L.A. Unity Trip: Statements from the Rabbis
JewishJournal.com
November 5, 2009
Statements from the Rabbis.
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November 5, 2009
How to Rescue the Resort
Gina Nahai
November 5, 2009
Have you noticed how the people who work in luxury hotels never actually use the word “hotel” to refer to the place? They call it “The Property,” or “The Resort,” or sometimes even “The Estate,” which, I imagine, is supposed to describe something much grander, more awe-inspiring and worthy of one’s hard-earned money than a mere “hotel.”
We Need ‘A Street,’ Not J Street
David Suissa
November 5, 2009
I don’t quite get the brouhaha that is going on in the Jewish world about J Street. Some Jews are convinced that this new organization poses a threat to Israel’s interests, while others are equally passionate about the need for an organization that will counter AIPAC and critique Israeli policy for the sake of peace.
Shooting, Graffiti Unsettle Area Synagogues
Tom Tugend
November 5, 2009
The L.A. Jewish community remained on alert this week as police continued their hunt for a gunman who shot and wounded two congregants at a Sephardic synagogue the San Fernando Valley.
Tough Guys
Rob Eshman
November 5, 2009
I arrived in Israel in 1984. I didn’t speak or understand Hebrew, didn’t have a job and didn’t have a friend. In my pocket I had the name of the one person I knew in the entire country: a middle-aged Israeli American woman I had heard lecture on contemporary Hebrew literature at an Orthodox synagogue in Berkeley. After her talk, I mentioned to her that I would soon be moving to Jerusalem. She scribbled down her address and told me to come by for Shabbat.
The Goldstone Follies: Live debate with Judge Goldstone
Rob Eshman
November 5, 2009
Last year, the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem released a video showing an Israeli soldier shooting a rubber bullet into the left foot of a bound and blindfolded.\nPalestinian demonstrator at close range while a lieutenant colonel and other soldiers watched. After an army investigation of the incident, a military court charged the battalion commander with conduct unbecoming an officer.
Abbas announces he won’t run for reelection
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2009
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced he would not run for reelection.
IAEA head: No worries about Iran nuclear site
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2009
There is \”nothing to be worried about\” at a newly discovered uranium enrichment site in Iran, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said.
Montreal Jewish center opens on Shabbat
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2009
A Jewish community center in Montreal opened on a Saturday for the first time.
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