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November 11, 2010
Is Reform movement going kosher?
Kosher — it’s the first word in the book. And tackling the “k” word head-on is part of what makes the first Reform guide to Jewish dietary practice so significant.
Netherlands to restitute Holocaust art to Stern estate
The government of the Netherlands will restitute a valuable painting to the estate of prewar Jewish art dealer Dr. Max Stern.
Egypt nabs terror cell targeting Israelis
Egypt arrested a terror cell planning an attack on Israeli tourists in Sinai, the Ma\’an Palestinian news agency reported.
GOP will ‘check’ Obama, Cantor tells Netanyahu
The new GOP majority will \”serve as a check\” on the Obama administration, Republican leader Eric Cantor told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rep. West withdraws job offer to Jewish talk show host
Newly elected Florida Rep. Allen West withdrew a job offer to a Jewish talk show host who called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi \”garbage\” and said Jewish Democrats \”don\’t embrace being Jewish.\”
Glenn Beck reneges on promise to rabbis
Yesterday, Glenn Beck and the leadership of Fox News made a mockery of their commitment to me and two rabbis. Let me take a few steps back to tell you why what happened yesterday scares me.
Op/Ed: UNESCO is right, Israel is wrong
The word is that UNESCO is on an anti-Semitic tear, trying to “de-Judaize” and “Islamicize” two of the most holy Jewish sites in this country – the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem.
The art and mystery of the Ketubah
“The Marriage Artist” by Andrew Winer (Holt, $26.00) opens with a shocking scene — a young woman and her suspected lover are found dead on a New York sidewalk. Was it a crime committed by the woman’s jealous husband? A lover’s quarrel that ended in a murder and then a suicide? Or perhaps a double-suicide?
Iranian weightlifter’s snub of Israeli goes viral [VIDEO]
A YouTube video showing Iranian weightlifter Hossein Khodadadi refusing to shake hands with Israeli gold medalist Sergio Britva on the medal platform of an international competition has gone viral.
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