Judaism in Norway: The longest Shabbat
Ryan E. Smith
February 6, 2014
Every summer, Nikolaj Kahn faces a major Jewish problem – \”It never gets dark.”
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February 6, 2014
Obama says relationship with Putin not icy despite ‘tough guy’ stance
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin may seek to look like the tough guy in joint appearances with President Barack Obama, but Obama said in an interview that he and Putin have a pragmatic and respectful relationship.
Sochi ready for Jewish arrivals
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2014
Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination, but this coastal Russian city is less than ideal for providing religious services to thousands of Jewish tourists.
WeHo display equates Putin to Hitler, disturbs survivors
Jared Sichel
February 6, 2014
Since Monday, Feb. 3, the storefront window at LA Jock’s on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood has displayed a mannequin wearing a striped concentration camp uniform adorned with an inverted pink triangle – the symbol used by the Nazis to identify homosexuals.
House bill would defund colleges that back Israel boycotters
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2014
Universities that “significantly fund” groups that boycott Israeli academic institutions would be ineligible for federal funds under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rabbi David Ellenson is Abba to me
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2014
On a Sunday evening last December I sat with my father, Rabbi David Ellenson — or, as my siblings and I call him, Abba — at a diner in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.
Rabbi David Ellenson: Bringing heart and old-school soul to academia
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2014
An Orthodox upbringing, no fundraising experience, and, by all accounts, a tendency to virtually inhabit the lives of 19th century Jewish philosophers, Rabbi David Ellenson was not who you might have expected to become president of a major institution of Jewish higher learning like the Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR).
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