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Passover With Images
New York/JTA A new Web site
offers insight into Passover ritual
through images.
"Passover Through History: A
Teaching Site" was put together by
the Jewish Theological Seminary
and the Center for Online Jewish
Studies. It includes 100 images and
descriptions of ancient, medieval
and modern items related to the
holiday and its story. For more, see
www.passoversite.org .

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Mom Blames Israel
Washington/JTA
The mother of
a British photographer who was
killed accidentally by an Israeli sol-
dier is blaming Israel for her son's
death.
Tom Hurndall, 22, was shot in
Rafah in 2003 while attempting to
remove Palestinian children from
a crossfire. The soldier responsible,
Taysir al-Hayb, was sentenced to
eight years in prison for man-
slaughter in 2005.
In her book Defy the Stars,
Jocelyn Hurndall claims that the
investigation into her son's death
was a "scam." Though the book
will not be released until April, the
London Times published an excerpt
last week.

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JTS And Gay Students
New York/JTA
The Jewish
Theological Seminary announced
Monday that it would change
admission policies to accept openly
gay students at its rabbinical
school.
Arnold Eisen, chancellor-elect of
the Conservative movement's flag-
ship institution, made the decision
after consulting with the seminary
community and conducting a
movement-wide survey, both of
which found strong support for the
change.
In December, the movement's
legal authority, the Committee
on Jewish Law and Standards,
endorsed three opinions on the
question of homosexuality. Two
upheld the movement's traditional
stance barring gay clergy and com-
mitment ceremonies, while a third
opened the door to gay rabbis and
commitment ceremonies while
upholding the biblical prohibition
on male intercourse.
The conflicting opinions enabled
individual Conservative institutions

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