The Fourth Faith?
Egypt Today – At present, the state allows citizens to choose only Islam, Christianity or Judaism as options. The case sparked a fire storm of controversy in religious and political circles, especially after the AJC ruled in the couple s favor on April 4. The

Palestinians unite to fight Temple Mount dig
The Australian – For centuries, Orthodox Jews refrained from entering the Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, for fear of treading on the site of the temple’s forbidden Holy of Holies. Instead, an outer wall of the Mount, known today as the Western Wall, became the

Work starts near Jerusalem shrine
BBC News – The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, believed to be where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God and the location of Solomon’s Temple. Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 war. Since then, the compound has remained

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

Row over Saudi school textbooks
BBC UK – A Saudi-funded Islamic school in west London has been accused of using textbooks containing offensive remarks about Christianity and Judaism. Allegations about the Arabic books emerged when a former teacher accused the King Fahad Academy, Acton, of

Muslim protests as Israel digs at holy site
Guardian Unlimited – to build a new, raised walkway up to the site, which is known as the Haram al-Sharif to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews. Next to the walkway is the Western Wall, which dates from the time of the Second Temple and is the holiest site in Judaism.

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

Ethiopian Jews: Stop Bringing in Falash Mura
Arutz Sheva – According to members of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, the Falash Mura have no desire to return to the Judaism of their ancestors. We came [to Israel] to be Jews, said the community leaders. We weren t different from 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

Muslim protests as Israel digs at holy site
Guardian Unlimited – Next to the walkway is the Western Wall, which dates from the time of the Second Temple and is the holiest site in Judaism. Israeli archaeologists say the work is necessary on safety grounds, but Muslim leaders fear damage to the foundations of the

Israeli excavation in Jerusalem stirs Muslim anger
Reuters – After an all-clear from the authority that no artifacts remain, plans can be finalized for the 100-meter (yard) pedestrian bridge to the Mughrabi Gate entrance to Haram al-Sharif, which overlooks Judaism’s Western Wall. Palestinian Prime Minister

Sunday school isn t just for kids; parents join in at Rodef Sholom
Jewish News Weekly – He said his family always returns home from Kol HaMischpacha feeling more connected to each other and Judaism. This gets at the core of what being a Jewish family is all about, he said. Its primary mission is to give us an understanding

A. K from ex-pat, United States writes: Tolerance is a two-way street
Globe and Mail – It is just as much a shame that people would use this as an excuse to attack Judaism itself, or the ultra-orthodox sect that is represented here. There are bad apples in every group, and unfortunately it is usually the rotten fruit that raises the

Theologian: Interreligious listening lessons seen in papal Islam
Catholic Online – In the same paragraph, Paleologus claims that by universal consensus, Mohammed s is the worst among religious laws; anything noble in the law of Islam is not original but goes back at least to Abraham; what is best in Islam is borrowed from Judaism

Rice Asked To Push Peace Talks
Baltimore Jewish Times – Pressure might be inevitable, said Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. “Somebody’s got to help break the stalemate,” said Epstein, who signed a December letter to Rice from the National

Judaism and antisemitism
Socialist Worker – Understanding the economic role of Jews in the Middle Ages is crucial if we are to understand the history of Jewish persecution, writes Beccy Reese Anyone who has ever argued in defence of Palestinians will have come across supporters of Israel who

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

Meshaal says Israel playing with fire in mosque dig
Daily Times – The main complication we face is the Zionist and American interference in the internal Palestinian situation, as well as our fundamental problem, which is the occupation. The Aqsa and Dome of the Rock mosques sit above the Western Wall, Judaism

Israel’s Defeat on Campus
Front Page – Such conviction, however, is unlikely unless the student recognizes that building a Jewish state in the land of Israel is an essential expression of Judaism, and that Judaism itself is something worthwhile to preserve. It is here that a properly run

Pupils aged five ‘poisoned’ at Islamic school that ‘teaches hate’
This is London – Mr Cook said pupils are taught that religions including Christianity and Judaism are “worthless”. He said: “The teachers on the Saudi curriculum presumably either endorse this racist viewpoint or teach it without complaint.” Mr Cook claims he was

Looking Towards the Promised Land: Why America Cannot “Get Over
OpEdNews.com – Thirty-five hundred years later, the miraculous escape of the Jews from Pharonic bondage is still celebrated as one of the most important moments in Judaism’s nearly six-millennium history. The story of the flight from Egypt makes up Exodus, the

Religion Notes
Burlington Free Press – “Bagels, Borscht and Beyond,” Basic Judaism: A Series, 12:30-2 p.m. Sundays, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Feb. 4, Chosen People: Chosen for what?; March 4, Living as partners with God; April 1, Kosher: Can food be spiritual?; May 6, Sabbath

Judge rejects government motion, allows Wiccan lawsuit to proceed
SignOn San Diego – The VA currently allows 38 religious symbols to be placed on gravestones. The list includes commonly recognized symbols for Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, as well as those for smaller religions such as Sufism Reoriented, Eckiankar and the

Branding Enemies; Creating Battlefields
Payvand Iran News – While under normal circumstances the role that religion plays in our life may not be significant, or it may simply be a ‘deposit’ passed down the centuries, it will manifest itself if assaulted. Offensively invoking religion (Judaism and

The Menu: For Starters, a Food Fight
New York Times – But her aunt and uncle on her father s side practice Orthodox Judaism, and so do their children. Ms. Mlinar, her husband, Gavin, and her parents fretted for a week over what to do. But when the caterer suggested individualized kosher plates, the

Appeasement takes hold again in Europe
Sydney Morning Herald – His piece concluded that while Judaism and Christianity are religions whose rites reject and delegitimise violence, Islam is a religion that, in its own sacred text, as well as in its everyday rites, exalts violence and hatred. The article was posted

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

God’s Stoner Prophet
Slate – In short, these two mass killings mark a profound shift, the transition of Judaism from an immutable ethnic identity to a freely chosen religion, from blood to belief. Chapter 10 The four-faced cherubim return, riding their pimped-out chariots.

Rice Asked To Push Peace Talks
Baltimore Jewish Times – Pressure might be inevitable, said Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. “Somebody’s got to help break the stalemate,” said Epstein, who signed a December letter to Rice from the National

Blair Urged To Halt US Hitting Iran
Guardian Unlimited – Rabbi Tony Bayfield, the head of the Movement for Reform Judaism, Lord Bishop Harries of the Church of England and Senior Imam Sadjid of Brighton, said there was “no justification” international law for military force against Iran. “There is still

What Scientologists Believe
Belief.Net – Protestant, Conservative Protestant, Liberal Eastern Orthodox Latter-day Saint Christian Science Jehovah’s Witness Quaker, Liberal Quaker, Orthodox Seventh-day Adventist Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism, Orthodox Judaism

Religion Digest
Baltimore Sun – Rabbi Susan Grossman of Beth Shalom Congregation is offering the last session in a four-part course on recent “responsa,” or legal decisions, decided for Conservative Judaism by the movement’s Committee of Jewish Law and Standards, of which Grossman

Wayne temple sends gift of faith
NorthJersey.com – of the stu- dents even got to read from it during a rehearsal for his Bar Mitzvah. “It was very moving,” Gottman-Mills said. “It makes us complete. We’ve been around for two years and missed not having our own Torah. The Torah is the center of Judaism

The joke is on all of us
Jerusalem Post – Aaron Freeman is a standup comedian, popular columnist and radio commentator who milked his life story of being a black convert to Judaism to tickle funny bones across American colleges and synagogues. Among his many quips: “I’m a political comedian

Jewish kids explain good deeds Torah commands them to do
San Antonio Express News – A mezuza is a small container bearing a tiny parchment listing four principles of Judaism. It’s usually placed somewhere in each Jewish home or on the front door. The doorknocker’s message, in Hebrew, read, “Of waking up your

Pupils aged five ‘poisoned’ at Islamic school that ‘teaches hate’
This is London – Mr Cook said pupils are taught that religions including Christianity and Judaism are “worthless”. He said: “The teachers on the Saudi curriculum presumably either endorse this racist viewpoint or teach it without complaint.” Mr Cook claims he was

The Special Exhibition “Jewish Now” Extended
HULIQ.com – In their project “Young Jews in Germany Today,” the students from Konstanz ask interviewees about their identity, their history, how they feel about Judaism, and their relationship to Germany and to the term “home.” The answers reflect not only the

What New Thought Practitioners Believe
Belief.Net – choose from below) Catholic Protestant, Conservative Protestant, Liberal Eastern Orthodox Latter-day Saint Christian Science Jehovah’s Witness Quaker, Liberal Quaker, Orthodox Seventh-day Adventist Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism

Rabbi stands strong on beliefs
Coloradoan – Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz, author of the “The Jewish Response to Missionaries” and founder of Jews for Judaism, was invited by the Chabad Jewish Student Alliance to speak at the university. Jews for Judaism, which plays on the name of a Christian

Exhibition shows influence of Islam
This Is Bolton – com/ Has plenty of information on the subject of Zionism deserting Jews. Interesting you wash your hands of the crimes Jews now committ in Palestine, I am sure land theft, murder etc. is ok with you but it isn’t with the rest of Judaism or the

CENTER STAGE: Kosha Dillz
TriCities.com – I used to run around in the streets with the crime and the drugs, but I overcame that through my Judaism, he said. Certain lives fall apart and mine did. I ve been straight about two and a half years. I have my stuff together. With a new

TV s New Prop: Jewishness
Jewish Week – 02/02/2007) Print this Article Send this article TV s New Prop: Jewishness Suddenly, Judaism s accoutrements, if not Jewish characters, are plentiful. What s behind the trend? Liel Leibovitz – Staff Writer A gang of ne er-do-wells is sitting

The Fourth Faith?
Egypt Today – At present, the state allows citizens to choose only Islam, Christianity or Judaism as options. The case sparked a fire storm of controversy in religious and political circles, especially after the AJC ruled in the couple s favor on April 4. 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

Fury as Council axes Holocaust memorial service
This is Bury – WIDESPREAD criticism has been levelled at Bolton Council for scrapping the town’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony. Town Hall chiefs have instead decided to hold an event as part of a genocide memorial day in June. The council says that would