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Last Orthodox Shul With Mixed Seats Fighting for Its Traditions
Denver’s BMH/BJ Congregation is not among America’s oldest, largest, wealthiest or most-storied synagogues. But in one respect, the congregation stands out: It is the last Orthodox synagogue in America to offer a mixed-seating service in the main sanctuary on Saturday mornings. The congregation’s decision to maintain its unique status has triggered some controversy in recent…
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Gaza Pullout Strife Gives New Theme To Fast Mourning Temples’ Destruction
The religious fast day of Tisha B’Av, which mourns the destruction of the ancient temples in Jerusalem, has taken on a unique resonance this year as synagogues across the country struggle with the meaning of Israel’s impending withdrawal from Gaza. The planned evacuation of 8,000 settlers from Gaza and the northern West Bank has imbued…
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Waves of Emptiness Mark History in German Capital
The waning sunlight reflects off of the golden dome of the Moorish-style Neue Synagogue, located on Oranienburger Strasse. Built in 1866, the synagogue was a center of Jewish life in East Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood. Today its insides are mostly gone, the combined casualty of Kristallnacht and Allied bombing, and the Friday night service is held…
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Lawyer Slammed Over Jewish Conspiracy Claims
MONTREAL — The Quebec Bar is mulling disciplinary action against a prominent lawyer who argued before the country’s Supreme Court that Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler was part of a Jewish conspiracy to have his client deported. Guy Bertrand, a lawyer in Quebec City, was representing a Rwandan political exile, Léon Mugesera, whom the Canadian…
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Indictments Shed Light on Aipac ‘Spying’ Probe
The indictment of two former pro-Israel lobbyists last week on charges that they shared classified information with foreign officials and others is throwing light on the much-debated question of what is behind the so-called Aipac “spy” scandal. Some observers in the Jewish community argue that the indictments are the culmination of a long-running effort by…
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U.S.-Israel Tensions Rising On Eve of Disengagement
Despite the rapid approach of an unprecedented Gaza withdrawal that Israeli leaders depict as evidence of a high point in Israeli-American ties, the two allies have found themselves embroiled in recent days in a bewildering number of highly visible disputes of visceral intensity. Seemingly without connection to one another, Israel has become mired in simultaneous…
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Arab Groups: Don’t Probe Killer’s Death
Israeli Arab leaders have demanded that the police not investigate the death of the Jewish gunman who killed four Arabs last week. The gunman, Eden Natan-Zada, an AWOL Israeli soldier, was murdered by an Arab mob after he shot and killed the driver of the bus he was on, as well as three passengers. Twelve…
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Newsdesk August 12, 2005
Red Cross Targeted in Gaza The International Committee of the Red Cross suspended all field operations in Gaza on Monday in order to protest what it sees as a deterioration in security. The Red Cross closed its offices in Khan Yunis indefinitely, after gunmen fired dozens of bullets at them. A number of United Nations…
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White. Gay. Jewish. Rapper?
Andrew Singer is the nicest gay, Jewish, white rapper alive. This isn’t hyperbole. He also happens to be the only gay, Jewish, white rapper alive. Singer, 25, now lives in Manhattan’s East Village, but his voyage began in Kensington, N.H., about an hour north of Boston. Singer, who attended Hebrew school in Portsmouth, N.H., sees…
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Stumbling Into the Winner’s Circle
Last weekend, the Forward sent reporter Max Gross — aka the Hapless Jewish Writer — to the Catskills to report on a story. He came back an accidental horse racing champion. This is his story. Back in his college days, the Hapless Jewish Writer’s klutziness was the stuff of legends. During his first week at…
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Kickin’ the Bottle
My children, like all Jewish children, are very, very advanced. They can perform higher calculus and split the atom. They have a 10-point plan for peace in the Middle East. As we speak, Josie, age 3 3/4, is directing an avant-garde production of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” in the backyard (she acknowledges that her stuffed…
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