Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Messianic Jews Find Fertile Ground in the Bible Belt
Oxford, N.C. — Ellen and Tim Pitts say they aren’t the kind of Jews who go around preaching about Jesus Christ. Although they are self-described “messianic Jews” — the term of art preferred by those who accept Christian theology and assert a Jewish identity — the couple, who live with their three young children in…
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News Hollywood Goes Hillary
According to the Nation which blogged about her $1.1 million swing-through last week.
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News Steve Cohen Gets Set for Racially Charged Rematch
His chief opponent from 2006’s race, Nikki Tinker, just filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC, the Hill reports.
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News Al Franken’s New BFF: Amy Klobuchar
Al Franken — or whoever becomes the eventual Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota — will likely want a helping hand from freshman Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, who just won a coveted leadership spot in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Meanwhile, that Democratic field just gained one more candidate — tax lawyer Bob Olsen.
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News Is Obama Destined for the Campaign’s Israel Hot Seat?
When the three leading Democratic presidential contenders got together for a faith and politics forum this past Monday night, it was Illinois Senator Barack Obama who once again fielded a bonus round question about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Asked whether the Palestinians are being treated morally, fairly, and justly by the Israelis, Obama told the audience…
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News David Yassky: Good for the Environment
The New York Observer’s Azi Paybara has a great story about the Brooklyn councilman, who like Al Gore has focused on the environment after losing a high-profile race (in his case, for Congress).
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News North Carolina Boarding School Seeks To Bridge Religious Divides
Greensboro, N.C. – On a recent Friday evening at the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., Jewish teenagers and their teachers were attending not one but two separate Sabbath eve services. At a student-led Orthodox minyan held in a dormitory common room, plastic chairs were arranged in neat rows and divided into sections for men…
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News Will McKinney Attempt a Green Comeback?
The former Georgia Democratic representative considers a switch to the Green Party …
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