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Netanyahu asks Jewish Agency to look into women’s prayer at Western Wall
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked the Jewish Agency to come up with a solution for non-Orthodox...
Haifa rabbinate forbids New Year’s Eve parties
(JTA) — The Haifa rabbinate has warned local hotels and event halls that they could lose their kashrut supervision if...
Ancient temple, rare ritual tools discovered near Jerusalem
Israel Hayom / Exclusive to JNS.org Archeologists got a rare glimpse of religious life in the days of Israel’s Judean...
Event celebrates Minnesota ties to rescue of Ethiopian Jewry
AJW Staff Report Minnesotans who played a role is the mass aliya (emigration to Israel) of Ethiopian Jews were remembered...
Rabbi recites prayer of mourning at memorial for victims of school shooting in Newtown
Rabbi Shaul Praver, spiritual leader of Congregation Adath Israel in Newtown, Conn., moved many to tears when he recited El...
High court to hear DOMA cases
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — With public acceptance of same-sex marriage growing, liberal Jewish groups are hoping the U.S....
Guinness records broken for menora lighting, dreidel spinning
(JTA) — A New Jersey synagogue said that it set a new Guinness World Record by lighting 834 menoras on...
JCA reschedules talk on faith, racial justice
Jewish Community Action, ISAIAH, His Works United and the Center for Public Ministry will host “Speaking of Faith After the...
Federal court hearing turns Talmudic
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR During a St. Paul federal court hearing last Friday, on a motion to dismiss the lawsuit alleging...
Beth Jacob welcomes new assistant rabbi
By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN / Community News Editor Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman says it’s good to be home. “I’ve been wanting...
