Judaism

Effects of Fighting in the Middle East Felt in the U.S.

October 6, 2000

Source: The Buffalo News

On October 6, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that in an event "described as the first such meeting in recent memory, local Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders came together under one roof Thursday to denounce the violence that has erupted in Jerusalem and has threatened hopes of reviving the Middle East peace process. The local leaders signed a statement pleading for President Clinton to redouble his efforts to bring the parties back to the negotiating table so this conflict can be settled with conversation and not...

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Interfaith Families Create New Traditions

October 6, 2000

Source: The Boston Herald

On October 6, 2000, The Boston Herald published an article entitled, "Guiding Light: Interfaith Families Share Ancient Traditions - and Create New Ones."

Effects of Fighting in the Middle East Felt in the U.S.

October 5, 2000

Source: The New York Times

On October 5, 2000, The New York Times published an article entitled, "New Hostility in Mideast Echoes in a Brooklyn Neighborhood." It reported that "along Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn's Sunset Park, Hasidic Jews and Palestinian Muslims cross paths at every corner. Women with unmistakable Yiddish accents shop in Islamic markets, alongside Arabic women in head scarves. In the evenings, Jewish fathers pass Muslim fathers clutching the Koran, each on the way to pray to God or to Allah. A few return home to the same blocks. In Sunset...

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Effects of Fighting in the Middle East Felt in the U.S.

October 3, 2000

Source: The Courier-Journal

On October 3, 2000, The Courier-Journal (Kentucky) reported on "a few acres of flat, elevated turf in Jerusalem's old city, revered by Jews as the site of their ancient temple and by Muslims as the scene of a miraculous visit by the prophet Mohammed." It reported that "Louisville-area Jews and Muslims alike say they were not surprised that right-wing Israeli politician Ariel Sharon triggered violence just by showing up there. Five days of fighting have followed Sharon's visit last Thursday on the site that Muslims call the...

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Sen. Lieberman, Jews, Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

September 30, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On September 30, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that "Jews around the world welcomed in the New Year on Friday--a year that, at least for American Jews, is being shaped by the vice presidential candidacy of Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Ever since Lieberman became Al Gore's running mate on the Democratic ticket, his presence has been a cause for celebration among Jews. But his prominence has also renewed soul-searching for many over what it means to be Jewish...Many rabbis say that they expect the presence of an observant Jew...

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For Young and Old, Judaism Brings People Together

September 30, 2000

Source: The Houston Chronicle

On September 30, 2000, The Houston Chronicle reported that "Ben "Bunny" Leff's vision is fading. At 81 years of age, he can no longer read or drive. Joe Mendelovitz, 84, needs a three-legged cane to assist his strides. But their hearts are strong. For years, Leff, Mendelovitz and other volunteers have shown up at Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services to lead the morning prayer service known as a minyan, Hebrew for quorum. Orthodox Judaism requires the presence of 10 men to hold a public worship service or Torah reading....

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Jewish Summer Camp Remembered

September 30, 2000

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On September 30, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that "what you see first is a huge sign with hand-painted letters reading 'Blue Star Camps.' It's mounted on two blue panels, nailed to 7-foot wooden poles. Then there's a long silver canoe. And a tiny cot and bedroom used by young campers. And a white nurse's uniform owned by Hilda Ney, 75, who wore it for more than 20 years in the camp's health center. A new exhibit mounted by Atlanta's William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum is bound to evoke...

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For Young and Old, Judaism Brings People Together

September 30, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On September 30, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that "Aryeh Fein put a gnarled ram's horn to his lips and blew until veins stood out on his forehead. The 10-year-old from Rancho Santa Margarita sounded the shofar Friday morning to herald the start of Rosh Hashana in a program sponsored by Morasha Jewish Day School in Mission Viejo. 'I blew it a little too long,' Aryeh said, sitting in the grass until his dizziness passed. 'It's cool because it makes so much noise.' The shofar is used to signal the start of the Jewish New Year...

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"Muslim 'Man of Peace' to Help Jews Greet New Year"

September 29, 2000

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On September 29, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution published an article entitled "Muslim 'Man of Peace' to Help Jews Greet New Year." It reported that "as Jews in metro Atlanta and around the world begin their holiest season of the year, one Atlanta congregation will be hosting an unusual guest speaker: a Muslim sheik. Sheik Abu Saleh el Refai, a Sufi Muslim and spiritual leader of Arabs living on the West Bank, will be the guest speaker this evening at services sponsored by the nondenominational Shema...

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Conflict Erupts Over Soccer Game Scheduled for Rosh Hashanah

September 29, 2000

Source: The New York Times

On September 29, 2000, The New York Times reported that "the 10-year-old boys of the Avon Soccer Club will not be playing the lads of Fairfield United in the Connecticut state soccer tournament this Saturday. Whether this is due to religious intolerance, as Avon's coach believes, or the inability of some suburban parents to follow the rules, as the Fairfield coach thinks, is for the lawyers to decide. The conflict between the two teams arose this week after it became known that the parents of 7 of the Avon squad's 11 starting...

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Sen. Lieberman, Jews, Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

September 28, 2000

Source: USA TODAY

On September 28, 2000, USA TODAY reported that while "he's in the tightest race for the White House since 1980...when the sun sets Friday, Joe Lieberman will be nowhere near the campaign trail. Instead, the nation's first Jewish vice-presidential candidate will be in a synagogue in New Haven, Conn., wrapped in a prayer shawl and deep in reflection for the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year of 5761. It is probably the most publicized Jewish observance since 1965, when star Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax refused to pitch a...

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Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

September 25, 2000

Source: The Buffalo News

On September 25, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that "the upcoming 10-day Jewish holiday period, which starts with Rosh Hashanah and culminates with Yom Kippur, can act as a barometer of workplace religious tolerance, according to Marlene Glickman, retired executive director of the Western New York chapter of the American Jewish Committee. Glickman said the yearly fall observances, and Passover, which occurs in the spring, often pit the dominant Christian calendar against the Jewish calendar. 'In most places of work, you'd never...

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