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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Judaism</title>
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		<title>Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Too cold for nude protest, NYC bikers switch gears

NEW YORK — Bicyclists who planned to go topless to protest the removal of a Brooklyn bike lane switched gears Saturday, pinning plastic breasts to their jackets as they rolled into a snowstorm.
Dozens of bikers joined a protest called the &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; to oppose the removal of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/too-cold-for-nude-protest-bikers-against-nyc-bike-lane-removal-pin-plastic-breasts-to-jackets-246469/">Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Bikers plan topless ride to protest lane removal

NEW YORK — Bicyclists planning a protest ride through New York City are calling it their &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; — free of clothing, that is. The removal of clothing during Saturday&#8217;s ride is meant as a protest over the removal of a bike lane in the Williamsburg section of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bikers-plan-topless-ride-to-protest-demise-of-bike-lane-in-ny-orthodox-jewish-neighborhood-246215/">Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corneliu Rusnac</dc:creator>
		
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Officials say priest attacks menorah in Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova — Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova&#8217;s capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said.
The 1.5 meter(5-foot)-tall ceremonial candelabrum was retrieved, reinstalled and is now under police guard.
Police said they were investigating but there ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovan-officials-say-priest-leads-dozens-smashing-menorah-with-hammers-in-capital-243868/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched

YASUF, West Bank — Israel&#8217;s chief rabbi has made a rare visit to a Palestinian village to condemn a mosque blaze that Palestinians say was carried out by Jewish West Bank settlers.
Rabbi Yona Metzger said during his visit to Yasuf on Monday that the Jewish people are particularly ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/" title="Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lights National Menorah in front of White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Emanuel lights National Menorah at White House

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lit the National Menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.
The Sunday ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979. President Jimmy Carter attended that ceremony.
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-chief-of-staff-rahm-emanuel-lights-national-menorah-in-front-of-white-house-243613/">White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lights National Menorah in front of White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to light National Menorah in front of White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Emanuel to light National Menorah at White House

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will light the National Menorah Sunday afternoon in celebration of Hanukkah.
The ceremony marks the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979. President Jimmy Carter attended that ceremony.
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Second Temple in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-chief-of-staff-rahm-emanuel-to-light-national-menorah-in-front-of-white-house-243574/">White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to light National Menorah in front of White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church, leave Satanic graffiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church

NEW YORK — A former Bronx synagogue that was turned into a church was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls.
&#8220;We have no idea who did this,&#8221; said the Rev. Raymond Talavera, pastor of the 150-member nondenominational Glory of Christ Church.
Only the hard plastic pulpit survived, the pastor said.
More ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arsonists-torch-bronx-synagogue-turned-church-leave-satanic-graffiti-242751/" title="Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church, leave Satanic graffiti">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel official: religious law must become binding

JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s justice minister said religious law must become binding in Israel, causing a stir Tuesday that reflects the divide between the secular and religious communities in the Jewish state.
Yaakov Neeman, an observant Jew, told a rabbinical conference on Monday that the Bible contains &#8220;a complete solution to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-justice-minister-causes-stir-by-saying-religious-law-must-become-binding-241367/" title="Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Menorahs made from ice, Legos and chocolate among Hanukkah celebrations around the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Menorahs made from ice, Legos and chocolate

NEW YORK — Menorahs made from ice, Legos and chocolate will be part of some of the Hanukkah celebrations sponsored by the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish outreach organization in 650 cities around the world.
The eight-day holiday begins at sundown on Dec. 11. Chabad events will range from a Dec. 13 parade ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/menorahs-made-from-ice-legos-and-chocolate-among-hanukkah-celebrations-around-the-world-237770/" title="Menorahs made from ice, Legos and chocolate among Hanukkah celebrations around the world">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI reviews security video in search for shooter in LA synagogue parking lot attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solvej Schou</dc:creator>
		
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FBI reviews security video after LA shooting

LOS ANGELES — The FBI was reviewing security camera footage Friday with police in the hunt for an unidentified gunman who wounded two men in a synagogue parking garage.
The men were shot in the legs beneath the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue in North Hollywood as they arrived ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-reviews-security-video-in-search-for-shooter-in-la-synagogue-parking-lot-attack-212823/">Original article on  : FBI reviews security video in search for shooter in LA synagogue parking lot attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenager no longer suspect in shooting outside LA synagogue; wounded men identified</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solvej Schou</dc:creator>
		
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Police seek suspects in LA synagogue shooting

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say a 17-year-old high school student is no longer a suspect in a shooting that wounded two men as they arrived at a North Hollywood synagogue.
Police had detained the teenager near the temple on Thursday morning because he matched a loose description of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenager-no-longer-suspect-in-shooting-outside-la-synagogue-wounded-men-identified-211764/" title="Teenager no longer suspect in shooting outside LA synagogue; wounded men identified">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>17-year-old questioned but released in LA synagogue attack; no other suspects found</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solvej Schou</dc:creator>
		
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Teen released after questioning into temple attack

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have released a 17-year-old boy detained after a shooting wounded two men at a North Hollywood synagogue.
Police Cmdr. Jorge Villegas (HOR&#8217;-hay vee-YAY&#8217;-gahs) says investigators still consider the youth a potential suspect in Thursday morning&#8217;s attack but they don&#8217;t have enough evidence to hold .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/17-year-old-questioned-but-released-in-la-synagogue-attack-no-other-suspects-found-211612/" title="17-year-old questioned but released in LA synagogue attack; no other suspects found">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 men shot in legs outside Los Angeles synagogue; police boost patrols at Jewish locations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solvej Schou</dc:creator>
		
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2 men shot in legs outside LA synagogue
LOS ANGELES — A gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue early Thursday and Jewish schools and temples alerted in case the attack wasn&#8217;t isolated.

There was no immediate word on a motive, and police said the shooting may have been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-men-shot-in-legs-outside-los-angeles-synagogue-police-boost-patrols-at-jewish-locations-211361/">Source &nbsp;: 2 men shot in legs outside Los Angeles synagogue; police boost patrols at Jewish locations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Patrols boosted at Jewish temples, schools in LA after shooting outside synagogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Patrols boosted at Jewish temples after LA attack

LOS ANGELES — Police have put extra patrols at Jewish schools and temples in Los Angeles after a gunman shot and wounded two men inside a synagogue parking garage.
Police had detained a teenager for questioning, but said they also were continuing to look for possible suspects.
Deputy Chief Michel ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/patrols-boosted-at-jewish-temples-schools-in-la-after-shooting-outside-synagogue-211301/">Patrols boosted at Jewish temples, schools in LA after shooting outside synagogue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish school asks UK court to quash ruling that it racially discriminated against teenager</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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UK Jewish school denies racial discrimination

LONDON — A leading Jewish school asked Britain&#8217;s Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that said it racially discriminated against a boy when it refused to accept him as a pupil because it did not recognize his mother as Jewish.
In June, the Court of Appeal ruled that London&#8217;s .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jewish-school-asks-uk-court-to-quash-ruling-that-it-racially-discriminated-against-teenager-208639/">Jewish school asks UK court to quash ruling that it racially discriminated against teenager</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbinical ruling causes havoc as Orthodox Jews debate fate of Sabbath elevators</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tia Goldenberg</dc:creator>
		
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Rabbinical ruling causes havoc on elevators

JERUSALEM — The Jewish day of rest has become a bit more labor-intensive for Yosef Ball.
The Orthodox Jew and his wife are no longer using elevators custom-built for the Jewish Sabbath, ever since a rabbinical ruling last month outlawed them. Instead, they have been hiking up seven flights of stairs .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rabbinical-ruling-causes-havoc-as-orthodox-jews-debate-fate-of-sabbath-elevators-206906/">Rabbinical ruling causes havoc as Orthodox Jews debate fate of Sabbath elevators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past

CAIRO — The warren of slum alleys is called the Jews&#8217; Quarter, but no Jews live there. The ancient synagogue still stands, but its roof is gone. The government is renovating it, but is doing so at a moment when anti-Israel feeling is running especially high in Egypt.
The Ben Maimon .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-egypt-a-synagogue-renovation-elicits-complicated-feelings-about-preserving-jewish-history-205913/">Original article &nbsp;: In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope to visit Rome synagogue in January as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will visit Rome&#8217;s main synagogue in January as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogue.

The announcement Tuesday gave no details of the Jan. 17 visit.
Benedict said last month he wanted to go to the synagogue to show his &#8220;personal nearness&#8221; and that of the entire church to the Jewish ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-to-visit-rome-synagogue-in-january-as-part-of-catholic-jewish-dialogue-194539/" title="Pope to visit Rome synagogue in January as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogue">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five years alone in his synagogue, Afghan Jew is his community&#8217;s last gasp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture.

In the late 19th century, Afghanistan&#8217;s Jews numbered about 40,000, many of them Persian Jews who had fled forced conversion in neighboring Iran. Beginning with an exodus to Israel after it became a state .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-years-alone-in-his-synagogue-afghan-jew-is-his-communitys-last-gasp-186260/">Five years alone in his synagogue, Afghan Jew is his community&#8217;s last gasp</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Supreme Court OKs couple&#8217;s wills that disinherit grandchildren who marry non-Jews</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Proud of his religion and worried about its future, Chicago dentist Max Feinberg wrote a will with an unusual catch: His grandchildren wouldn&#8217;t inherit a penny if they married someone who wasn&#8217;t Jewish.

His decision led to family feuds, lawsuits, counterclaims and, on Thursday, a unanimous ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court that .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/illinois-supreme-court-oks-couples-wills-that-disinherit-grandchildren-who-marry-non-jews-177755/">Illinois Supreme Court OKs couple&#8217;s wills that disinherit grandchildren who marry non-Jews</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY synagogue of Yale victim&#8217;s fiance plans private memorial service</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A memorial service for the victim in the Yale killing is planned at her fiance&#8217;s New York temple between the upcoming Jewish high holidays.

Cantor Sandra Sherry says Temple Beth El in Huntington wants &#8220;to create a private memorial service&#8221; for 24-year-old Annie Le.
Le was to be married there to Jonathan Widawsky the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-synagogue-of-yale-victims-fiance-plans-private-memorial-service-172500/" title="NY synagogue of Yale victim&#8217;s fiance plans private memorial service">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis welcome Jewish New Year while skeptical that peace with Palestinians is near</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israelis celebrated the Jewish New Year Friday evening, grateful for the recent calm spell in the region but skeptical that the coming year would see the achievement of ever-elusive peace.

The Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashana, coincides this year with Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim feast marking the end of the fasting month of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israelis-welcome-jewish-new-year-while-skeptical-that-peace-with-palestinians-is-near-172485/">Israelis welcome Jewish New Year while skeptical that peace with Palestinians is near</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis welcome Jewish New Year while skeptical that elusive peace is near</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israelis were welcoming the Jewish New Year on Friday, grateful for the recent calm spell in the region but skeptical that the coming year would see the achievement of ever-elusive peace.

The Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashana, coincides this year with Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim feast marking the end of the fasting month  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israelis-welcome-jewish-new-year-while-skeptical-that-elusive-peace-is-near-172191/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing Madoff scandal, Jewish leaders calling for ethical renewal in Rosh Hashana messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — Jewish leaders are calling on U.S. rabbis to emphasize the faith&#8217;s ethical requirements in their sermons during Rosh Hashana in response to recent financial scandals involving its members, including Bernard Madoff.

Jews have been embarrassed the past year by the arrest of former Wall Street tycoon Madoff, who is serving a 150-year prison .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-madoff-scandal-jewish-leaders-calling-for-ethical-renewal-in-rosh-hashana-messages-171810/">Citing Madoff scandal, Jewish leaders calling for ethical renewal in Rosh Hashana messages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Madoff, pre-Rosh Hashanah, Jewish leaders call on rabbis to stress ethical renewal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — The Bernard Madoff case and other instances of corruption have Jewish leaders calling on U.S. rabbis to stress the faith&#8217;s ethical requirements on Rosh Hashana (rohsh huh-SHAH&#8217;-nuh).

The impetus for the call includes Madoff, the Wall Street tycoon who defrauded investors of billions of dollars, and the arrest of several rabbis on money-laundering .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/post-madoff-pre-rosh-hashanah-jewish-leaders-call-on-rabbis-to-stress-ethical-renewal-171771/">Post-Madoff, pre-Rosh Hashanah, Jewish leaders call on rabbis to stress ethical renewal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama uses Rosh Hashana message to renew call for Mideast peace call</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is using a Rosh Hashana message to renew his call for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on Friday and Obama says in a video message released Thursday that the new year should be a time of prayer and celebration.
Obama says the holy day should .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-uses-rosh-hashana-message-to-renew-call-for-mideast-peace-call-171745/">Original article &nbsp;: Obama uses Rosh Hashana message to renew call for Mideast peace call</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists uncover early depiction of seven-branched candelabra in ancient synagogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.

Pottery, coins and tools found ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-uncover-early-depiction-of-seven-branched-candelabra-in-ancient-synagogue-165795/" title="Archaeologists uncover early depiction of seven-branched candelabra in ancient synagogue">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare 14th-century Hebrew prayer book to go on display for first time at Israeli museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — A rare Hebrew manuscript written in 14th century Germany is going on display for the first time, just before the Jewish New Year, Israel Museum officials said Wednesday.

The text, called the Nuremberg Mahzor, is one of the largest surviving medieval texts in the world. Written in 1331 in Germany, the prayer book remains ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-14th-century-hebrew-prayer-book-to-go-on-display-for-first-time-at-israeli-museum-163729/">Rare 14th-century Hebrew prayer book to go on display for first time at Israeli museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi condemns Ukrainian mayor accused of anti-Semitic remarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Jewish leaders in Ukraine and Russia on Thursday condemned the mayor of a Ukrainian city who called a presidential hopeful &#8220;an impudent little Jew,&#8221; and Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi said he would travel there in a show of support for the local Jewish community.

The incident was a worrying sign of persistent anti-Semitism in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-chief-rabbi-condemns-ukrainian-mayor-accused-of-anti-semitic-remarks-158684/">Original article &nbsp;: Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi condemns Ukrainian mayor accused of anti-Semitic remarks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbis cut costs for financially strapped members in anxious New Year for US Jews, synagogues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Synagogues are hurting as the Jewish High Holy Days near.

Rabbis in New York, Detroit and around the country say the financial meltdown has left many congregants unable to pay annual dues. Those fees cover most of a synagogue&#8217;s budget.
In states hardest hit by the recession, rabbis say as many as a quarter ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rabbis-cut-costs-for-financially-strapped-members-in-anxious-new-year-for-us-jews-synagogues-157598/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Rabbis cut costs for financially strapped members in anxious New Year for US Jews, synagogues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pop icon Madonna wrapping up world tour with 2 concerts in Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, Israel — Madonna brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who had endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon&#8217;s last gig in Israel.

Madonna is wrapping up her worldwide &#8220;Sticky &#038; Sweet&#8221; tour with two concerts this week in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pop-icon-madonna-wrapping-up-world-tour-with-2-concerts-in-israel-156641/" title="Pop icon Madonna wrapping up world tour with 2 concerts in Israel">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pop icon Madonna wraps up world tour with 2 concerts in Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV, Israel — Madonna was bringing her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who have endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon&#8217;s last gig in Israel.

Madonna wraps up her worldwide &#8220;Sticky&#038;Sweet&#8221; tour with two concerts this week in a country ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pop-icon-madonna-wraps-up-world-tour-with-2-concerts-in-israel-156389/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pop icon Madonna wraps up world tour with 2 concerts in Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt unveils restoration of famous synagogue, denies link to culture minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omar Sinan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — The head of antiquities on Thursday unveiled restoration work under way at one Egypt&#8217;s most famous synagogues, a project he denied was meant to assuage Jewish anger at the country&#8217;s culture minister.

Culture Minister Hosni Farouk, who is campaigning to be the next head of the U.N. office that promotes cultural diversity, outraged many ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-unveils-restoration-of-famous-synagogue-denies-link-to-culture-minister-145260/">Egypt unveils restoration of famous synagogue, denies link to culture minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some Israelis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country&#8217;s culture wars.

Some critics worry that the rabbinate and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/religion-in-the-ranks-new-breed-of-military-rabbis-too-gung-ho-for-some-israelis-141165/">Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some Israelis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Renovation of Lebanon&#8217;s wrecked synagogue begins after delays from war and economic crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussein Dakroub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — Laborers have torn down the disintegrating roof, cleared the debris and erected scaffolding, showing Wednesday that the long delayed renovation of Lebanon&#8217;s oldest and most important synagogue has finally begun.

Beirut&#8217;s imposing Magen Abraham synagogue was badly damaged during Lebanon&#8217;s 1975-90 civil war and remained devastated long after the rest of the downtown was ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/renovation-of-lebanons-wrecked-synagogue-begins-after-delays-from-war-and-economic-crisis-131641/">Renovation of Lebanon&#8217;s wrecked synagogue begins after delays from war and economic crisis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech capital marks anniversary of legendary Prague rabbi Yehudav Loew with exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — An exhibition has opened at Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yehuda Loew, one of the greatest Jewish scholars and philosophers.

Rabbi Loew, also known as the Maharal of Prague, lived from 1525 to 1609.
An authority on the Talmud, he is well-remembered for a legend about him creating ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-capital-marks-anniversary-of-legendary-prague-rabbi-yehudav-loew-with-exhibition-131596/">Czech capital marks anniversary of legendary Prague rabbi Yehudav Loew with exhibition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wartime savior of Israel&#8217;s former chief rabbi honored by Holocaust memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — After surviving the Holocaust as a child, Israel Meir Lau — a former Israeli chief rabbi — spent decades searching for the man who saved his life.

That journey ended with an Associated Press report about a recently discovered Nazi document confirming the identity of the teenager who shielded him from German gunfire when ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wartime-savior-of-israels-former-chief-rabbi-honored-by-holocaust-memorial-130517/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Wartime savior of Israel&#8217;s former chief rabbi honored by Holocaust memorial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI&#8217;s Touro Synagogue, oldest existing Jewish house of worship in US, opens new visitors center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT, R.I. — The Touro Synagogue was barely 25 years old when George Washington offered a vision of religious tolerance in a letter he sent its congregants.

The new American government, the president wrote in the most famous passage of the 1790 letter, &#8220;gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.&#8221;
A copy of the letter ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ris-touro-synagogue-oldest-existing-jewish-house-of-worship-in-us-opens-new-visitors-center-129116/">RI&#8217;s Touro Synagogue, oldest existing Jewish house of worship in US, opens new visitors center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Morocco&#8217;s king backs effort to spread Holocaust awareness among Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RABAT, Morocco — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict — the Holocaust.

At a time when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s dismissal of the Holocaust has made the biggest headlines, King Mohammed VI has called the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moroccos-king-backs-effort-to-spread-holocaust-awareness-among-muslims-120670/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ governor calls scale of corruption &#8216;outrageous&#8217; as 3 mayors among those arrested in sweep</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in an investigation in which some were accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags.

The 44 arrests Thursday were a remarkable ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-governor-calls-scale-of-corruption-outrageous-as-3-mayors-among-those-arrested-in-sweep-119441/" title="NJ governor calls scale of corruption &#8216;outrageous&#8217; as 3 mayors among those arrested in sweep">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ community affairs commissioner steps down after governor asks for his resignation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — A member of the New Jersey governor&#8217;s cabinet has resigned amid a sweeping corruption investigation that has ensnared three mayors, two state legislators and several rabbis.

Speaking Thursday at a news conference, Gov. Jon Corzine said he asked Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria to step down and that Doria agreed to leave office.
Corzine .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-community-affairs-commissioner-steps-down-after-governor-asks-for-his-resignation-118874/">NJ community affairs commissioner steps down after governor asks for his resignation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds arrest mayors of 3 NJ cities, 2 lawmakers, several rabbis in broad corruption sweep</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people Thursday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers and several rabbis.

Even for a state with a rich history of graft, the scale of wrongdoing alleged .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-arrest-mayors-of-3-nj-cities-2-lawmakers-several-rabbis-in-broad-corruption-sweep-118773/">Feds arrest mayors of 3 NJ cities, 2 lawmakers, several rabbis in broad corruption sweep</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem court and ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders reach deal to end riots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Weizman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — A judge in Jerusalem and leaders of the city&#8217;s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community agreed Friday to a compromise aimed at ending days of rioting by religious protesters, Israeli police said.

The protesters have been enraged at the arrest of a mentally ill Hasidic woman who authorities say was starving her child. The insular ultra-Orthodox community ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jerusalem-court-and-ultra-orthodox-jewish-leaders-reach-deal-to-end-riots-112649/">Jerusalem court and ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders reach deal to end riots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews visit Hamas leaders in Gaza in show of solidarity</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-zionist-ultra-orthodox-jews-visit-hamas-leaders-in-gaza-in-show-of-solidarity-111907/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Representatives of an anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect paid a brief visit to the Gaza Strip on Thursday on a solidarity mission with the area&#8217;s militantly anti-Israel Hamas leaders.

It was the first time envoys from the Neturei Karta have visited the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized control in June 2007.
The sect ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-zionist-ultra-orthodox-jews-visit-hamas-leaders-in-gaza-in-show-of-solidarity-111907/" title="Anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews visit Hamas leaders in Gaza in show of solidarity">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With new ritual bath, rabbi sees &#8216;a milestone for Jewish life in Montana&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-new-ritual-bath-rabbi-sees-a-milestone-for-jewish-life-in-montana-110252/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN, Mont. — In one of the least Jewish states in the country, a traditional Jewish group working to revive religious observance has built a mikvah, a ritual bath for spiritual purification.

The bath opened several months ago in an extension built on the Bozeman home of Rabbi Chaim Bruk and his wife, Chavie, who came .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-new-ritual-bath-rabbi-sees-a-milestone-for-jewish-life-in-montana-110252/">With new ritual bath, rabbi sees &#8216;a milestone for Jewish life in Montana&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli police, religious Jews scuffle over Sabbath opening of Jerusalem parking lot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-religious-jews-scuffle-over-sabbath-opening-of-jerusalem-parking-lot-106856/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Ultra-Orthodox Jews threw themselves under the wheels of an idling bus and in front of waiting cars to protest the opening of a parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath — an act they consider an abomination.

The municipality opened the lot on Saturdays last month to limit illegal parking in the city&#8217;s ancient walled ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-religious-jews-scuffle-over-sabbath-opening-of-jerusalem-parking-lot-106856/" title="Israeli police, religious Jews scuffle over Sabbath opening of Jerusalem parking lot">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Megapastor Rick Warren, major Jewish leaders befriend largest American Muslim group</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/megapastor-rick-warren-major-jewish-leaders-befriend-largest-american-muslim-group-96851/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Zoll</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back.

&#8220;He said to the man, &#8216;Stop,&#8217;&#8221; Syeed recalled, &#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;ll lose my job.&#8217;&#8221;
Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/megapastor-rick-warren-major-jewish-leaders-befriend-largest-american-muslim-group-96851/">Source article &nbsp;: Megapastor Rick Warren, major Jewish leaders befriend largest American Muslim group</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Matchmaker, Sabbath cook, spiritual guide _ a gay rabbi leads a Jewish revival in Poland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/matchmaker-sabbath-cook-spiritual-guide-_-a-gay-rabbi-leads-a-jewish-revival-in-poland-93741/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — When Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw&#8217;s former Jewish quarter, scenes of that lost world fill his imagination: Families headed to synagogue, women in their kitchens cooking Sabbath meals, his father as a boy with the sidecurls of an Orthodox Jew.

But Katz&#8217;s life could hardly be more different from that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/matchmaker-sabbath-cook-spiritual-guide-_-a-gay-rabbi-leads-a-jewish-revival-in-poland-93741/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Matchmaker, Sabbath cook, spiritual guide _ a gay rabbi leads a Jewish revival in Poland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia won&#8217;t participate in US lawsuit over Jewish documents seized by Nazi and Soviet armies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nedra Pickler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Russia told a U.S. court on Friday that judges have no authority to tell the country how to handle sacred Jewish documents held in its state library that were seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies.

The documents are at the center of a lawsuit brought by members of Chabad-Lubavitch, which follows the teachings  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-wont-participate-in-us-lawsuit-over-jewish-documents-seized-by-nazi-and-soviet-armies-93181/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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