deal with the Iranian nuclear crisis through diplomacy and the threat of economic sanctions. The latest hostile move came July 9 from Iran, where several medium- and long-range…
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Weak Dollar Forces IDT To Hang Up on Jerusalem Call Center
Haifa, Israel – An American company that hoped to turn Jerusalem into the “outsourcing capital of the world” is seeing its dream become a nightmare, with hundreds of desks reportedly empty due to layoffs. The operation has been “killed by the currency market,” said the company’s founder and chairman, New York telecommunications mogul Howard Jonas,…
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In Sex-Abuse Case, Court Issues Watershed Ruling on Rabbinical Duty
What is a rabbi to a congregant? A therapist? A friend? A conduit to God? These questions were taken up by New York State’s top appellate court in a recent decision that pivoted on the issue of what rabbis can and cannot do in the eyes of the law. The answers the judges gave were…
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American Soldiers in Iraq Enlist in a Different Kind of Service
A Jewish chapel at the Al Asad airbase in western Iraq was the site of an unusual Jewish gathering that began on July 4. Seven members of the American military had flown in from across Iraq for a precedent-setting training for Jewish leaders in that country. Iraq does not have much in the way of…
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