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…Denying The Deniers Iran's Holocaust conference brings support from local Catholics and interfaith group. Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer C ondemnation was swift in the wake of Iran's "International Conference: Review of the Holocaust: Global Vision" held in Tehran Dec.12-13. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the crowd of about 70 Holocaust- denying "academics" and "researchers" on Dec. 12. "Thanks to people's wishes and God's wi...…
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…school proposal should not be seen as a first step toward accepting patri- lineal Jews, the term for children of Jewish fathers and non-Jewish moth- ers. The Reform movement's accep- tance of such children, as long as they are being raised Jewish, set off a furor among non-Reform Jews two decades ago. The Conservative movement's intensified outreach efforts began last December at the United Synagogue's Boston biennial when Rabbi Jerome Epstein...…
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…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Outside The Halachic Framework New York/JTA T he Conservative movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards on Dec. 6 validated three responsa, or tesizuvot, on the general subject of homosexu- ality. In fact, the primary techni- cal issue was the Jewish legal status of sex between members of the same gender. From the answers offered to that question followed the views of the authors as to the permissi- bility of co...…
…Scholar-in-Residence: Brigitte Gabriel Join us for a special Kabbalat Shabbat Service and dynamic guest speaker, Brigitte Gabriel. an opportunity to bash one of the charter members of his Axis of Evil seems to have developed laryngitis. So, apparently, have Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Their failure to use their bully pulpit on this occasion not only plays into Ahmadinejad's hands, but also serves to em...…
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…For Love Of Judaism Families share their unique stories about conversion. a love of religion. While there is no question a conversion spurred by an impending marriage can bring about ive years ago, Pam and the same love and connection to Ray Herdman were devout Judaism, those whose choice comes Christians, living in the state from within follow a bit of a different of Wyoming, ready to start a family. path. Today, using their newly Of the 7-...…
…The Herdmans: Judaism Provides Answers "We questioned many things in Christianity, but no one in the church gave us answers," Batya Herdman said. "They just told us, 'You have to believe it.'" So she and her husband, Netanel, began look- ing for their own explanations, eventually searching Jewish texts. At a bookstore in the state of Wyoming where they were living, Batya happened to talk with a woman wearing a Star of David. Their quick frie...…
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…1 To Lite! HOLi AY Chanukah Family Fun Mallory Lewis brings her music and puppets to Shaarey Zedek. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Staff Writer G nests at a multigenerational Chanukah concert at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield sang, clapped and enjoyed a musical, comedic, interactive perfor- mance by Emmy Award-winning entertainer Mallory Lewis. A giant menorah was lit and Lewis sang Chanukah songs, including one written by her cantor ...…
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