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Competition in Jewish world heats up

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:21:01 GMT

New Jewish group founded by Russian-born businessman seeks place in Diaspora politics.

OU’s ‘Torah Tidbits’ turns 20

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:52:00 GMT

Event celebrating 20 yrs, 1,000th addition attended by 1000 members of public, as well as Deputy J'lem Mayor Hadari.

Budget-pinched women’s Talmud program to close

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:31:26 GMT

Program was first course to provide stipends to women scholars in order to facilitate long-term study of Talmudic texts.

Arno Lustiger: Historian of Shoah resistance dies

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:05:39 GMT

Tribute: Writer survived six camps, debunked view that Jews went "like sheep to the slaughter."

The idiot’s guide to wooing Jewish women

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:25:45 GMT

I know, just thinking about it is making you nervous, but that’s our natural state.

Film brings Entebbe hero to life

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:07:18 GMT

The film, says the director, “mirrors the nature of [Netanyahu’s] life; it's not the story of Entebbe, but of Yoni."

What happened to the Borscht Belt?

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:48:12 GMT

"'If you live in New York, you’re Jewish, even if you aren’t.’ That applied to the Borscht Belt," author says.

Pie-in-the-sky thinking: Putting pizzazz into pizza

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:43:14 GMT

The mere mention of Shavuot sends images of cheesecakes dancing before my eyes and calling my name.

Political, social turmoil worries Hungary’s Jews

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:46:03 GMT

“The danger is about Hungarian democracy, not about anti-Semitism,” Rabbi Istvan Darvas tells JTA.

Old becomes new as couples personalize weddings

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:55:10 GMT

“The sound of Ashley’s entourage approaching was thunderous,” said the groom.

Tradition Today: Standing at Sinai

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:45:20 GMT

The question that Shavuot presents to us, that each of us must answer in our lives is the same one that was presented at Sinai.

Should one recite Hallel on Jerusalem Day?

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:40:52 GMT

Ask The Rabbi: There remains a strong sense that beyond barbecues, we must manifest our gratitude in religious expression.

Parashat Behukotai: The sanctity of Jerusalem

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:36:53 GMT

"Then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield her produce and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit." Leviticus 26:4.

Weekly Schmooze: A 'Lonely Island' milestone

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:53:28 GMT

JPost column on hottest Jewish news: HBO's Jewish "Girls," Groucho Marx visit's Hitler's bunker.

Orthodox rapper Y-Love reveals he’s gay

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:31:10 GMT

“I feel like I’ve wasted years of my life worrying that it would alienate the community I dedicated my life to,” rapper tells 'Out' magazine.

Site launched to counter boycotts of Israeli goods

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:54 GMT

Shop-A-Fada campaign encourages public to counter anti-Israel boycotts by buying merchandise made in Israel.

Young haredim want to study, open to army, work

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:33:40 GMT

Survey of 400 unmarried haredi students shows 70 percent see themselves continuing religious studies.

Class shows haredi readiness to tackle sex abuse

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:23:41 GMT

Course launched recently to train haredi counselors to work with sexually abused kids shows openness to once taboo issue.

Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:31:28 GMT

"Blooms of Darkness" by Israeli Aharon Appelfeld awarded 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize London ceremony.

Radicals attack ‘I Like Israel’ event in Germany

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:31:04 GMT

Head of pro-Israel group "neveragain" says he is "not surprised but nonetheless shocked."