Walt and Mearsheimer portray as interchangeable the pro-Israel lobby and the neo-conservatives who have developed Bush\’s foreign policy. Not surprisingly, this report got negative reviews from pro-Israel groups.
Tendler\’s resignation comes shortly after his nephew, Rabbi Aron Tendler, resigned under pressure as rabbi of Shaarey Zedek Congregation in Valley Village.
Alberto Senderey is a model Jewish professional, and not just because he invited me as one of five Americans included for the four-day symposium in beautiful Oxford. An energetic, optimistic burst of Argentine energy, he recognized that Jewish media have a unique and underappreciated perspective on Jewish communal life.
Israel Exits Gaza Strip\n\nA blazing orange sun set over the Mediterranean as Israeli soldiers lowered the country\’s flag at the army\’s Gaza headquarters, signifying the end of an era in this sandy strip of land.\n\nSettlement Building to Continue\n\nAriel Sharon said Israel will continue to build in West Bank settlement blocs despite any U.S. objections.\nEgypt Takes Over Gaza Border\n\nEgyptian troops began deploying along the Gaza Strip\’s southern border. Around 200 border police fanned out along the Egyptian side of the frontier last Friday, with another 550 expected to be posted there this week.\n\nNew Orleans Synagogue OK\n\nA historic synagogue in New Orleans suffered internal damage due to Hurricane Katrina, but its exterior is unscathed.\n\nRabbi and Storm Shelter Nixed\n\nA synagogue in Louisiana is shutting down its shelter for victims of Hurricane Katrina and has put its rabbi on administrative leave, JTA has learned.\n\nRussian City Gets New JCC\n\nJews in St. Petersburg, Russia, marked the dedication of a new Jewish community center.\n\nGeneral in the Sights\n\nA retired Israeli army general narrowly avoided facing war-crimes charges in Britain.\n\nJewish Terrorist Suspect Dies\n\nAn alleged Jewish terrorist died after hanging himself in Israeli police custody.\n\nBrits May Change Holocaust Day\n\nBritain may reportedly change its Holocaust remembrance day to a broader event commemorating other genocides.\n\nArafat Death Mystery\n\nThe cause of Yasser Arafat\’s death is still unclear, despite the release of his hospital reports.\n\nGoogle to Open in Israel\n\nGoogle is planning to open up an office in Israel.\n\n\n
Why is this night different from all other nights? For one thing, it\’s the food — or, rather, the food that\’s featured on television. But there\’s also plenty of food for thought in the form of Passover-related travel and Jewish news features.
There\’s something very ironic about Pesach. Why is it that getting ready to celebrate our liberation from slavery involves so much hard work?
\”The Pet Press is distributed to pet-related venues and many other places, including libraries, car washes and my favorite locations — Jewish delicatessens from Calabasas to Long Beach … and all points in between,\” Lori Golden said.
\”I gotta tell you,\” said Lenny Silberman, North American continental director of the JCC Maccabi Games, \”doing this for the games for 20 years and working with those communities, the potential for a big balagan [brouhaha] was definitely there.\”
\”We are deeply shocked, but we are not afraid,\” Serge Berdugo said. \”People here know it is a global fight against the terrorists, the same for Muslims as for Jews. There were no victims from our own community, but this has come like a bolt from the blue.\”
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