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October 1, 2013
Shutdown may affect Jewish social services
Congress’ failure to authorize discretionary spending for the new fiscal year won’t only impact about 800,000 federal workers or the Americans looking to visit national parks. It may also affect local Jewish social service organizations that rely in part on federal funding.
Recognize Yom Kippur as official holiday, Israel asks U.N.
Israel asked the United Nations to recognize Yom Kippur as an official U.N. holiday.
Caredim in church? The wackiest result from the Pew ‘Jewish Americans’ survey
The new Pew Research Center’s new study “A Portrait of Jewish Americans” offers a treasure trove of survey data on American Jewry. It’s a particularly valuable service since the Jewish Federations of North America opted not do a repeat of the decennial National Jewish Population Study to cap “the aughts.”
Resurgent Dodgers aim to cap astonishing season
Twenty-five years after winning their most recent National League (NL) pennant, the resurgent Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights set on World Series glory to cap what has been an astonishing 2013 season.
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