Lebanon arrests accused spies for Israel
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2010
Lebanon has arrested three more citizens and charged them with spying for Israel.
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August 4, 2010
Hatred and mistrust prevent Jews, Muslims from building intercultural bridges
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2010
This is the third and final installment in Reuven Firestone’s series for The Jewish Journal, “Bridging the Islamic-Jewish Divide.” You can read the first two parts and comment at jewishjournal.com.
Women holding Torahs to send photos to Israeli leaders
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2010
Women of the Wall has launched a global campaign to support their right to pray with Torah scrolls at the Western Wall.
Cod liver oil, vitamin D and the Jewish mother
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August 4, 2010
Bibi slams Hamas for Eilat attack, vows to strike back
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2010
Hamas is responsible for the rockets fired at Israel and Jordan, and Israel is planning to retaliate, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Jewish billionaires join Bill Gates, Warren Buffett in massive giving pledge
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August 4, 2010
Proposition 8 Overturned
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2010
A federal judge in California has knocked down the state\’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, ruling Wednesday that the state\’s controversial Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution.
Orthodox rabbis release statement on respecting homosexuals
Jonah Lowenfeld
August 4, 2010
Proposition 8 was overturned in part because it placed “the force of [U.S.] law behind stigmas against gays and lesbians,” according to a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker. Just days before, in a statement released in late July that draws extensively on Jewish law, a group of Orthodox rabbis and educators wrote that even though halachah prohibits homosexual sex and same-sex relationships, gay Jews in their communities shouldn’t be subjected to social stigma.
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