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7 hrs ago | The Debate Link

A Jewish BLT

“Jewish", if you will, theology than it does Christian. Now, I'll admit only a moderate knowledge of the parameters of Christian theology. But plenty of Christians I've talked to have confessed genuine trouble with identifying BLT as a "Christian”

Not Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato , but Black Liberation Theology! This NYT article on the subject brought to the fore a thought I've been having for some time. via The Debate Link

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Friday | The Boston Globe

Israel's advent altered outlook for Middle East Jews

“After they left in 1985, it was neglected.”

A ruined cemetery lies by the sea in Sidon, the worn Hebrew inscriptions on the headstones a reminder of Lebanon's once-thriving Jewish minority, which has all but vanished since the state of Israel emerged 60 ... via The Boston Globe

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Thursday May 8 | National Post

The Christian case for supporting Israel

Why should Christians care about Israel? Amid the National Post's extensive coverage of Israel's 60th anniversary, it is a question worth asking. via National Post

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Wednesday May 7 | Raw Story

Israel throws 60th birthday bash under cloud of uncertainty

“For 60 years now, we have had our homeland and have built it on a sea of tears... We want to live in peace with our neighbours and want to shake hands with them but our enemies know too that we can also press the trigger.”

Israel this week celebrates its 60th birthday with military displays, barbecues and a Bible quiz but also with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over its prime minister's political future. via Raw Story

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Tuesday May 6 | KAAL-TV Austin

First Israeli-funded non-Orthodox synagogue dedicated

“But on the other side I don't think people should peel away what is holy to me.”

MODIIN, ISRAEL - Israel's Reform Jews have dedicated the first non-Orthodox synagogue to receive state funding, after a long court battle that highlighted the rift among the country's different streams of ... via KAAL-TV Austin

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Monday May 5 | National Post

Book excerpt: Two Peoples, One Land

Jewish immigrants arriving at Haifa harbour in October, 1947. The War of 1948 was the almost inevitable result of more than half a century of Arab-Jewish friction and conflict that began with the arrival in ... via National Post

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Sunday May 4 | Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Saluting 60 years of independence

“Israel is our true home. It's where my heart is and it's really where I would like to be. I celebrate Israel's 60 years, but I don't take it for granted that it will be here forever. None of us can rest on our laurels.”

Thousands of Valley Jews turned out to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday at a communitywide festival held last month at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus in Scottsdale. via Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

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Friday May 2 | The Herald

Irish church leaders barred from Jerusalem site

“We were under constraints of time ... and we decided to move on.”

Leaders of Ireland's main Christian churches were barred from praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday because they refused to remove the crosses they were wearing. via The Herald

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Thursday May 1 | Boston.com

Irish prelates barred from Jerusalem's Western Wall

“They were asked to remove the crosses, but they refused”

In this March 26, 2000 file photo Pope John Paul II is accompanied by Michael Melchior, an orthodox rabbi and former Cabinet minister next the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. via Boston.com

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Thursday May 1 | The Jewish Journal

Blood Brothers: How a gift of lifesaving bone marrow united two strangers

“He's someone who did something selfless in a selfish age”

Yosef Eliezrie, left, and Moshe Price. Photo by Nancy Sokoler Steiner Although they live more than 12,000 miles apart, Yosef Eliezrie and Moshe Price have a lot in common. via The Jewish Journal

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