The 'new anti-Zionism'

It is vital to clarify that anti-Zionism remains at the heart of the struggle for peace in the Middle East and inspires all meaningful activism, stresses Tariq Shadid* The essence of the Palestinian struggle is the battle against Zionism. It is a battle against its racism, against its murderous war crimes, against its insatiable territorial hunger, against its disdain for non-Jewish human rights, and against its devoted attempts to destroy Palestinian national identity.

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Jerusalem – Video


10-03-2010 16:54 Jerusalem is the capita of Israel and, if including the area and population of East Jerusalem, its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 763800 residents over an area of 125.1 km2 (48.3 sq mi). Located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea, modern Jerusalem has grown far beyond the boundaries of the Old City. Jerusalem is a holy city to the three main Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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Similarities between Islam, Christianity


04-05-2009 23:28 Zakir Naik Public Talk about similarities in these three major religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

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Drew Barrymore 'considering converting to Judaism for fiancé'

CEBU, Philippines – Drew Barrymore has been married twice before but that doesn't seem to have dampened her appetite for tying the knot. The actress turned director is currently engaged to fellow thespian Will Kopelman and has fallen head over heels in love with him

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What’s So Jewish About Test Prep?

Tutoring Businesses Tie Jewish Culture to Achievement courtesy of sam sellers Lyrical Learning: Rabbi Darkside, aka Sam Sellers (far left), co-founded Fresh Prep, which uses rap and street culture to tutor students for the New York State Regents Exams. By E.B. Solomont Published January 31, 2012, issue of February 03, 2012.

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Italy: Neo-Fascists Claim Ezra Pound, His Family Protests

The American poet Ezra Pound might seem a strange sort of inspiration for a group of Italian neo-fascists. That is, until one remembers that Pound was an admirer of Benito Mussolini, a defender of Adolf Hitler and, that while living in Italy during World War II, he broadcast a series of anti-Semitic radio addresses calling for American neutrality

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Dolan’s prayer

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan dropped to one knee and prayed in the rain yesterday at the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, as the cardinal-designate continued on his spiritual pilgrimage in the Holy Land. “It was very moving.

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Drew Barrymore: Is Actress Converting to Judaism for her Fiancé?

Drew Barrymore is engaged to her boyfriend Will Kopelman and some reports claim the actress is considering converting to Judaism for her fiancé. The 36-year-old actress is reportedly considering conversion to the Jewish faith because Kopelman's family will want their children to be raised Jewish.

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Drew Barrymore converting to Judaism for fiance

Drew Barrymore is converting to Judaism for her fiance and her buddy Adam Sandler is helping.

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A South Carolinian Among the Mormons

Photographer Solomon Carvalho's Transcontinental Adventure Library of Congress Innovative Photographer: Solomon Carvalho had a reputation as a daguerreotype innovator, having developed a method of glazing and preserving daguerreotype surfaces By Harold Heft Published January 20, 2012. In 1853, Solomon Nunes Carvalho set out on the fifth and final expedition of explorer John Charles Frémont through the Rocky Mountains, in search of a westward railroad route to California along the 38th parallel

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Various religions connect in dialogue in Nevada

Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Catholic-Muslim-Hindu-Protestant-Buddhist-Jewish leaders today had a dialogue in Sparks (Nevada, USA) to explore connections among Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.

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Tila Tequila converts to Judaism

MTV star Tila Tequila is converting to Judaism and for once, she swears she's not just after some cheap publicity.

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Tila Tequila – Tila Tequila Embraces Judaism

Reality TV star Tila Tequila is converting to Judaism The star real name Tila Nguyen has decided to change her religion and is taking classes at a temple in New York City so she can become a Jew She tells Tmz com As time passed I started to be…

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Tequila embraces Judaism

Reality TV star Tila Tequila is converting to Judaism.

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A Fraught Journey To Judaism

When Linsdsy Van Gelder decided to convert to Judaism, she was surprised by how negatively friends reacted.

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Conversion to Judaism: A Brief Overview – Video


21-12-2008 10:51 A brief answer to those who are wanting to know how conversion is done in Judaism. Video Recommendations: Jews To Discourage Potential Converts

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Prisoners of Both Memory and Hope

We need a Judaism that is fully engaged with modernity, that does not cower before it, that does not shrink from it in fear for its own survival, writes Leonard Fein.

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Judaism and the Cultivation of Mindfulness in the Everyday – Video


10-06-2010 18:52 Michael Fishbane discusses the role of spiritual practices in Judaism, through ritual and meditation, which cultivate different types of consciousness and awareness. He considers diverse examples from the full range of Jewish religious history, including related topics from his recent book “Sacred Attunement: A Jewish Theology”

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About Conversion to Judaism – Video


08-08-2009 09:44 Hi! Rabbi Yitzi Miller here with a story about conversion to Judaism. Many people have heard the statement that someone who wishes to convert to Judaism should be turned away three times. But you know the greatest Jewish book of all time, the Talmud, recounts a story of two of the greatest Rabbis of all time, Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Shammai who lived a little before the time of Jesus.

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Pope’s close Jewish friend buried in Rome: Jerzy Kluger taught John Paul II of Judaism, both Polish – Video


04-01-2012 05:55 Polish Holocaust survivor Jerzy Kluger, a lifetime friend of the late Pope John Paul II, died in Rome on New Year’s Eve. Kluger was a classmate of Pope John Paul and taught him a lot about Judaism

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Reform Movement’s Big Transition

It’s been an amazing ride for Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie — and a groundbreaking one, for the Reform movement and for Judaism in general.

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Christianity A History "Jesus The Jew" 1/4 – Video


04-12-2010 23:55 Leading British writer Howard Jacobson, a Jew himself, examines the origins and consequences of Christian belief.

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Judaism for Gentiles! Transitional Judaism! – Video


11-05-2009 08:11 Judaism for Gentiles! Transitional Judaism! Consider Judaism.. with Asher Meza of BeJewish.org

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Jesus and Judaism – Video


07-01-2009 13:27 Duke University Professor EP Sanders explains how he finds common contrasts between Judaism and Christianity miss the mark. Learn more at www.duke.edu

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The video that scares Jews – Video


09-08-2011 00:17 Judaism is the “religion, philosophy, and way of life” of the Jewish people.[1] Originating in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and explored in later texts such as the Talmud, it is considered by Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the Children of Israel.

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