Jews and guns
2012-08-29
By Alex Joffe, other (Jewish Ideas Daily) — Two mass shootings in the past month—in Aurora, Colorado and Oak Creek, Wisconsin—have focused American attention once again on the issue of guns. Are guns a Jewish issue? Jewish organizations have expressed their opinions by their statements and their silence. The Reform movement’sContinue Reading
On sending a child to college
2012-08-21
By Jane Ulman , Special to JTNews On September 1, my husband, Larry, and I will move our son Gabriel into his dormitory room at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., where he will begin his freshman year. How do we formally honor this important rite of passage that, more than aContinue Reading
Jewish millennials are showing increased attachments
2012-08-21
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Jewish millennials are showing increased attachments
2012-08-21
By Wayne Firestone and Mark J. Penn , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — The older generation always thinks of the younger generation as losing its traditional values, wondering “Why can’t they be just like us?” But in a time of expanding globalism, open social networking and greater geographical disbursement,Continue Reading
Worry about your kids’ character, not their grades, says author Madeline Levine
2012-08-21
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Worry about your kids’ character, not their grades, says author Madeline Levine
2012-08-21
By Lisa Keys , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — Not long ago, psychologist Madeline Levine gave a lecture at a Jewish day school near her home in Marin County, Calif. The topic: “Your Average Child.” Nobody showed up. “I guess there wasn’t a single average kid at theContinue Reading
At 89, Indian hero Jack Jacob is “˜The captain of his soul’
2012-08-06
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At 89, Indian hero Jack Jacob is “˜The captain of his soul’
2012-08-06
By Aimee Ginsburg, JTA World News Service NEW DELHI (JTA) — Lt. Gen. Jack Jacob, a national hero in India for likely saving hundreds of thousands of lives, is planning to fade away. “I’ve just had my 89th birthday,” he says, “I think I’ve earned the right to rest.” So Jacob,Continue Reading
Israel’s Olympians heading to London thinking medals, remembering slain countrymen
2012-07-11
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Israel’s Olympians heading to London thinking medals, remembering slain countrymen
2012-07-11
By Ben Sales , JTNews Correspondent TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israelis and their Summer Olympics athletes are eyeing the upcoming London Games with excitement and disappointment. The athletes are hoping that for the sixth straight summer Games, at least one of them will come home with a medal. Yet they areContinue Reading
To London from the U.S. — via Israel’s Olympic team
2012-07-11
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To London from the U.S. — via Israel’s Olympic team
2012-07-11
By Ben Sales , JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) — Growing up outside of Chicago, Jillian Schwartz never expected that one day she would be an Israeli citizen. Now the hardest part of her immigrant experience is leaving Tel Aviv — with her roughly 17-feet-long Olympic equipment. “Trying toContinue Reading
President Obama’s “˜Polish death camps’ mistake is common
2012-06-07
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President Obama’s “˜Polish death camps’ mistake is common
2012-06-07
By Michael Berenbaum , JTA World News Service LOS ANGELES (JTA) — President Obama made a simple and very basic mistake when he spoke of Polish death camps during the presentation of a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a Polish resistance fighter who was among the first to reportContinue Reading
Israeli decision to fund Reform, Conservative rabbis sets precedent for equality with Orthodox
2012-06-07
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Israeli decision to fund Reform, Conservative rabbis sets precedent for equality with Orthodox
2012-06-07
By Ben Sales , JTA World News Service ANALYSIS NEW YORK (JTA) — Last week’s announcement that the Israeli government for the first time will pay the salaries of some non-Orthodox rabbis represents a major victory for the Reform and Conservative movements. But it’s a victory more of principle than majorContinue Reading
Obama administration is ready for Iran talks — but is Iran?
2012-04-10
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Obama administration is ready for Iran talks — but is Iran?
2012-04-10
By Ron Kampeas , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Obama administration has its Iran ducks in a row: Tehran is coming to the table, Israel is sitting still, most of the world’s major oil buyers and sellers are on board with the sanctions effort, and Congress is inContinue Reading