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March 26, 2009
Seizing an Opportunity
Up until this week, if you had asked me how I rated President Obama on a scale of 1 to 10, I’d have said I give him a 2. That’s 2, as in Bush 2.\n\nIt astounded me that this president seemed to be making the same fundamental mistake the last one made: thinking he could handle this mess without us.
LETTERS: Jewish Divorce, Business Practice, Sid Grauman
Jewish Divorce\n\nGet rid of the get (“Community Rallies for Woman’s Jewish Divorce,” March 13). Women are not slaves, and women are not property. Power which continues in the hands of husbands and with the men who wrote the laws and continue to carry them out, corrupts.\n\nWhen will women be accepted as human beings, the same as their male counterparts? Why aren’t the men considered agunah (anchored)? When will Jewish women be given the respect they rightfully deserve?
Shul Steps Up to Plate So Others Can Eat From It
As kids slid and bounced at the Purim carnival in the courtyard of Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue a couple of weeks ago, a handful of people accompanied Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas down to a tiny space in the shul’s basement for a very different kind of celebration. In a room that had once been just a dark, cluttered storage space, shelves are now filled with neat stacks of food and rows of grocery bags, each stuffed with enough provisions to feed a family of four for a day or two.
Time Is Not on Our Side in Meeting Iran Threat
Time is not on our side in trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.\n\nA nuclear-armed Iran not only would threaten Israel’s very existence, it would destabilize the entire region and pose a direct threat to the national security and interests of the United States.\n\n
Extremist Opinions Must Not Go Unchecked
We in the progressive Jewish world are often asked: “What are you doing to combat anti-Semitism?” The simple and unequivocal answer is that we condemn it when we see or hear it.
Revelations of Army’s Actions in Gaza Cause Stir
Revelations by Israeli soldiers of inhumane conduct in the recent Gaza War are putting Israel on the defensive.\n\nAccording to soldiers involved in the 22-day operation, Israeli troops used heavy firepower in built-up civilian areas, shot and killed women and children on at least two occasions because of loose rules of engagement and, in many cases, showed little respect for Palestinian people and property.
Nation World Briefs: Peace Process, Interfaith Campus
American Jews favor an active U.S. role in the Middle East peace process even if it means exerting pressure on Israel, according to a poll.
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