Jewish traditions celebrated in Latino culture Sep 25, 2009
Crown Heights is the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a branch of Hasidism that is itself a form of Orthodox ... Many non-Jewish are surprised to see Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn who speak Spanish, carry on their Hispanic traditions and even keep up with soccer scores from their home countries, Nunez says ... Marco and Jacqueline -- who changed their names to the Hebrew Moshe and ChanaLeah while in Italy -- continued their Judaic studies under the tutelage of Orthodox rabbis and... (CNN)
Illinois High Court OKs "Jews Only" Will Sep 25, 2009
His position won the support of several Jewish organizations - Agudath Israel, the National Council of Young Israel and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. "A descendant who marries out of the faith has repudiated observant Judaism, endangering the survival of the Jewish people ... and has forfeited any moral claim to financial support from his or her Jewish ancestor," the groups said in a "friend of the court" brief. (CBS News -- US)
Israeli settlement in close-up Sep 23, 2009
Its population is 12,000, mostly from the liberal end of the spectrum, with an Orthodox Jewish satellite on the west side ... Homes in the three dozen apartment blocks have been marketed to ultra-Orthodox families whose strict religious observance means they prefer not to live among secular or more liberal Jews. (BBC News -- Africa)
Religion Calendar Sep 19, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009. -CHRIST TEMPLE: Celebrating 52 years of service to the community by the church and Bishop W.R. Clark; includes speakers the Rev. Darlene Johnson of Shiloh Baptist Church in Erie, today, 10 a.m.; and Bishop Caleb McIntosh of London, second presiding bishop of Bible Way Church of Jesus Christ International, dedicating the new parsonage, Sunday, 4 p.m., 1917 McClelland Ave. Call 898-4203. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Circling the Square, Sept. 17 Sep 18, 2009
Friday night at sundown, Jewish people everywhere will usher in the Jewish New Year, 5770, with services at temple Friday night and Saturday for most Reform Jews and Sunday, as well, for those who practice Orthodox and Conservative Judaism. Some Reform congregations also follow the two-day tradition. (Danvers Herald, MA)
BEING JEWISH: Mass. foundation uses books to reach Jewish kids Sep 14, 2009
said she has had non-Jewish people who live in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood ask for the books. Parents wanted to explain to their children why their neighbors walked everywhere on the Sabbath, for instance. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Fresno synagogue preps for High Holy Days Sep 13, 2009
Heres why: Zirkind is rabbi of a small Orthodox congregation, Chabad of Fresno, which meets in his home. Since congregants can also blow the shofar, Orthodox Judaism teaches that blowing the shofar can be considered work ... Orthodox Judaism also teaches that Rosh Hashanah is observed for two days. (Fresno Bee)
Israel's Other War Sep 12, 2009
A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews here known as Hasidic, there known as Haredi surrounded and attacked Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and his entourage as they were leaving the neighborhood of Ezrat Torah ... Dozens of ultra-Orthodox went on a rampage, attacking police, throwing rocks and vandalizing property ... With 700,000 followers, roughly a tenth of the countrys population (another 100,000 or so live in the West Bank, about a third of the 300,000 Jewish settlers there),... (Townhall.com)
Army of God? Sep 8, 2009
I visited an orthodox Jewish seminary near Hebron in the West Bank. It is one of an increasing number of religious schools that encourage taking the Jewish Bible to the battlefield. (BBC News -- Africa)
Coming to a living room near you... (2) Sep 4, 2009
The dividing line between Reform and Conservative has blurred, and the line between Orthodox and non-Orthodox has become clearer. And the community is aging. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Unusual Reform-Orthodox partnership born of Katrina blossoms Sep 4, 2009
Born of catastrophe, the unique partnership between the rabbis of two congregations in New Orleans -- one Orthodox, one Reform -- has brought together two disparate synagogues for social, educational and even ritual programs. Now the partnership is set to receive concrete expression, when the Orthodox congregation breaks ground for its new building -- to be built on the Reform synagogue s property ... Soon after Congregation Beth Israel, a Modern Orthodox synagogue, was inundated by 10 feet of... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Podhoretz Asks: Why are Jews liberals? Sep 3, 2009
" He points out that Orthodox Jews, the most observant of Jews, tend to be the most conservative. Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of the liberal Tikkun magazine, believes that two strands run through Jewish writing, what he calls the left hand and right hand of God. Jews can see the world as a fearful place in which they must dominate or control others to protect themselves from possible oppression ("The right hand of God" world view), or, more hopefully, they can build a world based on "love,... (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Hillel, Jewish students partner with faculty for High Holidays Sep 2, 2009
Many Orthodox Jews on campus go to Bais Abraham on Delmar Boulevard ... While the service is Orthodox, Shafner explained that all students who have attended services have felt at home ... It brings an Orthodox passion to prayer but combines it with an extreme openness, Shafner added. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Jesus of Siberia: an ex-traffic cop turned Messiah Aug 31, 2009
" The faith of his followers is an ad-hoc jumble of creeds overhung with Russian Orthodox rites and interlaced with green values. The Vissarionites cross themselves with an extra flourish after the cult's symbol - a cross within a circle - meant to signify the unification of four world faiths: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Some 40 rural hamlets resettled by Vissarion's disciples were first settled by an earlier generation of sectarians fleeing persecution by the Russian Orthodox... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Madonna makes nocturnal visit to Western Wall Aug 31, 2009
Raised a Roman Catholic, in 1997 Madonna came into contact with a Los Angeles-based centre that teaches an eclectic mix of Orthodox Jewish tradition and positive thinking aimed at spiritual well-being ... From the point of view of Orthodox Jews, her stuying the Kabbalah is sacrilege as they consider it should be reserved for married men over 40 who have poured over Talmudic texts for years. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Excerpts of Kennedy letter to pope and response Aug 30, 2009
The signers were the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee and rabbis representing the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements. Excerpts of the letter from Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Hasidic Matisyahu strays from reggae to grow Aug 26, 2009
The world's first Hasidic reggae superstar is getting a little unorthodox ... Not always cheers in Crown Heights, the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn where he lives in a modest apartment with his wife and two young sons ... Matisyahu was initially seen as a musical oddity when he emerged five years ago, an Orthodox Jew in a flat-brim black hat and bushy beard who loved hip-hop beats and sang dancehall reggae in a Jamaican accent. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jews protest new Catholic document Aug 21, 2009
The signers were the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, and rabbis representing the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform movements. The statement fueling the tension was issued by the bishops in June to clarify a 2002 document called Covenant and Mission. (Boston Globe)
Is Georgia kosher law 'kosher'? Aug 21, 2009
Still, due to a Georgia law that kosher food meet "Orthodox Hebrew religious rules," the rabbi from the Conservative Jewish movement does not have the authority to certify kosher restaurants ... The rabbi and his allies, all members of the Conservative stream of Judaism, say the law should be overturned because not all Jews are Orthodox the most traditional interpretation of Jewish teaching ... Orthodox leaders say states like Georgia stick to their regulations because they set a firm standard... (USA Today -- News)
Goldberg Community Mikvah celebrates 10th anniversary Aug 21, 2009
Although there were nicely appointed mikvaot (ritual baths) in the Orthodox community, they would not let us inside the buildings for conversion, recalls Eisenberg ... Prior to the construction, fewer non-Orthodox Jews saw the mikvah as something accessible to them. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obama: 'We are God's partners in matters of life and death'... Aug 21, 2009
I am an Orthodox Jew, and the ONLY thing that disgusts me more than Hussein, are the STUPID, almost secular "rabbis" who are used by this muslim---his bogus Seder; his bogus visit to OUR HOMELAND- He is dreck, and the Almighty will deal with him as He has dealt with other enemies of Torah, Judaism and Israel. The cult of islam seeks to destroy the USA. Hussein is one of their tools. (The Drudge Report)
Moving from Jewish day school to secular high school (2) Aug 18, 2009
Because there is no Conservative, Reform, or pluralistic Jewish high school nearby, some choose an Orthodox school; others choose a secular one. Kia Picker s biggest concern in making the leap from day school to secular school was social. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Free Taste of Meah hosted by Kerem Shalom Aug 15, 2009
Reform Judaism begins and then other streams follow orthodox, conservative and then the Holocaust and finally the creation of the State of Israel and its struggles. We encourage couples to study together (a special discount is offered) since we see that it deepens relationships. (Concord Journal, MA)
Crowdsurfing Hasidic hip-hopper who rides a Harley Aug 12, 2009
He grew up Jewish but not Orthodox, "becoming religious", as he puts it, in part to get away from the heavy pot-smoking and partying 00004000 that preoccupied his youth ... How do the strictures of Orthodox Judaism fit with the secular world of the music business. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Proof of Jewish heritage hurdle to marriage Aug 11, 2009
To officially tie the knot both parties must satisfy the country's Orthodox Rabbinate that they are Jewish, according to traditional Jewish law. That means proof of a Jewish mother, or documentary evidence of an Orthodox conversion to Judaism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Britain's Jewish-School Ruling: Who Decides Who Is a Jew? Aug 11, 2009
The school's admissions policy, which insists that a pupil's mother must be Jewish, whether by birth or conversion, came under scrutiny in 2007 after the school refused to admit a 12-year-old boy on the grounds that his mother had converted to Judaism from Catholicism through the progressive Judaism movement, which is not recognized by the orthodox United Synagogue, Britain's largest Jewish authority ... According to spokesman Mark Frazer, the board's aim will be to make sure the court's ruling... (Time.com)
They may say I do but what to do when the state says, no you don't? Aug 11, 2009
To officially tie the knot, both parties must satisfy the country's Orthodox rabbinate that they are Jewish, according to traditional Jewish law. That means proof of a Jewish mother, or documentary evidence of an Orthodox conversion to Judaism ... She estimates that thousands of couples who cannot get official recognition as Jews or who reject the Orthodox rabbinate's monopoly on marriage travel overseas for their wedding ceremonies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Restoring their heritage Aug 8, 2009
He said many people who want to return to the religion of their ancestors encounter opposition or scorn from Jewish leaders at the more traditional existing synagogues, especially those that fall into the category of orthodox. The controversy boils down to Garcia s method of officially bringing the Anusim back, he said. (Odessa American, TX)
Lawsuit challenges Georgia kosher law Aug 7, 2009
The Kosher Food Labeling Act, enacted in 1980, mandates that any food sold as kosher must meet orthodox Hebrew religious rules and requirements. Lewis, a conservative Jew, said he cannot fulfill his rabinical duties because his theological interpretation of the state s kosher laws differs from that of Orthodox Judaism ... He said he violates state law when he approves some foods as kosher that are not kosher under Orthodox definitions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Jew embraces Jew at rabbinical forum Aug 7, 2009
The Nazi leader didn t care what kind of Jew you were, Klein said following an interdenominational panel of seven local rabbis Orthodox, Conservative and Reform held at Congregation Kehillat Yaakov (Cedar Road Synagogue) on Aug. 2 ... The goal here is to find some common ground, says Dr. Elliott Zinner, a Kehillat Yaakov board member who along with wife Sharon spearheaded an Orthodox inclusiveness-themed, three-day Shabbaton that culminated with the rabbinical forum ... The panel was composed of... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Rising basketball star finds his calling in advising teens on life Aug 6, 2009
An Orthodox Jew who wore a kippah during games, the lanky redhead decided the demands of big-time college basketball were incompatible with his unwavering observance of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. A winding path led him to Israel, where he now plays professionally, as point guard for the Maccabi Haifa Heat. (Boston Globe)
"Spengler" and the Jewish State Aug 4, 2009
6, and modern Orthodox nearly 4 ... The birthrate for Israeli Jews isn t quite as low as that of American non-Orthodox, but it hovers, overall, right around 2 children per family; the overall Palestinian birthrate is, by most estimates, between 3 and 4 ... It s why it to see Orthodox rabbis that their orthodoxy is more than enough to compensate for their own disregard for human life. (The American Conservative)
New Ratner School: a place to keep kosher and dance for Diwali (1) Aug 3, 2009
About half of Ratner's 120 elementary students come from Jewish families, representing a range of Jewish observance from the Kol HaLev Reconstructionist Havurah to Park Synagogue (Conservative) to modern Orthodox families. There's something in every grade taught in a uniquely Jewish way, says Chestnut. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Construction of new Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Newton to begin in several weeks Aug 1, 2009
Construction of the new Orthodox Jewish synagogue on Dedham Street is set to begin within the next several weeks, according to Rabbi Chaim Prus, who will preside over its services once it s complete ... Chabad, a Hasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism, also means wisdom, understanding and knowledge ... At the new synagogue men and women will still have to be separated by a curtain, a requirement of the orthodox branch of Judaism. (Newton Tab, MA)
Clevelanders react to rabbis roles in New Jersey scandal Jul 31, 2009
For some Jews, images of traditionally attired Orthodox from the New York and New For some Jews, images of traditionally attired Orthodox from the New York and New Jersey Syrian Jewish community in kipot, payes and long black coats being led away in handcuffs sparked concerns about anti-Semitic backlash ... We rail: It wasn t us; I don t look like that person; I m Reform, and they re ultra-Orthodox ... Rabbi Melvin Granatstein, Green Road Synagogue (Orthodox): These guys represent the utter... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Temple Sinais new rabbi looks forward with radical amazement Jul 30, 2009
He says the model, long a mark of Orthodox Judaism, is now re-emerging outside the Orthodox tradition. People take ownership of their thoughts, he says. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Atheism and Humanistic Viewpoints i... Jul 29, 2009
Humanistic Judaism congregations serve as a social support for its members through affiliation, education and acknowledgment of life-cycle events, much like Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations do. The congregations are led by rabbis, who serve as leaders of the community and Jewish holiday events. (Suite101.com)
Interfaith forum explores diversity Jul 27, 2009
In an open forum dubbed Different Perspectives, three students of different faiths, Orthodox Judaism, Evangelical Catholic and Hinduism, described their perspectives on religion ... Speakers as well as students worked at making the distinction between orthodox, conservative and reform Judaism. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Russian pupils get choice: Religion or ethics Jul 22, 2009
They will be offered the choice of studying the dominant Russian Orthodox religion, Islam, Buddhism or Judaism, or of taking an overview of all four faiths, or a course in secular ethics ... The offer of a choice appeared aimed to ease concerns that Russian Orthodoxy will be forced on schoolchildren as the church gains influence and tightens ties with the state ... Mandatory classes in Orthodox culture were introduced in a few Russian regions three years ago, but they alarmed adherents of other... (MSNBC -- International)
Jewish ritual finds home in Big Sky Country Jul 16, 2009
Outside of the small Orthodox Jewish community, many American Jews had stopped using the mikvah, partly out of objections to its perspective on women ... Justine Phelps, an Orthodox Jew, used to drive 400 miles from Montana to Utah for monthly immersion. (USA Today -- News)
Belief and Controversy in Judaism Jul 13, 2009
Judaism isn't a schism between three distinct groups, Orthodox, Conservative and Reform, but a melding of experiences, beliefs and histories, much like the Torah itself. Judaism is often categorized as comprising three main groups: Orthodox Jews who believe the was written exactly as dictated by God and who strictly maintain rituals and observances in keeping with ancient traditions; Jews who ascribe to some of the precepts of the Orthodox Judaism, but have introduced more liberal aspects into... (Suite101.com)
TWO-FAITH FAMILIES SHARE HOLIDAYS' JOY Jul 5, 2009
Orthodox and some conservative synagogues don't endorse interfaith marriage, as it is partly blamed for the declining Jewish population in the United States and observance of rituals. Mrs. Schoenfeld, who married her Jewish husband four months ago, said she looks forward to the blending of holidays. (Santa Barbara News-Press)
Recent highlights from the Ideas blog: boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac Jul 5, 2009
And Weber has a sister who converted to Orthodox Judaism. Perhaps surprisingly, the sister s existence has caused more of a stir in the anti-Semitic underground than the freely chosen romantic relationship. (Boston Globe)
Jewish, gay and parents: making it work together (4) Jul 1, 2009
One of the rabbis led a Reform congregation, another was from Or Chadash, the gay congregation in Chicago, and the third was from an African-American Orthodox congregation in Chicago. The women also went to the mikvah with each child. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
The Tanakh - the Jewish Bible Jun 30, 2009
Orthodox versus Reform Interpretations. Orthodox Judaism believes that the Tanakh represents God s teachings to Man and was actually written by God ... The Torah, Orthodox scholars say, was handed to Moses on Mount Sinai. (Suite101.com)
Poland's First Gay Rabbi Settles Despite Community Strife Jun 28, 2009
WARSAW, Poland When Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw'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 ... Katz is the second rabbi to serve Beit Warszawa, a Reform community with 250 members that was founded in the capital 10 years ago by Polish and American Jews who felt little affinity with some Orthodox practices, such as... (Fox News)
As Jewish camp season starts, swine flu threat looms Jun 26, 2009
In Baltimore, the Ner Israel Rabbinical College, one of the largest Orthodox yeshivas in the country, reported five cases of the virus earlier this month. That outbreak followed news that four Brooklyn yeshivas were closing temporarily over concerns about high absenteeism due to the virus. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
He shoots, he scores ... he lives in Israel (2) Jun 26, 2009
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2004 4:50 PM EDT Orthodox basketball player Tamir Goodman finds his niche in the Jewish state ... Goodman, an Orthodox Jew, began playing basketball when he was six, under the tutelage of his older brother, Reuven ... An Orthodox Jew playing big-time college basketball, especially one who wears his yamulke while playing, intrigued the media. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Women Wearing Too Much Has New Meaning in France Jun 24, 2009
More specifically, they dont want women roaming about Paris hidden in burqas, that tent-like garment that covers orthodox Muslim women from the tops of their heads to the tips of their toes ... But then, nor is it my idea that women must submit to their husbands, as some conservative Christians preach, or that only men count for the 10-person required for religious observances, as Orthodox Jews say, or that women cant be priests, as the Catholic Church demands ... Should France prohibit... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
More than 600 attend CJN Foundation tribute event Jun 20, 2009
After getting to know and love Cynthia Dettelbach over her 29 years as editor, many CJN readers in the crowd were surprised when past CJN president Wilton Sogg revealed she almost didn t get the job in 1980 for two reasons: she s a woman, and she s not Orthodox. To this day, Sogg said, he remains proud of his unconventional selection, and over the years he s enjoyed watching her build a paper that seeks to represent all members of the Jewish community, regardless of affiliation, gender, politics... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Newton-based Sunday School for Jewish Studies offers nontraditional approach to bar mitzvah Jun 18, 2009
Josh s brother, now 25, graduated from the Maimonides School, an Orthodox Jewish day school in Brookline, and had his bar mitzvah in a synagogue, but the family sought a different experience for Josh ... I d put his training up against any synagogue training, said Gladstone, who was raised in Lynn in an Orthodox household. (Boston Globe)
Shir Shalom: Ten years and growing (1) Jun 16, 2009
Shir Shalom spiritual leader Shtull, the son of a Conservative rabbi, attended an Orthodox day school and by adulthood found himself unsatisfied with what he deemed the unbending strictures of those two denominations. Shir Shalom s founders took a hard, honest look at Judaism in Cleveland, says Chudakoff. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Agnon School (5) Jun 6, 2009
The wall is separated into two sides, in the orthodox fashion, with male and female sections ... The city itself is located on a big hill, and the community is about 99% hassidic or very orthodox and religious Jews ... Most of the people in the city of Tzfat are hassidic or very orthodox Jews. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Walt: The Israel Lobby Is Getting Weaker Jun 5, 2009
Is the Israel Lobby getting weaker. Is the Israel Lobby getting weaker. (Slate)
Rabbi sets off war of words over call to kill Arabs Jun 4, 2009
Chabad-Lubavitch is a Hasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism. Friedman was listed as rabbi of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies, a girls school in St. Paul. (AZCentral -- News)
Church v BNP May 27, 2009
The controversy has developed into something of a power struggle between the dominant Orthodox branch of Judaism in Israel, and the Israel Reform Movement which allows for a less strict observance of Jewish law ... At the moment the state gives precedence to Orthodox precepts, both in conversions and marriages ... Marriages performed by non-Orthodox rabbis are not recognized by the government, and there are no civil marriages, meaning that Reform Jews have to comply with Orthodox requirements or... (BBC News -- UK)
Temple plot rattles residents May 26, 2009
"Riverdale terrorist plot three words I never thought I would say in one sentence," mused resident Aliza Hausman, 28, a Dominican-American who converted from Roman Catholicism to Orthodox Judaism. She moved to Riverdale in 2006, seeing it as "definitely a tolerant type of place.". (Albany Times Union)
World and national religion briefs May 23, 2009
The ruling Tuesday followed a petition by the Israel Reform Movement, a liberal branch of Judaism that has long been enmeshed in a power struggle with the Orthodox in Israel. Only the Orthodox branch, which accepts Jewish law as obligatory, enjoys full government recognition and the financial support that comes with it ... Less than half of Israel's Jews define themselves as Orthodox; many others describe themselves as traditional. (North County Times)
James Robertson: Defending Congressman Broun May 21, 2009
Paul Broun's Christian faith, accused him of misusing the Bible, and in a May 15 letter called him a "foolishly ignorant homophobic (Letters, ""). The venom coming from some of the writers is appalling. As one who worships in the same church with Broun and who has studied the Bible and taught Bible classes for many years, I can confidently say that what was written about Broun and the conclusions drawn were false or cannot be substantiated. It is also clear that his critics aren't knowledgeable... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Court backs progressive Judaism May 21, 2009
ISRAEL'S High Court has ordered the state to provide the same funding to Reform and Conservative Jewish conversion institutes as it does to Orthodox Jews - a decision that could shatter the exclusive control of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate over Jewish affairs. The unanimous decision is the first time the court has dealt directly with the issue of equality in state funding for religious services and is seen as strengthening laws underpinning religious freedom. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pope has message of hope for mankind in Jerusalem May 15, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI (L) presents a book as a gift to Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (2nd R) at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem's Old City May 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Heidi Levine/Pool). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Pope celebrates Mass in Bethlehem May 13, 2009
Celebrates Holy Mass in Josaphat Valley Wednesday Visits Bethlehem, visits refugees, meets Mahmoud Abbas Thursday Mass in Nazareth, talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, meets Franciscans Friday Meets Orthodox Christian leaders, departs. Although the Christian population of Bethlehem has decreased dramatically in recent years through immigration, the square is expected to be packed with local Christians and pilgrims from other parts of the world, our correspondent says. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pope meets with Abbas May 13, 2009
It is administered jointly by the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Armenian Apostolic authorities. The pontiff will also visit a maternity hospital run by the Catholic aid agency Caritas. (iAfrica.com)
Focus on Mideast Christians May 11, 2009
For example, Syrian Michel Aflaq, the intellectual founder of the Ba'ath Party, was born in Damascus in 1910 to an Orthodox Christian family. Literary theorist and Palestinian activist Edward Said likewise has Christian roots. (CNN -- International)
Now That Gays Can Marry, I'll Stay Married Anyway: Ann Woolner May 8, 2009
The state cant force an Orthodox rabbi to marry Jew to non-Jew. Nor can it force him to marry two women, not even in Iowa. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
