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As Acceptance Grows, Gay Synagogues Torn Between the Straight and Narrow
Atlanta – When Gayanne Geurin Weiss and her husband went looking for an Atlanta synagogue to join, they soon found one that had everything they wanted; it was warm, friendly and spiritual. There was just one catch: It was for gay men and lesbians, and Weiss and her husband are straight. Gay and lesbian Jews…
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Jewish Insider Tapped To Be Golden State’s Most Powerful Democrat
Oakland, Calif. – Long before Darrell Steinberg was tapped to become California’s most powerful Democrat, the labor lawyer-turned-legislator developed his political acumen in the Jewish communal world. Steinberg, 48, is set to become the California State Senate’s president pro tem after Oakland’s Don Perata is term-limited out. Steinberg will take his position in December and…
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Race on To Fill Top U.N. Human Rights Post
In a race that is being closely watched by Israel and its allies, a stealth campaign has been launched to influence the selection of the top United Nations human rights official. The current U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, recently announced that she would step down in June and not seek a second…
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Antisemitism: Up, Down or Both?
The headlines seemed to say it all. “Global Anti-Semitism on the Rise,” one reads, while another proclaims: “Antisemitism Down in the United States.” Over the past month, two separate, major antisemitism studies have been released. One from the State Department described an “upsurge” of hostility and discrimination toward Jewish people across the world. That came…
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Post Columnist Starts Jewish Music Project
Charles Krauthammer knows his way around the written word. But next month, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and his wife, artist Robyn Krauthammer, will unveil a project devoted to the music note. Pro Musica Hebraica, a new Washington-based organization spearheaded by the couple, will be devoted to highlighting historically neglected works of Jewish art…
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An Israeli Author’s New Story, On the Big Screen
Etgar Keret is well known as an Israeli fiction writer; now, he’s also an Israeli filmmaker. Keret and his wife, Shira Geffen, co-directed “Meduzot” (“Jellyfish”), an independent film written by Geffen. The movie won the coveted Caméra d’Or Prize at the Festival de Cannes in 2007 and opens in New York on April 4. “Jellyfish”…
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Give a Little
As many of us know, tzedakah doesn’t actually mean “charity.” It means “righteousness.” But our family generally uses tzedakah to mean donating money or goods, and mitzvot to mean doing good deeds. My desire to have my children engaged in acts of tikkun olam — repairing the world — is entirely selfish: If my children…
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Keeping Kosher Gluten-Free
For Sandee Hier, making a Friday night challah was no ordinary endeavor. With a husband and two kids who are gluten intolerant, creating bread that measures up in taste and appearance to the real thing was a mighty challenge. But after five years of experimenting in the kitchen, Hier finally came up with something she…
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Yid.Dish: Persian Chiffon Cake
The saffron in the cake adds not only its distinctive beautiful color but also an elegant earthiness. Remember, rosewater and orange blossom water (which can be found in the baking sections of most grocery stores) are exotic and potent. A little goes a long way. This recipe can also be used to make a gorgeous…
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Alleged Sex Abuse by Principal Roils Australia’s Orthodox Community
Sydney, Australia — Australia’s tight-knit ultra-Orthodox community is being roiled by allegations that the principal of a girls’ high school molested a number of her former students. Malka Leifer, headmistress of Melbourne’s Adass Israel Girls’ School for the past five years, left the country within 24 hours of board members confronting her with allegations of…
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Councilman Tests Latino-Jewish Relations in California
Los Angeles – Last December, when Sharron Aisenman read in her local newspaper about a lawsuit over a city council member’s alleged antisemitic remarks, it was the first she had heard of anti-Jewish bias in her tiny, overwhelmingly Latino city tucked away in Los Angeles County’s San Fernando Valley. And, she determined, it would also…
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