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LAS VEGAS (JTA) — At the Republican Jewish Coalition's winter leadership retreat here, it was the absence of certain likely ...

Former Israeli President Katsav sentenced to prison

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, was sentenced to ...

Twin Cities rabbi among Jews supporting union rights of Wisconsin public employees

Mayim Rabim’s Rabbi Renee Bauer, director of the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice, objects to Gov. Scott Walker’s Senate Bill ...

Uprising in the Land of the Pharaohs

By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The consensus on U.S. assistance to Egypt is that it has delivered bang for ...

Justin Bieber's manager brings in the Shema

Teenage pop superstar Justin Bieber recites the Shema before going onstage; show in Israel planned for this spring By EDMON ...

Pro-Mubarak supporters target journalists as ‘Jews’

(JTA) — Pro-Egyptian government counter-protesters in Cairo are screaming "Jew!" at foreign journalists, apparently spurred by Egyptian state TV accusations ...

In speech, Obama misses some Jewish priorities

The president’s State of the Union address neglected to mention poverty, abortion rights or Israel By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) ...

American Judaism’s sweet singer

Debbie Friedman, a St. Paul native, set Jewish texts to her unique brand of catchy folk-inspired music By ERIN ELLIOTT ...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition