Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Romney’s Faith, Eyed Warily by Religious Right, Wins Him Sympathy From Jewish Republicans
Washington – As a diehard Republican who lived in Los Angeles County for more than two decades, Jonathan Lange is accustomed to defending politicians he favors against attacks from the left. But in the course of recent discussions about Mitt Romney, the 45-year-old businessman admits he has also grown plenty alarmed by the views of…
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News Underneath Support For Rudy, Questions
While Rudy may be taking a hit today for his turn coat support of the Bo-Sox, JTA’s Beth Young has a story that reviews his continued favored status among board members of the Republican Jewish Coalition. According to Young, RJC’s lay leaders have contributed $58,750 to Giuliani, compared to $35,900 for McCain and $31,200 for…
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News Chief Rabbi Visits To Deal With Conversion
The Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel traveled to the United States last week to hammer out the specifics of a new agreement on Orthodox conversion practices. Rabbi Shlomo Amar met in New York with officials of the Rabbinical Council of America, the largest union of Orthodox rabbis in North America. The meeting was the latest…
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News Chai for Hillary
If you’re in DC tonight, check out Chai for HIllary – a network of Jews backing the junior senator from New York. Suggested contribution? You guessed it: $18.
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News Singing the Gospel for Obama
The Obama campaign is announcing the launch of an “unprecedented gospel concert tour” in South Carolina as part of the campaign’s grassroots “40 Days of Faith & Family” effort. The concerts, which will be next week, will feature Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and Hezekiah Walker, Grammy Award winners all, as well as gospel quartet the…
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News Atheistic Denomination Struggles To Fill Void Left by Founder’s Death
When hundreds of practitioners of Humanistic Judaism convene in Michigan this weekend, the absence of their movement’s founder, Rabbi Sherwin Wine, is sure to be deeply felt. For nearly a half-century, Wine was the leader and public face of Humanistic Judaism, a tiny, mostly American movement that celebrates Judaism as a culture, while eschewing a…
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News Dispatches from DivorceLand: How to Cope with Religious Difference
The Forward took a look this week at an unusual custody case in Kansas that is pitting a Reform Jewish father against his Orthodox ex-wife and their teenage son. In the wake of a divorce, how do parents handle their religious differences with their ex-spouses and with children who may be more religiously observant? As…
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News For Giuliani, Insults from Carter Sound a Lot Like Praise
The Giuliani campaign is clearly reveling in being attacked by none other than Jimmy Carter on CNN last night. Carter – proving once again that he has zero intention of going quietly into the night – called Giuliani “foolish” for his contention the United States should be open to using force against Iran. By this…
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