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May 22, 2012
Non-Orthodox movements continue making inroads in Israel
After a Jerusalem-area’s religious council allowed a female Reform rabbi to participate in its proceedings, some advocates of liberal Judaism in the country are hailing their inroads into the Orthodox-dominated religious infrastructure.
For haredi Orthodox, Internet threat harkens back to the Enlightenment
To the outside observer, the Charedi Orthodox anti-Internet rally at New York’s Citi Field may have looked uniform: a single mass of black hats, white shirts and brown beards.
Car blast in E. Sudan, Khartoum points to Israel
One person was killed when a car exploded in the eastern Sudanese city of Port Sudan on Tuesday in what the government said resembled a blast last year that it blamed on an Israeli missile strike.
Opinion: If Passover is the question, Shavuot is the answer
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover. We moderns celebrate Shavuot on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in ancient times, when the first day of every month was declared only when the new moon was first seen, the holiday could have been celebrated on the fifth, sixth or seventh day of Sivan.
Lowey, Engel introduce resolution on Olympics commemoration
U.S. Reps. Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 with a moment of silence at the London Games this summer.
Guardian not wrong to say Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital, panel says
A complaint leveled against the Guardian over Israel\’s capital city was decided in favor of the British newspaper.
Sherman introduces visa waiver legislation
U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman introduced legislation to allow Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
University in South Africa cancels Israeli official’s lecture
A South African university canceled a lecture by Israel\’s deputy ambassador to the country following a pro-Palestinian campaign of \”intimidation and threats.\”
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