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Israel News Do Orthodox Rabbi Groups Hold Too Much Sway Over Conversion — in Israel and U.S.?
(JTA) — Even if you converted to Judaism under Orthodox auspices, your conversion may be called into question by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and the Rabbinical Council of America, the main centrist Orthodox rabbinical group in the United States. If you live in Israel, this means your ability to marry a Jew is in jeopardy….
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Israel News Rwanda Leader Paul Kagame Gets Jewish Embrace — But What About Human Rights?
It was one of the worst mass slaughters since the Holocaust. And two decades later, Israel and the American Jewish community, along with much of the West, are embracing the leader who stopped it as a modern-day hero. A series of memorial events around the world in April will mark the somber 20th anniversary of…
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Fast Forward Former Ehud Olmert Bureau Chief Will Testify Against Him in Graft Case
Ehud Olmert’s former bureau chief Shula Zaken agreed to testify against her ex-boss in the Holyland graft case. Zaken, who has been convicted of graft in another scandal involving the former prime minister, signed a plea agreement Thursday with the state prosecutor’s office, which then asked the court to postpone the verdict in the Holyland…
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Fast Forward King’s College London Students Vote To Endorse BDS Against Israel
The King’s College London Student Union voted to endorse the boycott, sanctions and divestment movement against Israel. The 15-point motion passed Tuesday night at the students general meeting by a vote of 348-252. Following the vote, the college’s administration distanced itself from the measure, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. The motion calls for researching the…
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Music Center for American Progress Partners With Liberal Israeli Think Tank
An influential liberal Washington think tank with ties to the Obama administration is partnering with a progressive Israeli counterpart. The Center for American Progress is cosponsoring its first Israel event on April 1 with Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy. The symposium will address Israeli and U.S. interests in the Middle East….
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Music Loyola Chicago Student President Vetoes Anti-Israel Resolution
The president of the student government at Loyola University of vetoed an Israel divestment resolution. Pedro Guerrero, president of the Loyola United Student Government Association, or USGA, on Tuesday vetoed the resolution that calls on the university to remove its holdings from eight companies that provide equipment or services to Israel for use in the…
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Opinion Stop Comparing Jewish and Palestinian Refugees
Yemeni Jews get instruction at a center for immigrants in Israel. / Getty Images As the Israeli-Palestinian peace process grinds on, and the issue of Palestinian refugees continues to be a sticking point, some Jewish groups are arguing that these aren’t the only refugees we should be considering as the parties move forward in negotiations….
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Food An African-Israeli Cafe Grows in Harlem
One doesn’t expect to see a mezuzah outside a restaurant in the midst of a bustling Harlem street. The block of 116th street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard is lined with bodegas, hardware stores and soul food spots. But upon closer inspection the embellished clay ornament at the light blue store front of Silvana, a café…
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