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Faking it
Published November 30, 2008, 11:23 pm, Guardian Unlimited
The discovery that ancient artefacts sacred to Jewish history are forgeries has sent shockwaves through the museum world. But was the gang behind the scam only interested in cash, or did they have other motives?
OU’s Parve Stance
Published November 30, 2008, 12:25 pm, Israel National News
Do OU leaders read Israeli papers? [UPDATE: I was informed last night ( motzei Shabbat ) that the OU resolution which is the subject of the below article, and was scheduled for approval at last week’s convention in Jerusalem, has been withdrawn and is under reassessment due to new information being brought to light.
Couple killed in India had ties to Metairie Chabad Center
Published November 29, 2008, 9:13 am, New Orleans Times-Picayune
There was a heaviness in Rabbi Yossie Nemes' voice Friday, a sadness heaved up by violence half a world away. At the Chabad Center in Metairie, Nemes and other members of their small Jewish community closely followed the terror attacks unfolding in distant Mumbai, India.
Academy of Jewish Religion offers alternate path to rabbinate for 16 new grads
Published November 27, 2008, 3:44 am, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
This year in Los Angeles, the Reform Movement's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Region ordained 16 new rabbis. The Conservative Movement's Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies ordained 10. And the Academy for Jewish Religion, California (AJR, CA) ordained 11.
Briefs: Jews, Muslims join to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism; Elie Wiesel's 'Night' now in Farsi
Published November 26, 2008, 7:44 pm, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
On Nov. 17, some 20 devout Muslims from the King Fahad Mosque bowed and prostrated themselves as they recited the Isha, or night prayer, at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, with about 80 Jews watching the unfamiliar ritual.
Angeleno pushes effort on recognizing conversions
Published November 26, 2008, 2:59 pm, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
When Lorin Fife converted to Judaism some 30 years ago, his experience with the Orthodox rabbis who presided over his year of study and conversion ceremony was one of warmth and acceptance.
Embracing gays in the family
Published November 26, 2008, 9:32 am, Cleveland Jewish News
In 2004, Stephen Weiss, senior rabbi of Conservative congregation B’nai Jeshurun, gave a sermon denouncing Ohio’s passage of a federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman, thereby, denying a basic constitutional right to gays and lesbians.
Eternal Jewish Family Holding Seminar for Intermarried Couples Seeking a Universally Accepted Conversion
Published November 25, 2008, 11:01 pm, PRWeb via Yahoo! News
The Eternal Jewish Family wants to educate intermarried couples who are seriously contemplating or seeking a universally accepted conversion. The seminar, "When a Family Commits to Join the Jewish Family," will be held in Maryland this December 29-30th.
Shuddup, Complainer!
Published November 25, 2008, 9:01 pm, Baltimore City Paper
Sorry about the letter writer who lives in Charles Village and has to deal with drunks keeping him awake ("Shuddup, Drunks!," The Mail , Nov. 19), but I am 100 percent against the Baltimore City police in this incident.
Specialty store stocks Hanukkah-related items
Published November 25, 2008, 7:22 pm, WPTV West Palm Beach
Some of the stores most popular items include products from the Stonewall Kitchen brand, Island Grove dressings and sauces and international beers and wine.
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