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57 min ago | The Macon Telegraph

Jewish educator who survived Soviet Gulag dies

He was 84. Greenberg was born to a Hassidic family in Moldavia at a time when Jews were oppressed and Jewish practices were forbidden by the Soviets, Chabad said on Thursday.

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57 min ago | Arutz Sheva Israel News

Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, Gulag Survivor, Passes

Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Bnei Brak and noted for continuing Jewish education activities despite a ban under Communist rule, passed away on Tuesday at age 84. Rabbi Greenberg passed on the eve of Yud-Beis Tamuz, the anniversary on the Jewish calendar celebrating the release of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef ... (more)

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Related Topix: Prison, Religion

Wed Jun 19, 2013

The Jewish Journal

Dwelling together: Parashat Balak

My father, originally from a small-town farm in Kansas, converted to Judaism when I was a young child.

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Related Topix: Religion, Los Angeles, CA, Israel, Middle East, World News

Forward

American Jewish Leaders Call Remarks Opposing Two States 'Irresponsible'

American Jewish leaders Abraham Foxman, Rabbi Rick Jacobs and David Harris condemned recent statements by senior Israeli officials about the impossibility of a two-state solution, calling them irresponsible and saying they undermine the credibility of the government.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Religion, Shimon Peres

Arutz Sheva Israel News

Israel is Selling Out the Land

The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Journalism, Religion, Palestinian Territories,

The Times of Israel

Jews arrested for Temple Mount prayer

Four Jewish Israelis were arrested at the Temple Mount Wednesday after praying in the Jerusalem compound, considered Judaism's holiest site.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, World News, Religion

TheCelebrityCafe

Barbara Streisand criticizes Orthodox Judaism in Israel, says...

Legendary songstress Barbra Streisand made a recent visit to Israel and commented on the gender inequality in Orthodox Jewish communities.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Religion, Orthodox Church

Jerusalem Post

ADL blasts Alice Walker over 'shocking' new book

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker "has taken her extreme and hostile views to a shocking new level" in her latest book on intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies, according a review of the book by the Anti-Defamation League .

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Activism, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Religion

Arutz Sheva Israel News

A Game Changer - Parshat Balak

What did Balak and Bilaam in this week's parsha think that they could do to the Jewish people that the might Sichon and Og could not? What did Balak and Bilaam in this week's parsha think that they could do to the Jewish people that the might Sichon and Og could not? The answer is quite revealing and has a lot to do with the present attitude of ... (more)

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Jerusalem Post

Israel gears up for Peres' star-studded Facing Tomorrow conference

Streisand, De Niro and Clinton join world leaders and other dignitaries as president marks his 90th birthday at start of conference.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Shimon Peres, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Religion

Jerusalem Post

I would convert and make aliya if it weren't for the camels'

"We're doing the Disney World version of Israel," Dave Barry says as he sits down in an overstuffed chair in the lobby of Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Dave's World, Entertainment, Television, Coral Gables, FL, Religion

Jerusalem Post

Doreen Carvajal explores the Sephardi origins of her ancestors (above) in her book

Five hundred and twenty-one years after 1492, Spain is well on its way toward reclaiming its Sephardi heritage.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, Religion, Juan Carlos, Israel, Middle East, Vidal, CA

Jerusalem Post

Village of Abu Ghosh hit by massive 'price tag' attack

Police say 28 cars vandalized, houses sprayed with graffiti in Arab village in "price tag" attack; Vandalism contrary to values of democracy, says PM.

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Related Topix: Religion, Shimon Peres, Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories,

Jerusalem Post

Ending the Chief Rabbinate electoral machinations

Candidly Speaking: It is highly overdue for the state to intervene and ensure that anti-Zionist rabbis are no longer sponsored by the state.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, Religion, Opinion

Jewish Journal

Reviving Reform temples' men's groups

Sunday-morning bagel and lox breakfasts once were mainstays of Reform temple men's clubs.

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Related Topix: Coral Springs, FL, Plantation, FL, Davie, FL, Religion, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Ham and High

10cc frontman marks Alyth synagogue's 80th birthday with special concert

Alyth chairman Harriet Radley with Rabbi Mark Goldsmith, president Brenda Freedman, former president Jeffery Rose and Rabbi Josh Levy.

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Ynetnews

Deri: 'Arabs out' is the same as 'Jews out'

Shas chairman Knesset Member Aryeh Deri arrived at Abu Ghosh on Tuesday after vandals slashed car tires and sprayed graffiti reading "Arabs out" in the village.

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Arutz Sheva Israel News

MK Litzman Against Automatic Organ Donation

Former deputy health minister Ya'akov Litzman came out, Tuesday, against a proposal by Health Minister Yael German which would consider all drivers as organ donors unless they sign a declaration to the contrary.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Examiner.com

Exploring Jewish Customs 2013

Explore the Jewish traditions and learning about the jewish customs in the Carolinas.

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Decorah Journal

Pedal Prayers

That's the mantra which keeps German native Hans Myors peddling, as he travels the United States on his recumbent bicycle, spreading God's word.

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Related Topix: Decorah, IA, Religion