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February 25, 20150

Doing downward dog in Ramallah

 By Batya Ungar-Sargon, JTA World News Service Inhale your arms up into warrior one. Exhale and extend your arms into warrior two. I fol

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February 25, 20150

Poll: Americans slightly in favor of Palestinian state

(JTA) — Slightly more Americans favor the establishment of an independent Palestinian state than those opposed, a new poll found. Forty-two p

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February 24, 20150

Win for families is Round 2 in the Israeli-Palestinian judicial wars

By Ron Kampeas and Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK — Round 2 in the judicial wars between Israel and the PLO went to Israel, and Isr

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February 24, 20150

On foreign policy, Jeb Bush navigates between brother and father

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed

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February 24, 20150

Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists urge attacks on ‘American or Jewish’ malls

(JTA) — A threat on “American or Jewish” shopping centers by the terrorist group responsible for the deadly 2013 attack on a Kenya mall has the U.S. s

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Oslo
February 23, 20150

Scandinavian Jews see silver lining in strong Muslim response to Denmark shootings

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service As a longtime promoter of Jewish-Muslim dialogue in Denmark, Naveed Baig is no stranger to Copenhagen’s G

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February 20, 20150

Freundel pleads guilty to 52 voyeurism charges

By Suzanne Pollak and Geoffrey W. Melada, JTA/Washington Jewish Week Rabbi Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader at a prominent Washington sy

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Stopsky's Mercer Island
February 18, 20150

From blintzes to big sammies: One Northwest Jewish upstart makes way for another

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent The sign posted on the front door read: “Stopsky’s was a project of the heart whose mission was to re

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February 18, 20150

The Jewish Moroccan language that should be extinct but isn’t

By Abby Sher, Jewniverse via JTA When an animal species is on the edge of extinction, there are plenty of ways to do your part (adopt an African rh

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vaccination
February 18, 20150

Day school students are vaccinating, records show

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent When the Seattle Times released a tool on its website in early February that showed vaccination rates b

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February 18, 20150

Muslims in Norway to form ‘peace ring’ around Oslo synagogue

(JTA) — Muslims in Norway plan to form what they are calling a “peace ring” around an Oslo synagogue following Sabbath services. More than 80

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February 17, 20150

A risktaker who keeps a portfolio of his life

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent In today’s high-risk, high-reward venture capital scene, longtime Seattle entrepreneur and angel invest

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February 17, 20150

A matchmaker in love and relief work

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent TAG International Development isn’t a public relations firm, but its founder and CEO, Orthodox rabbi an

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February 17, 20150

Two in custody for allegedly aiding Copenhagen gunman

(JTA) -- Copenhagen police are holding two men suspected of aiding the gunman in separate deadly shootings in the Dutch capital, including on a synago

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February 17, 20150

Boise woman allegedly harasses, attacks Jewish neighbor in conversion bid

(JTA) -- A woman in Boise, Idaho, allegedly harassed and physically attacked her Jewish neighbor in order to convince her to convert to Christianity.

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February 17, 20150

Denmark synagogue attack seen as ‘wake-up call’

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- From the window of the Jewish Community of Copenhagen's crisis center, Finn Schwarz can see his

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February 13, 20150

Purim poser: What is our fascination with villains?

By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA World News Service LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Who is the Haman in your life? The person, who like the bad guy in the Megillah Esth

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Rachel Corrie
February 13, 20150

Rachel Corrie’s family loses civil appeal in Israel’s Supreme Court seeking damages

By JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision on civil damages in the case of U.S. peace activis

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February 11, 20150

Fossil of 85-million-year-old reptile found in Israeli desert

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The remains of an 85-million-year-old reptile -- the oldest fossils ever found in Israel -- were identified in the Arava Desert.

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February 11, 20150

S. African university student board calls for expelling Jewish students

(JTA) -- The vice chancellor at a South African university called a student government demand to kick out pro-Israel Jewish students "outrageous" and

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