Movie Review: ‘Footnote,’ a Satire and Family Drama by Joseph Cedar
Ren Mendelson/Sony Pictures Classics Lior Ashkenazi and Shlomo Bar Aba in “Footnote.” It is a truism that academic arguments are so passionate because the stakes are so small. Footnote, a wonderful new film from the American-born Israeli director Joseph Cedar, at once affirms this conventional wisdom and calls it into question. The movies very title suggests that its concerns are marginal, esoteric, even trivial
March 8, 2012
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Barrymore converting to Judaism?
London, March 8 (IANS) Actress Drew Barrymore is said to be converting to Judaism for her fiance Will Kopelman. The 37-year-old, who is also expecting her first baby with the art consultant, is believed to want to complete the change in time for their wedding, reported femalefirst.co.uk. “She’s taking classes now on converting
March 8, 2012
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ONLY IN PRINT: Stories exclusively in today’s Bulletin
Every day, The Bulletin publishes stories you can find only in our print edition. In todays edition: Purim’s spirit suits Hadassah members Tonight begins one of Judaism’s most joyous holidays, and local members of a women’s Zionist group plan to carry that atmosphere through the rest of the year. Police report Read arrests from across Eastern Connecticut.
March 7, 2012
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Jewish Children's Museum unveils its own Wailing Wall
Joseph Tepper for New York Daily News A boy places a prayer into the replica Wailing Wall at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn. If you’re thinking about visiting Jerusalems famed Western Wall consider skipping the 12-hour plane ride, and instead hop on the 3 train to Brooklyn
March 2, 2012
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Portland Jewish Academy celebrates 50th anniversary
By Claire Oliver The Southwest Community Connection, Mar 1, 2012 Submitted photo / Portland Jewish Academy Portland Jewish Academy third-graders join students of all branches of Judaism as well as those from non-Jewish families at the school. ADVERTISEMENTS MULTNOMAH Blending long-standing Jewish and educational traditions with new technologies and strong ties to the outside community, the Portland Jewish Academy is celebrating its 50th year as a learning institution. PJAs story begins with the founding of the Hillel Academy in Northwest Portland at Congregation Shaarie Torah in 1961.
March 1, 2012
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Iranian Jew touts deep ties between Jews and Iran
An Iranian Jew prays in a synagogue in Shiraz, Iran, in this photo from 1999. Some 25,000 Jews still live in Iran. (Photo by the U.S
February 29, 2012
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Jordan Islamists want urgent Arab meet on Jerusalem
Jordan’s opposition Islamists urged King Abdullah II on Wednesday to call an emergency Arab summit in a bid to protect Jerusalem from “Judaisation.” “We urge you to lead Arab, Muslim and international efforts to protect Al-Aqsa mosque,” in Jerusalem’s Old City, Hamzeh Mansur, head of the Islamic Action Front (IAF), said in a letter to the king. “We suggest holding an emergency Arab summit to protect Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem,” Mansur said in the letter, posted on the IAF’s website. The Palestinians want east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state and adamantly reject Jewish settlement construction in the territory.
February 29, 2012
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Panel explains gender differences in religion
A panel of representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam discussed gender roles in religion yesterday at the Cook Campus Center. Rabbi Esther Reed, associate director for Jewish Campus Life at Rutgers Hillel,said followers of Judaism do not believe that a man and woman are inherently different. I personally do not believe that gender is a fixed thing, Reed said.
February 29, 2012
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Modern day zealots envision new Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
“No singing. No dancing
February 27, 2012
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Temple Aliyah events
Learn about Judaism in the heart of Africa Serge Etele, lay leader of the Jewish community in Cameroon, will be featured speaker at Temple Aliyah’s Shabbaton 2012 weekend March 2-3. An educator, computer specialist, and farmer, Etele is also the spiritual leader of Cameroon’s Beth Yeshourun community, a 50-member group that is increasingly observant and committed to Jewish rituals and practice and is learning much about Judaism through the Internet. Shabbaton schedule is as follows: Friday, March 2, 6:15 p.m.: Minyan Shira — Welcome Shabbat in song with Rabbi Perkins, Cantor Gastón and Serge Etele and learn melodies from Cameroon’s Jewish community
February 27, 2012
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Israel's prime minister condemns Palestinian president for inciting with Jerusalem speech
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for making an “inflammatory speech” about Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, saying his words undermine peace efforts.
February 26, 2012
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Israeli PM slams Palestinian leader's speech
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for making an “inflammatory speech” about Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, saying his words undermine peace efforts. Speaking during a visit to Qatar, Abbas charged that Israel was intending to destroy Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, which sits atop the remains of the two biblical Jewish temples. It is the most sacred site in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam
February 26, 2012
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Israel's prime minister says Palestinian president was inciting with Jerusalem speech
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for an “inflammatory speech” about Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday saying his words undermine peace efforts. Speaking in Qatar, Abbas charged that Israel was intending to destroy Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, which sits atop the remains of the two biblical Jewish temples
February 26, 2012
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UN must probe 'Judaisation' of E. Jerusalem: Qatar
Qatar urged the United Nations on Sunday to investigate Jewish settlement expansion in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, warning that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories was unacceptable.
February 26, 2012
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Local pastors speak out against Denver preacher's wrapping of a Torah around a scandal-rocked Atlanta bishop
From left, Stewart Lieberman, pastor at Church in the City, Raleigh Washington, president of Promise Keepers, and Michael Walker, senior pastor at Church in the City, where a Torah is on display in the background. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post) A viral YouTube video in which Denver-based Christian preacher Ralph Messer literally wraps scandal-rocked Atlanta Bishop Eddie Long in a Torah scroll during a showy ritual has created a painful backlash against the local Messianic Jewish community, its leaders say. Half a dozen pastors, who claim Jewish heritage but hold the Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God, say they have a responsibility to speak out against the Jan
February 26, 2012
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Palestinians mourn protester slain by Israelis
Palestinians and Israeli troops clashed on the edge of Jerusalem for a second day on Saturday after the funeral of a protester killed Friday.
February 25, 2012
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Palestinian dies in fighting over Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AFP) – A Palestinian wounded by Israeli army gunfire on the outskirts of Jerusalem died in hospital on Friday night after a day of clashes in and around the holy city, medics said. Ramallah hospital emergency room staff said that Tareq Arumi, 23, was hit in a clash with troops during the afternoon in protests in the West Bank neighbourhood of Al-Ram, adjacent to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Palestinians said that the Al-Ram unrest broke out as stone-throwers battled Israeli police at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City and neighbouring districts
February 24, 2012
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Rabbi’s initiative helps students discover faith on campus
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 11:46 pm, Wed Feb 22, 2012. Rabbi Heath Watenmaker is striving to create a place on campus where Jewish students can practice their religion and be guided in the ways of Reform Judaism. Rutgers Hillel hired Watenmaker this past summer as the “Reform Outreach Initiative” rabbi
February 23, 2012
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Sages' tombs in Israel draw hundreds of thousands of Jews seeking miracles
NETIVOT, Israel – One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren
February 21, 2012
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Holocaust hangs over stories in Nathan Englander’s collection
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” by Nathan Englander (Knopf, 207 pages, $24.95) ? Englander’s second story collection (he’s also published a novel) includes eight new stories that combine comedy and tragedy and consider larger questions about human nature. He presents those questions through the lenses of Jewish characters of all ages, from New York to Europe to Israel.
February 19, 2012
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Jews Of The Craft Festival
If 18 is a good number in Judaism, 36 is doubly good.
February 16, 2012
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Well: In Israel, a New Approach to Organ Donation
One of the most agonizing spots in medicine is the “transplant list.” When I’ve referred patients for organ transplant — heart, liver, kidney — it is the start of an anguished wait. The clock ticks for my patient as we watch her clinical status decline, all the while harboring that excruciating hope that someone will die soon enough to make an organ available. In the case of kidney donation, which can come from a live donor, it is the desperate hope that someone will decide to make this enormous personal sacrifice.
February 16, 2012
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Latitude: The Threat of Jewish Revivalism
TEL AVIV — A new study (pdf) by the Guttman Center for surveys at the Israel Democracy Institute shows that Israel is becoming more actively Jewish. Jews, who make up about 80 percent of the country’s population, believe in God more today than they used to: in 2009, 80 percent said they did, compared with 74 percent in 1999
February 16, 2012
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Russia to Continue Importing Rabbis
Foreigners will continue teaching Torah to Russian adherents of Judaism because there are not enough native rabbis, the country’s leading Jewish organization said. The decision was announced by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, or FEOR, which held its congress in Moscow this week. More than 200 Russian citizens received rabbi training under FEOR after the fall of the Soviet Union, but their numbers are still not enough, said the group, which comprises about 200 communities in 180 cities across the nation.
February 16, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: JCC closure, Kosher Jesus and prostitution
Letters to the Editor February 15, 2012 Effects of JCC Closure Widely Felt Every morning I take my kids to school at The JCC at Milken. As we enter the Early Childhood Center, we are greeted by the teachers, the secretary and the director, who have become family through the years. We are in disbelief and frustrated that this great place that we know and love will be shutting its doors to our kids, to us, to the teachers and faculty, to the seniors who have a place that cares for them (“Seniors Angry Over Plans to Close JCC,” Feb. 10)
February 16, 2012
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