KINDER GENTLER HAGEE?: Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, has had a rocky past few weeks. First, he landed in the national media spotlight after being accused of being anti-Catholic. Then, last week, the leader of the Union for Reform Judaism urged the Jewish community to steer clear of the philosemitic preacher….
ALTERNATIVE AIPAC?: The New York Jewish Week reports on the impending launch of a new Israel lobby. Jewish doves are flocking together to form the “J-Street Project,” which, the newspaper reports, “is expected to raise money for congressional candidates who advocate a stronger U.S. leadership role in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and multilateral solutions to…
ARTISTS’ EXODUS: Many Israeli artists are taking their creative juices elsewhere. The Jewish Week chats with New York’s Israeli expat artists. HIGH PRIEST, HIGH PRICE: Tired of Bush masks and Batman costumes? Now, you can dress up like the high priest from the ancient Temple instead. In response to a Purim request from a local…
CHINA’S GREAT JEWISH HOPE: Can 29-year-old Shi Lei bring Kaifeng’s ancient Chinese Jewish community back to life? Boston’s Jewish Advocate profiles a young man whose exploration of his heritage “has taken him from Kaifeng on the banks of China’s Yellow River to Israel, where he studied at Bar Ilan University and Machon Meir yeshiva in…
CONVERSION DEFECTION: A new, more strict conversion policy adopted by the Rabbinical Council of America has already prompted some leading Modern Orthodox rabbis to set up their own rabbinic organization and threaten to set up their own conversion courts. Now, a member of the RCA committee that fashioned the conversion policy, leading New York Orthodox…
DIVIDED WE STAND: The New York Jewish Week’s Gary Rosenblatt looks at the growing divide between Orthodox and other Jews. AT YOUR SERVICE: Israel’s Arab citizens like a new national service program — even if their leaders don’t. The Jewish Week has the story. KOCH ON BUCKLEY: Former New York City mayor Ed Koch remembers…
PARTY POOPERS?: Israel is gearing up to celebrate its 60th birthday. But some Israelis think the money that is going to the extra-special gala celebration could be put to better use. The New York Jewish week has the story. ‘ANTISEMITISM 2.0’: The Jewish Week searches Facebook, YouTube and other popular interactive Web sites for antisemitism…
THE COMPANY THEY KEEP: The New York Jewish Week reports on the sniping over the various presidential aspirants’ Mideast advisers. And the Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman expresses annoyance at Jews who are injecting the issue of Israel into the campaign. “I don’t understand why our community is making Israel an issue at this point,” Foxman…
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