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[by Marcy Oster] November 17, 2013 (JTA) – Obviously wanting to get back to work as the medical manager of the field hospital set up by the Israel Defense Forces in the Philippines, Lt.-Col. Dr. Ofer Merin speaks hurriedly about … Read More
[by Cnaan Liphshiz] KIEV, Ukraine, October 22, 2013 (JTA) – The police station on Stefan Bandera Street in Lviv used to be just another government building to Dmitry Flekman. But that changed earlier this month following a nine-hour interrogation by … Read More
[by Uriel Heilman] NEW YORK (JTA) – In 5773, the religious wars just would not go away. In Israel, elections that extended Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure as prime minister delivered big wins to two anti-Orthodox-establishment upstarts, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett. … Read More
[by Ron Kampeas] WASHINGTON, December 2012 (JTA) – With public acceptance of same-sex marriage growing, liberal Jewish groups are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that they have long opposed. The Supreme … Read More
ISRAEL VOTES 2013/NEWS ANALYSIS: The Consequences of Israel’s Vote UPDATE: This version of a News Analysis sent Tuesday updates to reflect final vote tallies. The full updated text follows. [By Uriel Heilman] January 25, 2013 (JTA) – A few observations … Read More
[by Ron Kampeas] WASHINGTON, November 30, 2013 (JTA) – How the United States treats the Palestinians’ new status as a non-member state at the United Nations depends on how Palestinians plan to use it – as cudgel or outstretched hand. … Read More
[By Chavie Lieber] NEW YORK (JTA) – Gone are the days when the Chanukah holiday meant an eight-day binge fest of all things fried. The Festival of Lights, which commemorates the Maccabean revolt against the Greeks, has a longstanding tradition of … Read More
[by Dasee Berkowitz] NEW YORK, November 20, 2012 (JTA) – My 4-year-old son is obsessed with superheroes, dressing up at every opportunity as the superhero du jour to do battle with the bad guys lurking around the corner. (My 2-year-old … Read More
[by Jamie Geller] August 13, 2012 (JTA) – So this is where it all comes together – all the thought, all the planning, the testing. And the tasting, the tasting and the tasting. (That’s the best part.) A simanim-inspired menu … Read More
[by Charlotte Anthony] NEW YORK, August 6, 2012 (JTA) – Last Yom Kippur, a fasting Brenda Rienhardt sat in the hallway outside her classroom studying for a test while watching online Yom Kippur services on her laptop. “I wanted to … Read More