In face of Quran-burning threat, 'Silence is not an option:' Clergy - USA Today
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:23:00 GMT+00:00
USA Today ... Bishop Mark Sisk, the Episcopal Church's Bishop of New York; and Rabbi David Saperstein from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism . ... CNN covered interfaith call to oppose Koran burning. Who didn't? Christian Science Monitor Religions unite against Koran burning BBC News US church to go ahead with Sept. 11 Quran burning The Associated Press National Review Online  - First Things (blog)  - Hartford Courant (blog)

10 Stupid Things Laura Schlessinger Has Done To Mess up Her Life - SouthFloridaGayNews.com
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:20:51 GMT+00:00
SouthFloridaGayNews.com Orthodox Judaism maintains that people who try to act as intermediaries for God are simply heretics. Her personal authorship of the 10 Commandments is just ...

Bringing Up Baby: What Role Should Religion Play in My Baby's Life? - Woman's Day (blog)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:55:20 GMT+00:00
Woman's Day (blog) I know there's more to Judaism for Rory than lox and bagels, but trying to raise a child with his brand of Judaism is going to be difficult. ...

Police Search for Gunman in Botched Liquor Store Robbery - New York Times (blog)
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:37:56 GMT+00:00
New York Times (blog) The victim, Yoseph Robinson, was a Jamaican-born convert to Judaism . Mr. Robinson, 34, was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and arm at 9:30 pm on ... Former Hip-Hop Exec and Orthodox Jew Fatally Shot in Robbery Gothamist Former hip hop exec shot, killed Toronto Sun Hip-hop artist turned Orthodox Jew murdered in Brooklyn Jewish Telegraphic Agency myfoxny.com  - CBS New York  - Jamaica Observer

Obama not the first president to encounter questions on his faith - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:21:12 GMT+00:00
Pittsburgh Post Gazette The seed of Islam is passed through the father like the seed of Judaism is passed through the mother," he said. That's not true, said Jonathan Brown, ...

Ignorance at the top - Ha'aretz
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:51:09 GMT+00:00
Ha'aretz I don't know exactly to which Judaism he was referring, to that of the man who curses in public, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, or that of the ultra-Orthodox who ...

Police Recommend Pressing Charges Against Anat Hoffman; Rabinowitz Decides Who ... - Jewschool (blog)
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:46:14 GMT+00:00
Jewschool (blog) They are placing themselves as supplicants, begging and entreating the leaders of the state of Israel to please not oppress liberal Judaism and women in ...

[no subject] - Worldwide Faith News (press release)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:41:21 GMT+00:00
Worldwide Faith News (press release) ... Bishop Mark Sisk, the Episcopal Church's Bishop of New York; and Rabbi David Saperstein from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism . ...

What Time is it in Israel? - The Media Line
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:32:17 GMT+00:00
The Media Line Emily Levy-Shochat, chairperson of the Movement of Conservative Judaism in Israel, said that her opposition is not about the changing of the clock but about ... Yishai to consider return to daylight saving time Ynetnews Editorial: Let it stay light Jerusalem Post

Hadar High Holidays Prep: Elevating 5771 - The Jewish Week
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:11:55 GMT+00:00
The Jewish Week On the one hand, Judaism is not naive about how hard this can be. It is surely striking that Maimonides begins his laws of moral self-cultivation by ...

Grounded in reverence - Philadelphia Inquirer
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:03:32 GMT+00:00
Philadelphia Inquirer Inside and outside their Cherry Hill home, a rabbi and an artist proclaim their love of Judaism , books, and nature. By Sally Friedman When Rabbi Barry ...

New Encyclopedia of Religion in America Includes Entry On Chabad Movement - Lubavitch.com
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:49:36 GMT+00:00
Lubavitch.com Historian Dr. Jonathan Sarna lectures on the emergence of American Judaism the National Jewish Retreat, Reston, VA. by Mordechai Lightstone ...

Saving a synagogue - Worcester Telegram
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:33:23 GMT+00:00
Worcester Telegram Mr. Rotman said that if the synagogue is saved, the Orthodox community has a very good chance of flourishing, because it's that branch of Judaism that has ...

School of Rap | Big Easy Edition - New York Times (blog)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:20:57 GMT+00:00
New York Times (blog) We took the opportunity to give them a brief lesson about Judaism . I explained what a synagogue was and told them about rabbis. The next day, he says, ...

German politician stirs controversy with his inflammatory views on Muslims and ... - Washington Post (blog)
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:48:09 GMT+00:00
Washington Post (blog) His rants on the sensitive subjects of immigration and Judaism both in the new book and in interviews promoting it have caused political leaders and ... German politician under fire over anti-Muslim polemic Irish Times 'Jewish gene' theories make waves in Germany, go unnoticed in Israel Ha'aretz

Get Religion Alerts - Huffington Post (blog)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:33:36 GMT+00:00
Huffington Post (blog) Nonetheless, I worry a little about it because, frankly, the same thing that was missing in mainstream Judaism that these JuBus were seeking is probably ...

Differences of religion can be reconciled with mutual understanding - Daily Athenaeum
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:16:39 GMT+00:00
Daily Athenaeum The differences that separate Christianity, Judaism and Islam are not that extreme. Islam accepts the same prophets as the others (including Jesus Christ); ...

Coming to a school near you: More Judaism, more Zionism - Ha'aretz
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:23 GMT+00:00
, more Zionism Ha'aretz Of the 12000 hours of additional classroom instruction that will be added to the 2010-2011 school year, 3500 will go to adding a new class ...

Russell Simmons speaks out in support of 'Ground Zero mosque' - Entertainment Weekly
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:10:37 GMT+00:00
Entertainment Weekly Six of Simmons' window displays spell out the word coexist using religious symbols drawn from traditions including Christianity, Judaism , Islam, ... 'A tolerant America' Times-Standard Are We Moving Toward a Clan Society? Huffington Post (blog) Muslim Community Centers and Mosque Shed Light on American Fears 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio UI The Daily Iowan  - Arab News  - Toronto Star

Bryan Cranston Says He's Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' - TheWrap
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:57:02 GMT+00:00
TheWrap ... sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," and in a memorable "Seinfeld" recurring role as Jerry's dentist, Tim Whatley, who converted to Judaism for the jokes. ...