IKEA may be opening in Ramallah
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
IKEA is considering opening a branch in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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July 17, 2013
After career in Congress, Peter Deutsch finds new life in Israel
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
When U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch lost his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2004, forcing him out of Congress for the first time in 12 years, he didn’t quite know what to do with himself.
New Yorker told to remove mezuzah sues landlord
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
An Orthodox Jewish man from suburban New York City sued his landlord for demanding that he remove the mezuzah from his apartment’s doorpost.
Introducing … kosher lube!
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
With the Jewish Valentine’s Day fast approaching, kosher romantics have some new options thanks to Trigg Labs, which announced this week that its line of Wet personal lubricants and intimacy products are now kosher.
Israeli DJ ‘U-Recken’ flees expensive, exclusive trance scene in Israel; starts festival in Turkey
Simone Wilson
July 17, 2013
Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: Stand our ground
Rob Eshman
July 17, 2013
I’m outraged at the Trayvon Martin case, but not because a jury found George Zimmerman, the man who killed Martin, not guilty.
The problem with prayer
David Suissa
July 17, 2013
If the practice of Judaism is based on synagogue attendance, and if synagogue attendance is based on the passive recitation of prayer, then Judaism is in trouble.
Calendar Picks and Clicks: July 20–26
Laura Donney
July 17, 2013
Isn’t February just too far away? Valentine’s Day comes early courtesy of East Side Jews, Jewlicious and Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
Obituaries
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
Bertha Abrams died May 30 at 99. Survived by daughters Terry (Harvey) Goldbaum, Arleen (Stanley) Kaller; 6 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman
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