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Old becomes new as couples personalize weddingsIn the months before his wedding, Jon Cetel cringed at the notion of having his friends dance him to his bride at a traditional bedeken ceremony, where he would place the veil over her face.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:31
Saving (Jewish) Lives on the Sabbath
Yosef, spiritual leader of Shas, the Orthodox Sephardic political party, has tackled that hot potato of what, exactly, Judaism says about saving life on the Sabbath.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:21
Heavy Jewish support for Obama's stand on gay marriage
As soon as President Barack Obama wrapped up the television interview in which he endorsed same-sex marriage, he called an evangelical minister who advises him to offer a heads up - and Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff, made a similar call to the Orthodox Union.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:07
Food for Thought: Best Shavuot Recipes
At sundown May 26 Jews will observe Shavuot, the day generations ago that Moses received the Torah on Mr.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 01:57
Limmud FSU Princeton: A profound self-discovery
Limmud FSU is always a special experience for its participants. Limmud FSU Princeton, held from May 11 to 13, at Princeton University, was an especially unique event for me.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 23:52
'Who may go up to the Mountain of God?'
As points of religious contention go, the current status of the Temple Mount is one of the most potentially explosive issues for competing faiths anywhere in the world.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 23:52
Mixed Jewish Reaction on Gay Marriage
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Topix.net | 17-May-2012 21:47
Catholics must accept Vatican II, including on Judaism, cardinal says
The Catholic Church's relationship to Judaism as taught by the Second Vatican Council and the interpretations and developments of that teaching by subsequent popes, "are binding on a Catholic," said the Vatican official responsible for relations with the Jews.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:42
Test for Israeli coalition over IDF law
The new Netanyahu-Mofaz coalition got off to a rocky start this week with major disputes over a new law on national service for yeshivah students and the future of settler outposts in the West Bank.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:42
A View From Israel: An unbreakable bond
Ever since King David declared it the capital of Israel around 1000 BCE, Jerusalem has remained the focus of the Jewish people.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:42
Toronto School Preaching Jihad Loses License
Islamic school in Toronto, which has been under police investigation for its anti-Semitic and pro-Jihad texts, lost license to use property.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 15:33
Budapest Synagogues on the Rebound
Linda Ban is a rebbetzin, but with a mass of curly hair and chunky rings on the fingers of both hands, she hardly fits the stereotype of a Central European rabbi's wife.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 11:23
Spotlight: Society for Humanistic Judaism
At the Reason Rally , I had the fortune to meet Bonnie Cousens, the Executive Director for the Society for Humanistic Judaism .
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 07:14
Carol MacKenzie, Broward music teacher, dies
Carol Jo F. MacKenzie spent two-thirds of her 77 years sharing her love of music with Broward County children, 50 of those years at Hollywood Central Elementary School, which plans to name its performing arts center's lobby in her honor.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 02:59
Are the Media Discriminating Against Rabbi Shmuley Because of His GOP Run for Congress?
Back in February, The Blaze first told you about Orthodox RabbiA Shmuley Boteach's potential run for NewA Jersey'sA 9th congressional district.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 00:59
War of the Scholars: Footnote gives new meaning to 'like father like son'
Director Joseph Cedar offers a dazzlingly fresh take on filmmaking with Footnote , a whirlwind of dynamics surrounding mind games, intellectual suffering and guilt.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:49
Jewish free school given go-ahead to open in Golders Green
Rimon Jewish Primary School plans to open its doors at the site of Golders Green Synagogue in Dunstan Road in September.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:50
Gov't green lights 'smart' ID cards program
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved changes to the population registry regulations on Wednesday - including regarding the issuance of planned new 'smart' electronic ID cards.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 15:40
Letter: Way to go
The Daily News deserves a starfish of its own for having the courage to run a feature story about a family with two mothers on Mother's Day.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:25
Judaism in two minutes
Can you "sell" Judaism in a few minutes? This question came up in a piece in The Forward by Leonard Fein, who was commenting on a recent debate in New York City between Daniel Gordis and Peter Beinart.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 08:21
Muslim professor to speak on religious education, dialogue
Cohn is on the committee that selected Syeed-Miller to speak at the 25th annual Morrow-McCombs Memorial Lecture.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 05:11
The Seed of Beginnings
This is indeed an interesting time in the United States and in many cities of America like Newark.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 04:06
Court rules Judaism, not place of birth, is grounds for Israeli citizenship
The Haifa District Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal submitted by Professor Uzzi Ornan, who sought to compel Israel's Interior Ministry to recognize his citizenship based on the fact that he was born in Israel, rather than on the grounds that he was Jewish.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 23:52
Old becomes new as couples personalize wedding ceremonies
Jon Citel and Ashley Novack standing beneath a hand-painted silk chuppah that Novack's sister made for the couple's wedding.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 23:52
Y-Love Is All About Real Love
Black Jewish hip-hop artist Y-Love, aka Yitz Jordan, has struggled with balancing his public image and being honest about who he is for many years.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 22:46
Survey: 5,199 Jewish adherents in Louisville area, distributed among three denominations
There were 5,199 adherents of Judaism counted in the Louisville area in the 2010 U.S. Religion Census , compiled by a coalition of national researchers.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 21:42
Labor: Probe councilman for incitement against gays
Rabbi Yaakov Halperin denies incitement, said he merely quoted a passage from the Torah at J'lem City Council meeting.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 17:27
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops on "Nakba Day"
Palestinians attend a rally marking al-Nakba Day in the West Bank city of Nablus, on May 15, 2012.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 16:27
Meretz MK: 'Tal Law' committee must be inclusive
There must be secular society and opposition party representatives on the committee to compose an alternative to the "Tal Law," Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:08
Appaholic: Top 5 Jewish radio apps
Radio may seem like a somewhat antiquated form of media, but download it to your smart phone and suddenly it's undergone something of a rejuvenation.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:08
Rabbi Blake Installed As Senior Rabbi Of Westchester Reform Temple In Scarsdale
In the presence of 600 congregants, friends and family, Rabbi Jonathan E. Blake was installed as Senior Rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple on May 11.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:08
Ventura woman, two sisters are all rabbis
TROY HARVEY/THE STAR Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader speaks to those in attendance at a service at Temple Beth Torah.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 07:48
The Old Testament is irrelevant to Christianity
We don't really have many Jews today who practice Orthodox Judaism to the degree that it was practiced in the First Century.A Their customs and dietary laws were-and are-severe, but you do not read in the New Testament that the companions of Jesus didn't observe them.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 03:38
From neo-Nazi skinhead to black-hatted Jew: the journey of Pawel Bramson
Fifteen years ago, Pawel Bramson was a skinhead shouting anti-Semitic and racist slogans during soccer matches.
Topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:39
Religion Brief
The Sisterhood of Tifereth Israel Synagogue will hold its 32nd annual Sylvia Finger Torah Fund Study Day on Thursday, May 17.
Topix.net | 13-May-2012 02:46
Saturday Night Theologian
The book of Acts traces the spread of the Christian movement from its beginning in Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 22:36
Battle against French 'Anti-Semite' spreads to Canada
Jewish organization questions Montreal promoter's association with Jew-baiting French entertainer Dieudonne, but tickets to his Montreal shows are reportedly 'going fast' On Wednesday, we brought you the story of the East End Madrassah, a Muslim school in Toronto whose "educational" materials likened Judaism to Nazism and called Jews "crafty" and ... (more)
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 18:22
OU's Maury Litwack to be Harrisburg Scholar-in-Residence, June 15-16 May 11|Read it at OU
Jewish Political Affairs , will visit the Harrisburg Jewish community as Scholar-in-Residence at Kesher Israel Congregation for Shabbat, Friday, June 15-Saturday, June 16.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 14:12
From the Pulpit: Honoring parents is a path to holiness
Anna Jarvis created Mothers Day in 1908 in Grafton, W.V. It was actually her mothers vision of a celebration for all mothers that initially inspired Anna who, with the help of John Wanamaker, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, promoted the idea so effectively that President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed it a national holiday in perpetuity in ... (more)
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 10:03
Revealed: The scandalous history of Judaism’s most precious book
Theft, espionage, corruption and a cover-up lasting decades - a new book by a Times of Israel reporter exposes the extraordinary saga of the uniquely revered, 1,100-year-old Aleppo Codex A new book by a Times of Israel reporter reveals dramatic new information about the fate of a manuscript many consider Judaism's most important book - the ... (more)
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 05:48
Building a Jewish and Democratic State: A Conversation with Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart, formerly an editor of The New Republic , famous during most of the past thirty years for its support of many of the most right-wing policies of the State of Israel toward Palestinians and for its hostility toward American Jews supporting the Israeli peace movement, has caught the attention of U.S. media for his switch to a pro-peace ... (more)
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 03:38
Lapid: Bring Down This Bad Government
Journalist-turned-politician Yair Lapid , head of the Yesh Atid party, on Friday called to bring down the Israeli government.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 23:34
The Harrogate Briefing - Fri, May 11
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Topix.net | 11-May-2012 19:19
Kabbala comes to Ramallah
Believe it or not, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in possession of a copy of the Kabbala, which is a compilation of the most esoteric teachings of Judaism.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 15:10
Lawyer's talk to explore Moses, pot and self-discovery
Joshua Safran's life has been one of continuous discovery, beginning with his return to Judaism and culminating with his well-known, seven-year battle to free a woman wrongly convicted of murdering her batterer.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 10:55
Rabbi E SafranSiyum - A Pivot Point in Time
There is a profound difference between counting baOmer and laOmer. It is important that we count to know where we area and where we are yet to go.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 06:45