Supreme Court to rule on public prayer case
Day in court is the culmination of six years of legal battles for Jewish woman in Rochester, N.Y. By RON ...
Tag: National Council of Jewish Women
Jewish groups ride roller-coaster week of Supreme Court rulings
U.S. Supreme Court issues ‘critical decisions’ on affirmative action, voting rights and gay marriage By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — ...
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. ...
Editorial: Josie Johnson is worried about America
The job of editing a newspaper entails certain compromises and the occasional pangs of conscience. At the top, I want ...
Sen. Arlen Specter, 'devoted public servant,' dies at 82
Specter remembered as an iconoclast who enjoyed going toe to toe with tyrants By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — During ...
Editorial: Shades of ‘Tail-Gunner Joe’
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “McCarthyism” as a “mid-20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to ...
NCJW event to explore needs of homeless youth
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will hold its annual Spring Event 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 14 ...
Women’s Morning at the Capitol set for March 15
Jewish Women’s Morning at the Capitol will take place 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 at the State ...
In speech, Obama misses some Jewish priorities
The president’s State of the Union address neglected to mention poverty, abortion rights or Israel By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) ...
Reform movement, NCJW decry failure to repeal US military's ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two Jewish groups expressed regret at the U.S. Senate’s failure to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t ...
