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more about #judaism more comments → Zulkey: fundamentalists of any religious order are bad news imo. more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I never would have thought that God cared so much about his followers' genitals, but religious people keep telling me otherwise. more » HereComesMyBaby: Apparently, Orthodox people in Jerusalem yell "Nazi" at a lot of people (for example, people driving on Shabbat). My friend does the funniest impressi... more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): How do you say "Godwin's Law" in Hebrew? more » andBegorrah: Worst last-night-of-Hanukkah present ever. more » JinxyMcDeath: I'm confused why you would post this story with so little explanation or context. This is a deeply complex issue and there is wrongdoing on both side... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: It makes me so angry that Jews are throwing around "Nazi!" as an insult. more » Lymed: At least the women now automatically win. more » HereComesMyBaby: This British Jewish day school has the same entry requirements as the State of Israel has for its immigrants! more » deitybox: I think the synagogue president's claim is BS. This doesn't change the definition of "who is Jewish" (as if the majority of Jews could agree on that a... more » deeemer: I'm so excited! I'm going to start suing the living daylights out of every single college - that receives government funding of course - that rejecte... more » LaComtesse: "Essentially, we must now apply a non-Jewish definition of who is Jewish" I hate this. I would venture that MOST Jews in the Western world do not adh... more » RubyPenelope: I find this ruling to be worrisome. While I disagree with the Orthodox and their view of only recognizing orthodox conversions, I also think that this... more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Being Jewish: a matter of race, or religion? more » CremeBruDont: It does seem like the school is using a ethnic group justification for why it should be granted a religion-based exemption. Can't have it both ways. more » -
#walleyed
Ultra-Orthodox Call Women At The Wall "Nazis" and Accuse Them Of Being Non-Jewish
Another monthly prayer session, another confrontation between Women Of The Wall and the ultra-Orthodox at the Western Wall. Today: Shouts that the women were "not-Jews" and "Nazis," according to Israel's Army Radio. [Haaretz] -
#faithbased
British Supreme Court: Yes, You Can. (Go To Jewish School.)
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has decided that London's Jewish Free School practiced racial discrimination when it gave lower admissions priority to a pupil on grounds that he was not ethnically Jewish: More » -
#inherownwords
Woman Detained At Western Wall Writes About Ordeal
"Curses in Hebrew and Yiddish, venomous treatment toward me and my tallit, and speculation regarding my gender and religion: 'A man in the women's section!' 'He's not even Jewish!'" On praying and getting arrested at the Wall. [The Forward] -
#walleyed
Israeli Woman Arrested For Praying At The Western Wall
A twenty-five year old Israeli is the first woman arrested for wearing a prayer shawl at Judaism's holiest site, the Kotel. It's the latest strike in the war between Orthodox rabbis and, in their words, the "deviants who serve equality." More » -
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#westbankstory
Complete Lack of Understanding Of Teenage Brain In Middle East
Fascinating/depressing story on NPR about a group of Jewish "vigilantes" trying to stop interracial dating in Israel - and their shockingly inept approach: More » -
#womenswork
“God Is A Woman And She Is Growing Older”
"It was the times they tore me to shreds that were the best," reminisces Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig. Spoken like a firebrand: More » -
#shutup
Mayim Bialik Did Not Exactly Adore Her WNTW Outfit
Two kids and a neuroscience doctorate down, the actress formerly known as Blossom Russo has decided to get back into acting. Obviously, as mentioned by Hortense, she called Clinton and Stacy. There was just one problem: More » -
#faithsofourmothers
The Half-Jew's Complaint
Debates are raging in Israel over whether to let people claim Jewish identity based on either parent. More conservative factions want to stick to matrilineality. Us half-Jews are confused.
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#opioneers
L'Chaim! Woman Becomes First African-American Female Rabbi
When she is ordained on June 6th, Alysa Stanton will become the first African-American woman ever to be ordained as a rabbi. More » -
#mazeltov
New School For Orthodox Jewish Women Opens, But Will They Be Rabbis?
Yesterday, the opening of Yeshivat Mahara"t, a new training program for Orthodox Jewish women to become spiritual leaders was announced. It's a big step, but women may still be barred from becoming rabbis. More » -
#youarewhatyoueat
Dietary Laws
A new movement of "Eco-Kosher" Jews feels that eating sustainably, organically and locally fulfills a religious responsibility to protect the environment. Accordingly, a number of synagogues around the country have started community-supported agriculture projects. [LAT]
