Rabbi: Only messiah can straighten out gay ruling
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
A few stragglers took a bit longer to formulate their responses to the landmark Supreme Court decision this week on gay marriage.
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June 28, 2013
Four New Yorkers charged with pocketing aid for Israel
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
New York state’s attorney general accused four New Yorkers of pocketing more than $2.5 million in donations for charitable projects in Israel.
Jewish embrace of LGBT people recognizes the dignity of all
Rabbi David Wolpe
June 28, 2013
Attitudes toward same sex marriage in Judaism have undergone a dramatic change in the last quarter century. The prohibition recorded in Leviticus 18 has been affirmed by some, negated by others and reinterpreted by still others. Did the Torah intend loving same sex relationships? Did it understand homosexuality as a fundamental orientation rather than a choice?
Orthodox Jews pledge to guard London mosque
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
An Orthodox Jewish patrol group in London said it would protect a mosque after a rise in hate crimes against Muslims.
Co-founder of Hungarian ruling party made anti-Semitic statements, court finds
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
Hungary’s highest court found that a co-founder of the country’s ruling party had made anti-Semitic statements.
Israeli rabbi: Weed is kosher if it’s medicinal
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
An Israeli Orthodox rabbi ruled that distributing and smoking medicinal marijuana is kosher, but using weed for fun is forbidden.
David Stern getting booed at the NBA Draft: The Supercut
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
Last night’s NBA Draft was the last one for commissioner David Stern, who has been in the office since 1984.
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