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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Speaks At Sinai Temple
JTA reports: New York Times columnist Roger Cohen sparred with members of Los Angeles’ Iranian Jewish community about his recent columns on Iranian Jews. JTA has the story, and the L.A. Jewish Journal has the video from the synagogue forum … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Roger L. Simon
Tagged american jews, audience questions, charles freeman, half the grace, iranian jews, jewish audience, jews in iran, new york times columnist, ron radosh, york times columnist
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Pico-Robertson Boasts Three Of Modern Orthodoxy’s Top Pulpit Rabbis
Rabbis Steven Weil of Beth Jacob, Elazar Muskin of YICC and Yosef Kanefsky of Bnai David-Judea all rank at the top of any list of America’s leading Modern Orthodox rabbis. Various Angelenos are honored in the Forward’s latest list of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Forward, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged american jews, Beth Jacob, diaspora jews, moral ambiguity, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yosef, YICC
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Will Barack Obama Be Good For Israel?
Brad A. Greenberg writes: It’s fitting that Omri Ceren is just a dissertation away from having a doctorate in communication. The author of Mere Rhetoric—a blog popular with Republican Jews that deals mainly with American foreign policy, Israel and anti-Semitism … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Israel, Jews
Tagged american jews, ceren, israel relations, jewish vote, mere rhetoric, prophet of doom
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Why Were There So Many Jews In SDS?
Mark Rudd, a former member of The Weathermen, writes: I’ve been thinking about this subject for a long time, almost forty years, so I want to begin by thanking the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society for giving me this … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged american jews, jew watch, mark rudd, minute monologue, twentieth anniversary celebration, zionist occupation government
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Shalhevet ‘Finally Frum’
"Frum" is Jew-speak for religious. Shalhevet’s new head of school, Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach, is getting good reviews around the Orthodox community for bringing in religious discipline. Shalhevet’s sophomore class is down to just eleven students. Shalhevet needs at least 40 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Shalhevet
Tagged american jews, beverly hills high school, hamilton high school, religious discipline, sophomore class, YULA
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The More Religious The Jew, The More Pro-McCain
Shmuel Rosner blogs: For those who like to entertain themselves with questions of religion and politics, this new Gallup analysis is a blast. Although the bottom line is quite obvious – the more religious the voter the more likely he … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, jewish voters, pew study, religion and politics, religious jews, shmuel rosner
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Israeli Anger Over American Interference
Israelis seem to get very angry at the influence of American Jews in Israeli politics. I have a few thoughts on this, none of which reflect well on Israelis. One. You don’t get mad at something that is insignificant. If … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged american jews, anger, flaming sword, foreigners, interference, israeli politics, israeli security, israelis, jewish influence, jewish state, likud, mom and dad, money funds, political parties, security questions, significant influence, six months, stake, two ways, world jewry
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