Jun 22 2017
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A Jerusalem court has ruled in favor of 83-year-old plaintiff Renee Rabinowitz, who sued Israel’s El Al airline for…
Dec 11 2016
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced his high hopes for the Trump Administration’s relationship with…
Sep 25 2016
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According to American diplomatic parlance, the city of Jerusalem does not belong to Israel, or any country, for that…
Apr 5 2016
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Orthodox Judaism is not known for being particularly progressive—women and men are typically not allowed to sit next…
Sep 18 2015
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When I was a young Jewess, the world was a place that was still unkind to my people. Jews were allowed to be…
May 29 2015
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The London Evening Standard and the Jewish Chronicle are reporting that an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group in North…
Apr 10 2015
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In what’s quickly becoming an unwelcome mini-trend, the New York Times reports that a growing number of U.S.-Israel…
May 19 2014
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Macklemore's love affair with easily placated progressives may have hit a rough patch over the weekend when the…
Jun 7 2013
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Israel's army is a subject of fascination to many Americans, primarily because they draft not only male civilians,…
May 22 2013
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Some people get their rocks off obsessing about the Royal Wedding, which definitely ranks as one of the most…
Apr 26 2013
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An Israeli court ruled today that women can legally pray and wear prayer shawls at Jerusalem's Western Wall, despite…
Apr 22 2013
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Because of his awesome judgment and giant brain, Oklahoma State Representative Dennis Johnson broke out the phrase…
Apr 12 2013
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Five women who were recently detained at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for daring to pray alongside men at Israel's…
Feb 11 2013
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Sarah Silverman's Sister Was Detained By Israeli Cops for Wearing a Prayer Shawl at the Western Wall
Here's the gist of the controversy over Israel's holy Western Wall: lots of Jewish women think they deserve the…
Feb 6 2013
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assigned famous former dissident Natan Sharansky an impossible task…
Dec 23 2012
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Since the first arrest of this nature back in 2009, a number of women have been detained by Israeli security for…
Oct 24 2012
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As Katie Baker reported last week, folks looking for a Jewish partner are spoiled for choice, with more dating sites…
Oct 15 2012
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Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt, who is apparently not only a Rabbi but the definitive judge of good Jews, women, and…
Oct 11 2012
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When I heard about Yenta, a new iPhone application that, Grindr-like, connects Jewish singles by location and…
Sep 2 2012
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Orthodox Rabbis Fight NYC’s Effort to Warn Parents About Herpes Risks of Ancient Circumcision Ritual
Super-duper Orthodox Jewish leaders in New York are bristling under the Health Department's plan to mandate a…