In New Jersey 9th Race, Boteach Is Best Bet

Posted on: November 2nd, 2012

It isn't just that Boteach is a rabbi, steeped in Jewish law and lore and is strongly pro-marriage, pro-America and pro-democracy, and it certainly isn't that he is a world-famous author and larger-than-life personality, although he is all of that. It's simply that despite there being a low bar set for congressmen to apply to their lapels the hecsher of "pro-Israel," not all of them really deserve it, and Boteach's opponent falls firmly into that category.

Jewish Communities Among Dozens Decimated By Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

“It’s like a war zone,” said Rabbi Akiva Eisenstadt, surveying the damage in Manhattan Beach, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York.

Library of Congress Celebrates 100 Years of Hebraica

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

A new exhibit at the Library of Congress is celebrating 100 years of Hebraica with its new exhibit, “Words Like Sapphires”.

Flood of Chabad Outreach After Sandy

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

Despite damage and loss of power, Chabad rabbis in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy are redoubling their efforts to reach out in their communities and provide a helping hand to Jews in need.

Super Bowl Jews to Eat Kosher

Posted on: October 31st, 2012

For the first time, this winter’s Super Bowl in New Orlean’s Superdome will feature kosher food for sale, according to a report in Kosher Today last week.

At Least 2 Jews Killed by Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: October 31st, 2012

The New York Observer reported Tuesday that two Brooklyn Jews are among the at least 40 victims of megastorm Hurricane Sandy.

Jewish Community Bears Impact of Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: October 31st, 2012

According to figures released by The Long Island Power Authority on Tuesday, more than 930,000 families -- 90 percent of all island residents -- are without power after Hurricane Sandy wrought havoc Monday night across the northeastern United States. Among those 930,000 are an estimated 139,000 Jewish households.

Sheldon Adelson’s Casino Reaching Deal with Feds on Money-Laundering

Posted on: October 29th, 2012

Federal prosecutors and pro-Israel Republican stalwart Sheldon Adelson’s casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. may have come to an understanding on issues pertaining to money-laundering laws allegedly violated in the cases of two criminal high-rollers, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Maariv: Iran Said ‘No’ to Obama’s Plea for Reconciliation

Posted on: October 28th, 2012

A few months after he had been elected, President Barack Obama attempted to renew on a gradual basis U.S. diplomatic relations with Iran.

Three US Jews Still Held Hostage Overseas

Posted on: October 24th, 2012

“There are, I think, almost 3,000 Americans in foreign jails. Almost all of them are in there for doing something.” That is the assessment given to JNS.org by U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY), a leading advocate for the freedom of 53-year-old Brooklyn flooring contractor Jacob Ostreicher – who, according to his supporters, is wrongly imprisoned in Bolivia and therefore falls outside the “almost 3,000 Americans” cited by Turner.

Jane Fonda to Host Holocaust Event on Sexual Violence

Posted on: October 24th, 2012

Jane Fonda will host an event in Los Angeles focusing on sexual violence during the Holocaust.

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Pro-Obama Video by Sarah Silverman’s Sister to Begin Airing in Florida

Posted on: October 24th, 2012

A video in support of President Obama produced by the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman will begin airing in Florida.

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The Sheer, Small-L Liberalism of ‘Rabbis for Romney’

Posted on: October 22nd, 2012

When you talk to the man behind that organization, you discover that not only is he not lonely, he is not a particularly partisan individual.

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Why We Stay Away from the Interfaith Roundtable

Posted on: October 19th, 2012

Sometimes, only a period of separation will save a troubled marriage. That is why the Simon Wiesenthal Center and other Jewish groups are pulling out of the Christian-Jewish Roundtable. Fifteen liberal Protestant leaders, including those of the Presbyterian, Lutheran and Methodist denominations, chose the Jewish High Holiday season to urge Congress to curtail U.S. aid to Israel.

Arlen Specter Remembered As Iconoclast Who Enjoyed Tangling With Tyrants

Posted on: October 17th, 2012

WASHINGTON – During his 30 years in the clubby confines of the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter never lost his acerbic prosecutorial zeal, friends and associates say.

Defining The Candidates’ Differences On Iran

Posted on: October 17th, 2012

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made headlines last month with this question: What are the U.S. red lines when it comes to Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program?

Adelsons Again Donate $500K to Super PAC Supporting Boteach

Posted on: October 17th, 2012

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife for a second time have given $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's bid for Congress.

Israel on Campus Coalition Joins Up with Student Investment Group

Posted on: October 17th, 2012

The Israel on Campus Coalition announced a new partnership with the student-run TAMID Israel Investment Group, connecting American business students with business and investment opportunities in Israel.

Arlen Specter, Jewish Former U.S. Senator From PA, Dies At 82

Posted on: October 14th, 2012

Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1961 - 2011, has died. Specter was 82 years old. Specter is survived by his wife, Joan, his son Stephen, his son Shanin, daughter-in-law Tracey, and 5 granddaughters. Specter was Jewish and over his lifetime belonged to several different synagogues. His granddaughters all attended a Conservative Jewish day school in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Jewish Oral Surgeon Puts Drill to Anti-Semitic Dental School

Posted on: October 14th, 2012

Sixty years after Perry Brickman was thrown out of Emory University’s dental school simply for being Jewish, the retired oral surgeon from Atlanta went back to the school on Wednesday to receive an official apology.