Deputy
Knesset Speaker Danny Danon, right, a member of the Likud Party, visits the
eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, where an announcement about
Israeli housing starts became a flashpoint in U.S.-Israeli relations, March
10, 2010. (David Vaaknin/ Flash 90 / JTA)
The recent U.S.-Israel
crisis raises the question of how beholden Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu is to the right wing that made him prime minister. Read more »
Two
surveys published in recent days produced astonishing findings about the
public's attitude on construction in Jerusalem. More than 40 percent of the
public supports a construction freeze in East Jerusalem and only half say
building should continue. Read more »
Citing
fears that they could be used for unworthy purposes, Haredi rabbis are
trying to pressure the Israel Transport Ministry into dropping plans to
install on-board audio-visual systems on buses for people with sensory
impairments. The audio-visual aids are stipulated by the law for Equality for
Persons with Disabilities. Read more »
Activists
from major Jewish organizations focus on what they see as a modern injustice
afflicting their fellow Angelenos, marking the day with a new push to bring
quality grocery markets and healthful food to under served neighborhoods such
as East Los Angeles. Read more »
Many
Jews felt a measure of pride when they saw IDF medical teams performing
heroically amid the devastation following the January earthquake, but for a
handful the sight evoked more than just pride. For those Jews,Haiti was more
than a troubled Caribbean nation, it was the nation that saved their lives as
they tried to flee Nazi Europe. Read more »
Some
40,000 Iranian Jews live in southern California where they continue to
celebrate the traditions of their ancient community. And it's no surprise
that family and food play a major role in every celebration. Read more »
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There's
still time to get your copy of Tina Wasserman's delectable "Entree to
Judaism." And just to give you that extra push we've got Tina herself to
show you how to make a Passover Linzer Torte. Read more »
The
bulk of this parsha
deals with the role of the priests, Aaron and his sons, who have very
important jobs. Parenting is a very important job in our society, but unlike
with the job of the priests, there are only some very specific instructions
for how to behave and what to do in certain areas of parenting. Read more »
Reform
Cantors across North America have raised nearly $50,000 for the
newly-established American Conference of Cantors-Union for Reform Judaism
Campership Fund. This fund will help children affiliated with URJ synagogues
attend URJ-sponsored summer camps. Read more »
From the
RAC: One last step for health reform
We're on the brink of health care reform, but there's still work to do! Show
your support by writing to your members of Congress now using the RAC's easy,
one-click action alert. Read more »
It
is appropriate at Passover time and our seder call to the hungry among us
that we also raise our voices to the U.S. Congress to re-authorize the Child
Nutrition Bill, writes a Union for Reform Judaism official. Read more »
Several
Jewish non-profit groups are lauding passage of health care reform
legislation, saying it will benefit the community on a number of levels.
Other groups, however, are keeping quiet in what some observers describe as
an attempt to keep out of the political crossfire. Read more »
At
the annual AIPAC policy conference, all sides repeatedly stressed complete
confidence in the durability and necessity of a strong U.S.-Israeli
relationship, and the need for tough action against Iran. But several key
differences were on display. Read more »
Hungary's
main Conservative party is expected to win an overwhelming victory in
upcoming elections in which a far-right party is also expected to score
significant gains. Hungary's Jews, who traditionally vote center-left, are
concerned about the shifting political winds. Read more »
At
a ceremony marking the 18-year anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli
Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Israeli official expressed concern about
Iran's growing influence in Latin America. Read more »
Thirteen
year old Tommy
Tencer decided to raise money for Haiti for his Bar Mitzvah project.
He camped out in front of the synagogue and collected money, tents, and
blankets for the relief effort.
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