Jewish Super Bowl ads, Mel Gibson approached by a synagogue, Mark Cuban kitty investment, Fran Drescher abducted by Aliens, Pauly Shore’s birthday haiku Each week, 6 Degrees No Bacon, the Jewish celebrity blog(www.6nobacon.com), brings you the “Weekly Sizzle,” the six most interesting stories that involved Jewish celebrities or Jewish stories. Read More »

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Other Media Rabbi Amy Eilberg speaking at the Clergy Beyond Borders’ panel presentation on “From Fear to Faith: Advancing American Voices for Religious Pluralism,” at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Sept. 13, 2011. (Steven D. Martin) OPINION/SUKKOT FEATURE
ST. PAUL, Minn. Read More »

ASHKELON, Israel (JTA) – Turkey, long one of Israel’s more stable and supportive partners in the region, expelled Israel’s ambassador. Read More »

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NEW YORK (JTA) — Those who observe the Jewish High Holidays have begun a period of intense introspection and “judgment.” On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, piercing shofar blasts will conclude a 25-hour fast, we will set a course toward making good our obligations to others. Read More »

NEW YORK (JTA) — Will the Jewish vote, normally overwhelmingly Democratic, be up for grabs in 2012? That question became a subject of intense debate when a Republican was elected recently to the House of Representatives from New York’s 9th Congressional District for the first time in 90 years. Read More »

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Other Media Jason Epstein, in the Besiktas municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, in 2010. Read More »

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SAN FRANCISCO (j weekly) — To establish its independence, Israel had to win a war against the combined might of the Arab nations in 1948. The Arab failure to destroy the nascent Jewish state became known, in Orwellian Arab vernacular, as “Nakba,” a catastrophe. Read More »

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NEW ORLEANS (JTA) — Israelis and Jews around the world are awaiting the Palestinians’ push at the United Nations for statehood with trepidation.
The official response of the government of Israel and American Jewish groups has been to do everything possible to prevent any at the U.N. and to line up votes against it. Read More »

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Other Media Daniel Mariaschin OPINION
(JTA) — Which nation doesn’t let women drive? Jails dissenters by the thousands? Beheads minors? Attacks civilians living peacefully in a neighboring nation? Persecutes homosexuals? Executes Read More »

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TEANECK, N.J. (JTA) — What is the legacy of 9/11? As we approach the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, we have a chance as a nation to reflect on more than just our own stories of what happened that day.
One theme that has emerged is “Remember Sept. Read More »

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NEW YORK (JTA) — If you happened to be sunbathing on Central Park’s Great Lawn last week, you may have caught one of the most highlight reel-worthy sporting events to take place in Manhattan since Connors and McEnroe were in the U.S. Open Final. Read More »

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CHICAGO (JTA) — Time affirms what heroism discerns. The dedication of a statue in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a belated yet significant tribute to a man who did so much to redefine the meaning of our democracy. Read More »

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NEW YORK (JTA) — One of the most daunting challenges facing Jewish communities in North America is the high cost of living an Orthodox lifestyle. Particularly in these difficult economic times, when so many are either unemployed or underemployed, the financial demands seem overwhelming.
The No. Read More »

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ST. LOUIS (JTA) — American Jews are known for the emphasis they place on academic success.
Jewish professors populate America’s universities, and, respectively, Jewish doctors, lawyers and politicians help fill the nation’s hospitals, law firms and legislatures. Read More »

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PreviousForwardOther Media The famine in Somalia is getting worse, rights groups say. (UNICEF) OPINION
NEW YORK (JTA) — A tragedy is unfolding in the Horn of Africa, where hundreds of thousands of children are at immediate risk of death. Read More »

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MODIIN, Israel (JTA) — On a recent Saturday night, my wife and I waded into a sea of 6,000 protesters in Modiin as part of 12 other similarly staged rallies across Israel to demand social justice and greater accountability from our elected officials in Israel. Read More »

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PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — It’s high time to face an unpleasant fact: President Obama and Israel are not on the same page. Read More »

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Amid global events of the past few years that are changing the world — the rising power of the BRICs economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China), the global economic crisis, the rise of social networks and, most recently, the Read More »

NEW YORK (JTA) — The threat of the infiltration of Sharia, or Islamic law, into the American court system is one of the more pernicious conspiracy theories to gain trin our country in recent years. Read More »

NEW YORK (JTA) — We live in an unpredictable world. As Americans, we do our best to cope with threats of terrorism on a daily basis, and we put our faith into the intelligence community, trusting that those who are tasked with keeping us safe are vigilant in their quest. Read More »