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secular
World Jewry should have no veto on Jerusalem’s fate
Alan Dershowitz
January 25, 2008
While every Jew in the world (along with every other person) certainly has the right to express an opinion about how the Jerusalem issue should be resolved, the State of Israel alone should make that important decision, since it involves the security of the state and its people.
‘Non-Jewish’ Jews endure challenges living in Israel
Dina Kraft
January 4, 2008
In Israel, the \”non-Jewish Jews,\” as some Israelis call them, are everywhere. They drive buses, teach university classes, patrol in army jeeps and follow the latest Israeli reality TV shows as avidly as their Jewish counterparts. For these people — mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union who are not Jews according to Israeli law — the question of where they fit into the Jewish state remains unanswered nearly two decades after they began coming to Israel.
Laughing for Unity
David Suissa
July 13, 2007
A friend sent me an e-mail telling me I \”can\’t miss\” this Jerusalem rabbi\’s one-man show Sunday night at Beth Jacob Congregation. I opened the e-mail a few minutes before show time, so, on a whim, I ran over to catch \”The Four Faces of Israel,\” starring Rabbi Benji Levene. After two hours of Benji, my head was spinning.
B’nai Brith’s new chief visits L.A.; ‘Messenger’ unites local readers
Jewish Journal
December 7, 2006
Briefs
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me a Donation Match
Chanan Tigay
July 27, 2006
A longtime Jewish organizational professional and fundraiser, Hyman last year launched the Center for Entrepreneurial Jewish Philanthropy (CEJP) to support and advise philanthropists who are considering major gifts to Jewish and Israel-related causes.
The Married Charedi and Me
Orit Arfa
December 22, 2005
I met Oren after watching \”Kol Nidrei,\” a new play by Israeli playwright Yehoshua Sobol. The play is about Charedi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews who lead double lives — as Bnei Brak yeshiva bochers by day and Tel Aviv bar-hoppers by Friday night.
An Oleh Love Story
Jonathan Udren
June 2, 2005
Inherently, I knew I would end up marrying a woman with a similar worldview. But only recently, after becoming engaged to an idealistic high school English teacher named Dena Stein, do I realize how our similarities, the big ones as well as the seemingly minute ones, make all the difference.
Jews’ Long History in Turkey
Yigal Schleifer
November 20, 2003
The Jewish presence in Turkey usually is dated to 1492, when the Ottoman emperor Beyazit II welcomed Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition to his territory. In fact, though, Jewish life in the area has been traced back to at least the fourth century B.C.E.
A Costly Win
Leslie Susser
February 27, 2003
Since the start of Israel\’s election campaign last October, the flamboyant leader of the secular-rights Shinui Party had been promising a secular revolution in Israel.
This week Yosef \”Tommy\” Lapid seemed to have a golden opportunity to fulfill his promises when Shinui — which became Israel\’s third largest party after the Jan. 28 elections — agreed to join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\’s new Likud-led government.
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