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Historic Jewish Theological Seminary Plans $96M Campus Modernization
The 130-year-old Jewish Theological Seminary of America is embarking on a $96 million multi-year modernization that will keep its storied past safe — and carry the spiritual center for Conservative Judaism into the next century. JTS officials on Monday said they have put together a deal to sell one old dorm, a small parcel of…
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American Reform and Conservative Jews Hail Western Wall’s ‘Liberation’
Some of the loudest cheering for Sunday’s historic deal to create an egalitarian prayer space at Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall, came from 7,000 miles away. Reform and Conservative leaders in America called it the Israeli government’s first serious step to honor religious plurality in Israel, where the ultra Orthodox largely control Jewish expression…
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Non-Orthodox, Diaspora Leaders — and Bibi — Praise Western Wall Deal
JERUSALEM — A chorus of non-Orthodox and Diaspora leaders praised the landmark interdenominational compromise on the Western Wall. The compromise will expand the wall’s egalitarian section and place it under the authority of a pluralist committee, while solidifying haredi Orthodox control over the site’s traditional, Orthodox section. Women of the Wall, the women’s prayer group…
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Western Wall Prayer Fight Ends With Historic Compromise
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on Sunday approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox Jewish prayer section of the Western Wall, putting to rest the decades-long fight between Women of the Wall and Israel’s haredi Orthodox religious establishment. The deal achieves what had been an elusive goal: an interdenominational consensus on Judaism’s holiest site…
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Dafna Meir’s Very Orthodox Battle for Birth Control — Cut Short by Terror Slaying
Since Dafna Meir’s death at the hands of a teenage Palestinian stabber January 17, the 38-year-old Israeli has been memorialized as a mother and a wife, a foster parent and a nurse. But to a certain subset of Israeli women she will be remembered for a different reason: She was the leader of the “diaphragm…
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Michael Douglas and Natan Sharansky Make Odd Couple on College Pro-Israel Road Show
Talk about your odd couples: actor Michael Douglas, winner of last year’s Genesis Prize, kicked off a three-college speaking tour with Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky on Thursday night at Brown University. The choice of Douglas for the Genesis Prize, whose stated aim is to recognize excellence and achievement by an individual who can serve…
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U.S. Insists No Change in ‘Made in West Bank’ Labeling Order
The Obama administration sought to reassure Israel that a U.S. Customs reminder barring all products made in the West Bank and Gaza from being marketed in the United States under the label “Made in Israel” does not amount to a change in American policy. News of the Custom’s January 23 reminder was first reported by…
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How One Man Is Fixing New York City Schools
Shimon Waronker seems an unlikely candidate to be running schools in some of New York’s most challenging neighborhoods. An unassuming man with a beard and a black yarmulke, Waronker has opened three successful schools in Brooklyn and the Bronx — bringing educational models informed by the country’s most notable preparatory academies to students who otherwise…
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My Disney Vacation Dilemma: Mickey Mouse or Jesus Christ?
(JTA) — Mickey Mouse or Jesus Christ? That was the choice I faced on a recent trip to Orlando to write a pair of stories – one about kosher vacationing at Disney World, the other about the biblical theme park Holy Land Experience. With a steady rain falling, I convinced my skeptical wife to postpone…
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Jewish NAACP Leader Rails Against N-Word — Says Reporter Has ‘Nice T**s”
In railing against the N-word, the white Jewish head of the Phoenix, Ariz. NAACP used the T-word, and then dropped several F-bombs when he apologized. Now, 77-year-old Don Harris, is facing calls to resign for both his sexist remark and his foul-mouthed mea culpa. Harris, who was born in Brooklyn (which is known for its…
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U.S. Labeling Rules Already Bar ‘Made in Israel’ Tag for West Bank
In his winery nestled in the rocky red hills of the central West Bank, Amichai Lourie prepares a shipment of award-winning vintage destined for the American market. On the labels, which carry Laurie’s signature, the winery clearly states that the product is “Made in Israel.” In fact, Lourie’s wine comes from territory occupied, but never…
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