Kavvanot (Points to Consider) For A More Meaningful Rosh Hashana Prayer – Rabbi Barry Gelman
Rabbi Barry Gelman
September 15, 2009
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September 15, 2009
From the Valley to the “Heimat”
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2009
“Is it true?”, she asked excitedly in German. “You are from Isfried’s family?” “Yes”, my startled mom replied. “He’s my first cousin; he’s 84 now. After we left Germany he and I grew up together in one little apartment in New York, with our parents and grandparents”.
Israel, Jewish groups seek to discredit new U.N. report on Gaza war
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2009
Israel\’s government and its supporters are promoting a one-sentence strategy to counter a 574-page U.N. report on last winter\’s Israel-Hamas war in Gaza: Consider the source.
Toronto film fest calls Israeli PR strategy into question
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2009
When Amir Gissin helped come up with an idea to remake Israel\’s international image several years ago, it\’s unlikely he imagined that the showcasing of Israeli films in Toronto would spark a star-studded Hollywood brouhaha over artistic expression and cultural boycotts.
Tzipi Livni Confronted at Beverly Hills Fundraiser
Tom Tugend
September 15, 2009
Tzipi Livni, Israel\’s former foreign minister and now head of the Kadima opposition party, unexpectedly faced a sharp critique of Israeli policies at large party Sunday, after laying out her country\’s options in a lengthy talk.
UN probe: Israel, Palestinians both guilty of Gaza war crimes
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2009
Israel\’s Foreign Ministry said it is \”appalled and disappointed\” by a U.N. commission report that says Israel committed war crimes during its Gaza offensive.
Seattle synagogues defaced with swastikas
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2009
Unknown vandals painted red swastikas on two Seattle-area synagogues.\n
It is Time, Again, to Pray with Our Feet
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater
September 15, 2009
There’s growing buzz in Washington that President Obama will publicly offer a plan for resuming Middle East peace talks at the opening of the UN General Assembly. Coincidentally, the General Assembly falls right in the middle of the High Holy Days, a time when taking steps toward peace in the Middle East will have real resonance for the American Jewish community – a majority of which believes a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be the best way to secure Israel’s future.
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