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Number 212 - 2013/19 May 13, 2013 Sivan 4, 5773 |
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SHABBATH SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
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JEWISH BITES Edward Salomon, first American Jew elected Governor(Wikipedia)
HELP US DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JEWISH INVOLVEMENT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
Sunday, May 12 "Jews and Prebyterians" at Shir Chadash
Tuesday, May 14 Jewish Meditation at Vassar Temple
Wednesday, May 15 SHAVUOT (Federation office closed)
Thursday, May 16 SHAVUOT (Federation Office closed) "The Book of Samuel" at Temple Beth-El
Sunday, May 19 |
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ISRAEL IS REALWhile Jerusalem Day is celebrated aboveground, archeology uncovers new layers of Jerusalem's past (Algemeiner) BioHug offers hug therapy in an automatic vest (Israel 21c) Israelis cycle Mount Everest (Israel 21c) Israel send Noah's Ark of animals to Turkey (Israel 21c) UN looks to Israel for advice on dissabilities issues (Israel 21c) Facebook in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion (Israel 21c) TO HAVE A PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY INCLUDED IN THIS EMAIL OR THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR, |
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BLOGGING JEWISH IN DUTCHESS
This past week, in Israel, one issue was consistently present on the Media: the confrontation between Orthodox and Progressive Jews over the Western Wall. What is the conflict about? A number of years ago, a group of women, belonging to the progressive (Conservative and Reform) streams of Judaism, began gathering on Rosh Hodesh (the beginning of the Hebrew month) to pray at the Kotel (The Western Wall) in the women's section. So far...sounds good. When they prayed, however, they made a point of doing so while wearing kippah and Talit. In some cases, they even donned Tefilim, and in all cases, they were led in prayer by a woman and in several occasions they brought their own Torah Scroll to read from it. From an Orthodox perspective, these women were behaving as men, making their prayers offensive to their own sensibilities. Yet from the women's perspective, the attitude of the Orthodox rabbis was offensive and the confrontation became a confrontation over who owns the Wall rather than over how people pray.
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Israel Advocacy TEST YOURSELF: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JERUSALEM (QUIZ, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The truth behind checkpoints (IDF blog) Some Arabs are happy that Israel attacked Assad's forces(Al-Arabiyah) The "Moderate" Muslim Brotherhood and the Jews(Commentary Magazine) How the Palestinians trapped themselves and dragged the West along (Rubin Reports) British officials predicted war - and Arab defeat - in 1948 (UK Guardian) Iranian terror goes global: bold new tactics for Tehran's shadowy Qud's forces (International Business Times) Why China is welcoming both, Netanyahu and Abbas(Christian Science Monitor) Jerusalem: 4000 years in 5 minutes (Video, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Jordanian Parliament votes to eject Israeli envoy (Times of Israel) Reform, Conservative leaders urge probe into roles of rabbis in Kotel clashes (HaAretz) Muslim Brotherhood holds anti Israel protest in Cairo(Jerusalem Post) Islamic Cleric in Gaza rejects Israel's existence (Charlotte Observer) Pew Research: What Israelis, Palestinians and others think of the Conflict (Pew Research Institute) |
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