Daily Archives: June 23, 2017
Conservative seminary upholds ban on clergy performing interfaith weddings
The Jewish Theological Seminary, which trains rabbis for the Conservative movement, said it is committed to keeping its ban on clergy from performing interfaith wedding ceremonies.
A statement issued Wednesday comes in response to the...
Polish human rights official under fire for Holocaust remark
A leading Polish human rights official has come under fire for saying the "Polish nation" took part in the implementation of the Holocaust - a controversial statement in a country that never collaborated with...
Jewish students at French university fail exams due to administration’s refusal to make Shabbat...
Hundreds of France’s Jewish students are finding themselves in an impossible situation. In a country where tests are frequently scheduled for Saturdays and administrators are wary of making accommodations for religion, students are often forced to either violate their commitment...
Lawmakers urge Trump to appoint White House Jewish liaison
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on President Donald Trump to appoint a White House liaison to the Jewish community.
Reps. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., are...
Otto Warmbier funeral: 2,500 celebrate kid who would’ve ‘set the world on fire’
After the bagpiper led 2,500 mourners out of the high school but before Otto Warmbier was laid to rest Thursday, one of his former counselors stopped to remember the 22-year-old who died last week...
Estrella Toledano School joins World ORT
Speaking after the Spanish capital’s only Jewish day school formally joined the ORT family, the Chair of the organisation’s Board of Trustees, Dario Werthein, said the development “gives power to revive Jewish life in...
World ORT bids a fond farewell to Shmuel Sisso
The former mayor of Kiryat Yam is returning to Israel where he has been appointed by the Ministry of the Interior as mayor of Tel Mond, near Netanya. Mr Sisso’s task is to restore...
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Diving into intermarriage debate, Manhattan ‘Mega-Synagogue’ welcomes Non-Jews
B'nai Jeshurun stands on 88th Street among expensive Upper West Side apartments, an impressive synagogue in an elegant Moorish style. It’s best known for lively and well-attended Shabbat services, which can attract thousands of...
Gérard Collomb : “Ce que sera la nouvelle loi antiterroriste”
Protection des grands événements, fermeture des lieux de culte liés au terrorisme, mesures individuelles de surveillance et bracelets électroniques, opérations de police sous le contrôle d'un nouveau juge spécialisé… Gérard Collomb devrait présenter son...