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Isolated Young Suriname Jews Visit Israel
Suriname, located north of Brazil, is the smallest country in South America. The Suriname Jewish population, which numbers about 150, has long been isolated from world Jewry due to its… Read More
How Israel Changed Me
When I first heard about the chance to spend a few weeks in Israel as part of an educational experience through the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI), my… Read More
‘Inactive Jew’ Discovers the Holy Land
One night, Adam Bodner of Swampscott was hanging with a friend at Boston University. When he told her he was Jewish, she told him he could go to Israel for… Read More
It’s a Family Affair in Israel
According to Rachel Jacobson of Swampscott, Israelis on the North Shore are one small family. So it was no surprise when many members of this tightly knit community received invitations… Read More
Article Fuels Speculation, Debate Over Possible Strike Against Iran
If the United States doesn’t attack Iran’s nuclear facilities within the next eight months or so, Israel probably will. So says journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in the September issue of The… Read More
Women: Send in Your Torah Pics!
Women of the Wall has launched a global campaign to support their right to pray with Torah scrolls at the Western Wall. The Jerusalem-based group wants 10,000 Jewish women around… Read More
Orthodox Rabbis Sign Statement Supporting Gays
Dozens of Orthodox rabbis have signed a statement of principles calling for the acceptance of gays in the Orthodox community. The statement, signed by rabbis in the United States… Read More
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Marries in Israel
The former star of “Dawson’s Creek” and his pregnant girlfriend were married at the Kabbalah Center in Tel Aviv. James Van Der Beek married model Kimberly Brook in a secret… Read More
Disabled Israelis Attend Boot Camp
More than a dozen young Israeli men and women with disabilities graduated from an Israeli army boot camp in a special program designed for them. The newly minted soldiers, who… Read More
COEJL Supports Response to Gulf Oil Crisis, Calls for Stronger Energy and Climate Bill
While encouraged by the introduction of legislation to respond to the Gulf oil spill crisis, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) remains disappointed by the Senate’s failure… Read More
Rape by Deceit in Israel
An Israel judge recently sentenced an Arab man to over a year in jail for “rape by deceit.” This Arab lied to a Jewish Israeli woman that he was Jewish,… Read More