Judaism

Jewish and Muslim Students Break Challah, Boundaries

September 23, 2008

Author: Noa Borkan

Source: The Wesleyan Argus

http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6724

The Jewish and Muslim chaplains came together last Friday to teach their congregants about the most famous anti-religion book in recent memory, Christopher Hitchens’ “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.”

This seemingly unusual occasion has become a now-regular event: the fifth annual Interfaith Iftar-Shabbat Dinner, which brings...

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Inmates Go Kosher—and Not Just the Jewish Ones

September 18, 2008

Author: Tim Murphy

Source: Religion News Service

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/inmates_go_kosher_and_not_just_the_jewish_ones1/

Norman Lee Toler, 28, won a court fight to gain access to kosher prison meals even though he is not Jewish, and prison officials say he kept photos of Adolf Hitler in his cell.

The request was an odd one, coming from Norman Lee Toler.

Toler,...

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Poll Finds Rising Antipathy Toward Jews and Muslims in Europe

September 17, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Reuters

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/world/europe/18pew.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish feelings are rising in several major European countries, according to a worldwide survey released on Wednesday.

The Washington-based Pew Research Center’s global attitude survey found that 46 percent of Spanish, 36 percent of Poles and 34 percent of Russians viewed...

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Religious Diversity Celebrated at Interfaith Event

September 3, 2008

Author: Trish Hollenbeck

Source: Northwest Arkansas Times

http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/68743/

A Muslim from Palestine, Fadil Bayyari, is helping to build the Jewish Temple Shalom in Fayetteville. It is being designed by a Christian.

University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart gave this as an example of tolerance and diversity as he spoke during the Institute of Interfaith Dialog's fourth annual Interfaith Banquet Tuesday night at the Fayetteville...

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Jewish Voters May Be Wary of Palin

September 3, 2008

Author: Ben Smith

Source: Politico

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13098.html

Barack Obama has struggled for 18 months to lock down the support of a traditionally Democratic group, Jewish voters.

In the past week, John McCain may have helped Obama with his Jewish problem by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

McCain and Obama are battling over a portion of the Jewish community: older, conservative...

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Pentagon Finds Religious Bias In Army Probe

August 24, 2008

Author: Vickie Elmer

Source: The Washington Post/Newsweek

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082301605.html?sub=AR

It was almost an ordinary Sabbath at David Tenenbaum's home. He had been to synagogue, and he and his wife, Madeline, had invited friends over for lunch.

Then FBI agents showed up, brandishing a search warrant. They spent hours going through the family's...

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Westhampton Beach Residents Embroiled In Religious Boundary Debate

August 18, 2008

Author: Kelly Carroll

Source: Hamptons.com

http://www.hamptons.com/detail.ihtml?id=4599&apid=9275&sid=27&cid=54&hm=1&iv=1&townflag=

Not an hour into the public information session regarding the Hampton Synagogue’s desire for an Eruv to be designated in the village of Westhampton Beach, one-third of the overflowing crowd stood up and walked out, angered over the reading of anti-Semitic e-mails sent to the...

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Graffiti on Dix Hills Synagogue Called 'Act of Hatred'

August 17, 2008

Author: Olivia Winslow

Source: Newsday.com

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lihate0818,0,119381.story

A large white screen covered the graffiti on the rear of the Dix Hills Jewish Community Center yesterday, blocking from view the black, spray-painted expressions of hate.

The synagogue's rabbi, Howard Buechler, who is studying in Israel and will return next week, said he was notified "within an hour" of the graffiti's...

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