December 17, 2013

Damaged Torahs found in Iraq buried in N.Y.

Jewish Journal December 17, 2013

Damaged Torah scrolls found by U.S. troops in Iraq’s intelligence headquarters were buried in a New York cemetery.

Ruling returns kosher meals to Florida inmates

Jewish Journal December 17, 2013

A federal judge ordered the Florida prisons service to provide kosher meals to all prisoners with a “sincere religious basis.”

NRA official invokes Holocaust in N.J. gun safety debate

Jewish Journal December 17, 2013

A National Rifle Association board member in criticizing a New Jersey mayor for supporting gun safety proposals noted the mayor’s grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

Nearly all Israelis have power again following snowstorm

Jewish Journal December 17, 2013

Electricity was restored in Israel in the wake of last week’s snowstorm, though isolated customers in Jerusalem still had no power.

Jewish, Israeli-themed films vie for foreign-language Oscar

Tom Tugend December 17, 2013

Producers and directors in 76 countries will be biting their nails when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for best foreign-language film this week.

A Jew steps into Christmas

Jewish Journal December 17, 2013

I got offered a part in a Christmas movie over the summer. It’s called “Defending Santa” and stars Dean Cain, Jud Tylor and my movie wife, Jodie Sweetin, best known for playing Stephanie on “Full House.”