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Harness the Potential of Philanthropic Partnerships
Warren Buffet had enough money to create the largest or second largest foundation in the United States. He could have made all of the expenditure decisions himself and pursued all of his own passions, and the stationery would have had his name on it. So when it came to putting $31 billion of his hard-earned…
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Orthodox Stronghold Eyed in N.J. Bias Probes
LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Officials in this multi-ethnic town of 66,000 have been under investigation on several fronts for allegedly discriminating against racial minorities and favoring the growing ultra-Orthodox population. The New Jersey attorney general’s office is currently investigating the Lakewood police department’s handling of a case in which a group of Orthodox men assaulted…
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Israel Blames Attacks on Syria-Iran Axis
Israel is pointing to this week’s Hezbollah raid as proof of its contention that Syria and Iran are leading a coordinated terror front, which includes Hamas and Hezbollah. After two Israeli soldiers were abducted Wednesday by Hezbollah militants operating out of Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued a warning to Beirut, as well as…
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Expected Stem-cell Vote Poses Dilemmas for Republican Hopefuls
The presidential elections are more than two years away, but some Beltway insiders are already dubbing the Senate’s impending consideration of embryonic stem-cell research “a 2008 vote.” The issue, which is slated for an up-or-down vote on July 18, is heating up a year after Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican and likely…
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Tennis Anyone?
Tennis, anyone? For much of the 20th century, American Jews had a passion for sports. Some took pleasure in boxing, others in baseball and basketball, and still others in keeping score. Bowling, tennis and golf also had more than their fair share of fans. Far more than an idle pursuit, a form of easy sociability…
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Catskills Comedian Jan Murray Dies at 89
Jan Murray, a Jewish comedian who got his start in the Catskills, died Sunday at 89. Murray, who was born Murray Janofsky in the Bronx to immigrant parents, was one of a generation of Jewish comedians that includes Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Shecky Greene and Buddy Hackett. He was a star of 1950s television, using…
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‘Greatest British Jew,’ 85, Synthesized Faith and Modernity
Louis Jacobs, the most prolific and controversial rabbi of contemporary British Jewry, died July 1 in London. He was 85. The cause was esophageal cancer, said his son, Ivor. Jacobs was trained as an Orthodox rabbi, and his theological profile took on international significance in the 1960s when he was barred from a prominent rabbinical…
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D.C. Showdown Expected on Hamas Bill
WASHINGTON — As House and Senate negotiators prepare to hammer out a final version of a bill designed to isolate Hamas and to prevent American dollars from strengthening the Palestinian terrorist organization, Jewish groups are lining up on opposite sides of the fight. Jewish organizations are making one last lobbying push as members of both…
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Rabbis Ban Smoking A committee of the main union of Modern Orthodox rabbis has ruled that Jewish law prohibits the smoking of tobacco products. The Halachah Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America issued a unanimous opinion on the issue, citing both religious and scientific sources. The decision, which calls on all Jews to avoid…
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Animal-rights Expert Endorses Kosher Plant
“They have to learn to keep their process good,” she added. Grandin’s positive remarks came as a welcome piece of good news for AgriProcessors, which has come under fire on a number of fronts since the slaughtering controversy. In May, the Forward published an article about the working conditions of the largely immigrant work force…
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In Iowa, Rabbi Opens Home for Troubled Jewish Boys
CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa — In a small Mississippi River town like Guttenberg, breaking news events are a rarity, so reporter M.J. Smith has been drawn to what she calls “faith in action stories.” One of her recent columns in the Guttenberg Press (which did not produce the Bible, but is 110 years old) was about…
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