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ABC News – In Damascus, religions that are so often in conflict Christianity, Islam and Judaism live in harmony. Some women walk into Armani bareheaded, while others wear the scarf known as the hijab. Muslims pray side by side with Christians, Greek

Federations moving to new planning model
Jerusalem Post – So the federation worked with the Union for Reform Judaism, which is not typically a recipient of San Francisco federation money, to create a sensitivity training program for employees of synagogues, JCCs and early childhood education centers to make

Abie Rotenberg on Abie Rotenberg and ‘Miracles’
Arutz Sheva – into saying the right thing and giving the right hadracha (guidance) to children and to their parents, actually, in terms of what to say to their children and how to bring out areas and aspects of correct and proper behavior based on Torah Judaism

Temple plants seeds for future
Pensacola News Journal – This is really, really important because what we are doing really is making our Judaism active,” Rabbi Leonard Zukrow said. A lot of the vegetation on the beach was destroyed during hurricanes Ivan and Dennis. Vegetation is needed to keep sand on the

Israel dig plan ‘threatens Al-Aqsa’
Al Jazeera – The site is also revered by Jews as once the site of Solomon’s temple, the holiest shrine in Judaism, destroyed by the Romans in 70AD. On Sunday, Jordan ’s King Abdullah II warned against “any attack on Islamic sites” in Jerusalem and condemned Israeli

Judaism’s antithesis
Jerusalem Post – A crematorium recently opened for business in Israel, for the use of citizens who want their remains reduced to ashes. A decade ago, just over 20% of Americans who died were cremated. In 2005, the rate had risen to 32%. The Cremation Association of