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Baltimore Jewish Times – So the Kansas City Jewish community knows, for instance, that “Allison,” a ninth-grader who is a member of the Reform Congregation Beth Torah, attended the Union for Reform Judaism’s summer camp every year from 2003 to 2007, except for 2006. From

Editor s Note
Egypt Today – there are months in which we have no choice but to pepper our pages with extensive coverage of religious topics despite our house rule declaring, We re Egypt Today, not Religion Today, so no more than one piece about Islam, Christianity or Judaism

Religion briefs
Marin Independent Journal – Congregation Rodef Sholom offers “Exploring the World of Judaism” with Rabbi Lavey Derby at 9:20 a.m. Feb. 11. Suggested donation is $10 for noncongregants. Call 479-3441. The synagogue is at 170 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. – Rabbi Stacy Friedman

Talk Show Rabbi Attacks ‘Deceptive’ Jews for Jesus Campaign
Christian Post – Singer s New York-based Jewish organization, Outreach Judaism, focuses on counter-missionary efforts, and its new site particularly singles out Jews for Jesus because of the multi-million dollar evangelistic campaign that the group ran last year

When it comes to college essays, three JCHS grads know the secrets
Jewish News Weekly – Truth be told, his years at JCHS absolutely changed his attitude toward Judaism, says Bercun. I became more concrete in my Jewish identity. At Arizona, he helps lead services at his campus Hillel and joined a Jewish fraternity. And in the

American Opinion
American Reporter – A first-grade student is taught that “Every religion other than Islam is false”; teachers are instructed to “Give examples of false religions, like Judaism, Christianity, paganism, etc.”; fifth graders learn “It is forbidden for a Muslim to be

Jews and Jesuits live in harmony at Santa Clara University
Jewish News Weekly – Hillel s Sandel notes that last year, the Jewish Student Union applied to join the university s multi-cultural center, but was denied. We don t think the students know a lot about Jews and Judaism, she says. They didn t know it s