Judaism

Government to Speed Up Moving of 18,000 Ethiopians Jews to Middle East

January 9, 2004

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3377897.stm

On January 9, 2004 the BBC News reported, "The Israeli Government are to speed up the moving of the remaining 18,000 Ethiopian Jews to the Middle East. However, the emigration of the Falasha Mura community would not start next week as had earlier been reported, says Israel's foreign ministry. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom admitted at the end of a two-day Ethiopia visit, that the issue was a complex one. The...

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Pittsburg Concert Will Give Preview of Vatican Interfaith Concert

January 8, 2004

Source: Valley News Dispatch

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_173629.h tml

On January 8, 2004 the Valley News Dispatch reported, "Music's power to heal and inspire is about to have a worldwide stage...World-renowned conductor Gilbert Levine, known as 'the Pope's maestro,' will lead the Pittsburgh Symphony in what promises to be a historic concert, carrying a theme of reconciliation, celebrating the silver jubilee...

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ADL Applauds Decision to Continue European Seminar on Anti-Semitism

January 7, 2004

Source: Anti-Defamation League

http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASInt_13/4437_13.htm

On January 7, 2004 the Anti-Defamation League issued a press release that reported, "The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the decision by the European Commission to reinstate a seminar on anti-Semitism in Europe, tentatively scheduled to take place in February. In a statement issued today, Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, indicated that he was willing to move...

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Orthodox Synagogue Sues Over Freedom of Worship in MA

January 6, 2004

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/01/06/synagogue_sues_newton_after_standoff/

On January 6, 2004 The Boston Globe reported that Orthodox congregants at Beth Menachem Chabad in Newton, Mass. have been holding Jewish services four, sometimes five times a week for the past three weeks in defiance of city officials' orders. "Spurred by neighbors' complaints of traffic...

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Religion and Politics

January 5, 2004

Source: Religion Link

http://www.religionwriters.com/public/tips/010504/010504a.shtml

On January 5, 2004 Religion Link reported, "A year from now, and after untold campaign speeches and news stories, the United States will either have a new president, or voters will have returned George W. Bush to the White House for a second term. But the next 12 months will feature more than the usual intense campaigning. Experts say that more than perhaps any other...

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CA Islamic Center Aids Iranian Quake Victims

January 4, 2004

Source: Contra Costa Times

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/7631118.htm

On January 4, 2004 the Contra Costa Times reported that 200 people gathered at Islamic center in Oakland for an interfaith service for victims of the earthquake in Bam, Iran. Speakers came from Temple Sinai and Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, the Islamic center and the Oakland Coalition of Congregations. In the past week, the Islamic center has raised $86,000 as well as...

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Is this Tolerance?

January 4, 2004

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-op-skube4jan04,1,3032143.story?coll=la-news-religion

On January 4, 2004 the Los Angeles Times published an editorial by Michael Skube on religion and tolerance: "If religion gives lives meaning — and for billions it does — it does not always bring us peace and mutual understanding. In France, President Jacques Chirac wants no large crucifixes, no skullcaps...

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Ohio Locals Embrace Diversity and Mysticism

January 4, 2004

Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer

http ://w ww.cleveland.com/religion/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/107296383830590.xml

On January 4, 2004 The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported, "All over Northeast Ohio, in secular institutions and in Episcopal, United Methodist, Congregational, Baptist and Catholic settings, spiritual seekers are rediscovering the path of the labyrinth as a source of reflection... Northeast Ohioans seeking ways to stay spiritually centered in 2004 have plenty of options. Silent retreats, meditation...

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Philadelphia Synagogue Leases Space to Muslim School

January 3, 2004

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20040103muslimschoollocal7p7.asp

On January 3, 2004 The Associated Press reported on Congregation Beth T'Fillah of Overbrook Park, a synagogue currently leasing out its classroom space to NSA Educational Learning Center, a small Muslim school for pre-kindergartners through eighth graders in its second year of operation. "The partnership between the school and synagogue, perhaps a model...

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For Many, New Year's is not a Secular Holiday

January 3, 2004

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs3jan03,1,2771185.story?coll=la-news-religion

On January 3, 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported that members of the Konko Church of Los Angeles celebrated the new year with a purifying ceremony using elements of an ancient Japanese ritual "aimed at clearing out the negative energies of the past... Although New Year's Day has become a secular...

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Poverty Increase Among New York Jews

January 2, 2004

Source: Jewish Week

http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=1229

On January 2, 2004 Jewish Week reported, "Poverty among New York City’s Jews is at historic highs and rising, even as it is diminishing among other groups in the five boroughs, according to as-yet-unreleased data from a recent survey of New York’s Jewish community. For the first time in recent history there is a higher percentage of poor households within the Jewish community, 13...

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New Jersey Synagogue Threatened

January 2, 2004

Source: Associated Press

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2004/jan/02/010207997.html

On January 2, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "One of New Jersey's largest synagogues was temporarily closed and placed under police guard after a threat was made against it, authorities said. The threat against Temple Emanu-El in Westfield was deemed not credible late Wednesday, the Union County prosecutor said Friday, but police and road...

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