What should be done about the (Orthodox) rise and (non-Orthodox) decline of Jewish day schools?
Shmuel Rosner
November 20, 2014
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News
Zim has not suspended operations in Long Beach, says BDS protestors have had no impact
Jared Sichel
November 19, 2014
On Wednesday morning a spokesman for Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. in Israel denied in an interview a previous report that that the shipping giant has suspended its operations in Long Beach and Oakland.
Horrorism in the Middle East
Rob Eshman
November 19, 2014
You know who agrees with Carrie about the Middle East these days? Everyone. We sit here an ocean away and watch it go from bad to worse.
Analysis: Why the Temple Mount is at the heart of Jerusalem strife
Jewish Journal
November 19, 2014
The murders of four rabbis on Nov. 18 during morning prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue — a police officer also died of his injuries — could throw a wrench into the results of the Nov.13 summit in Amman that brought together Secretary of State John Kerry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss arrangements for visitors and worshipers on the Temple Mount.
Local Iranian-Jewish banker and leader acquitted of federal fraud charges
Karmel Melamed
November 19, 2014
Family members said they watched tears of joy and relief run down the face of Shokrollah Baravarian, an 82-year-old Iranian-Jewish former banker and community activist, on Oct. 31 after a jury in a downtown Los Angeles federal court acquitted him on four charges of conspiring with his clients to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of tax revenue.
Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Jewish Journal
November 19, 2014
Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a time when violence has flared, including a deadly attack on a synagogue.
Israelis, Palestinians look to personal safety in holy city on edge
Jewish Journal
November 19, 2014
On edge but faithful to their religious routine, worshippers returned on Wednesday to the Jerusalem synagogue where four rabbis and a policeman were killed in a Palestinian attack a day earlier.
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