Norway’s Jews mourn amid concern about anti-Israel backlash
Some Norwegian Jews are quietly expressing concern that the attack by a right-wing xenophobe who apparently sympathized with Israel may ...
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Mourning Amy Winehouse: A biblical vixen goes back to black
By DVORA MEYERS NEW YORK (JTA) — Late last year, I spent the better part of a month working on ...
Israel's approval of anti-boycott bill draws protests, legal challenges (+ Update)
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli parliament's adoption of a controversial anti-boycott bill has been greeted with a ...
Gaza flotilla stuck in port
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — On the face of it, the so-called Gaza Freedom Flotilla seemed to be a ...
A provocateur to some, Michele Bachmann also offers Jewish voters common cause
Minnesota Congresswoman ‘seen as accessible’ to the Jewish community By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michele Bachmann in a bathroom ...
Ritual slaughter ban passes first vote in Dutch parliament
(JTA) — The lower house of the Dutch parliament voted to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, Reuters reported. Under ...
From shul to the mikva, transgender Jews seek their place in Jewish communal life
Transgender Jews, those who do not identify with the gender into which they were born, create resources for negotiating the ...
Editorial: Iran threatens Israel, and vice versa
As the 2012 elections approach, the issue of U.S. policy toward Israel will emerge again as a partisan political football. ...
Battle over circumcision shapes up in California
By SUE FISHKOFF SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — In November, San Franciscans will vote on a ballot measure that would outlaw ...
Orthodox decry Magen Tzedek, Rabbi Morris Allen
Article in Orthodox newspaper compares local rabbi to a 'pit bull refusing to release its quarry' Agudath Israel of America ...
