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Idealists a greater share of slowed influx to Israel (Courier-Post) Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. She's not an Orthodox Jew seeking to be nearer to God. She didn't flee anti-Semitism. us.rd.yahoo.com
Barack Obama's Wife's Cousin an 'Orthodox' Black Rabbi (Israel National News) (IsraelNN.com) Barack Obama's wife’s cousin is a Rabbi, according to the Jewish magazine Forward . Michelle Obama's first cousin once removed, Capers Funnye (pronounced fuh-NAY) shepherds the flock at a mostly black Israelite synagogue on Chicago’s South Side, the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew synagogue. us.rd.yahoo.com
Studying Judaism pays off for some youth (USA Today) A website run by Aish HaTorah, an Orthodox Jewish educational network based in Israel, offers students willing to learn about their faith a payout of up to $250 or a $300 subsidy for a trip to Israel. us.rd.yahoo.com
Studying Judaism pays off for young people (Post-Bulletin) ATLANTA -- AishCafe's flashy Web presence makes it look more like a gambling site than the religious experience it is. There are interactive animations, clickable icons and even a mock iPhone to lure in Jewish colle us.rd.yahoo.com
Orthodox Jewish (The Columbus Dispatch) Orthodox Jews consider it a good deed to bring joy to the bride and groom before their wedding. us.rd.yahoo.com
Barack Obama's Wife's Cousin an Orthodox Black Rabbi (Israel National News) (IsraelNN.com) Barack Obama's wife’s cousin is a Rabbi, according to the Jewish magazine Forward. us.rd.yahoo.com
In Israel, era of mass immigration ends (The Charlotte Observer) Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. She's not an Orthodox Jew seeking to be nearer to God. She didn't flee anti-Semitism. So why move nearly 9,000 miles from her home in Hawaii and settle in life-on-the-edge Israel? Because, she says, she likes a lifestyle that is "secular and normal" while offering something "a bit more meaningful." The 26-year-old American student's decision to make "aliyah" ... us.rd.yahoo.com
In Israel, era of mass immigration ends (The Post-Standard) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. She's not an Orthodox Jew seeking to be nearer to God. She didn't flee anti-Semitism. So why move nearly 9,000 miles from her home in Hawaii and settle in life-on-the-edge Israel? us.rd.yahoo.com
Jewish high school to open in Fairfield County next year (Norwalk Advocate) Each weekday morning, Riva Silverman drives her eldest daughter and son from their home in Norwalk to Stamford, where, at 7 a.m., the teenagers catch a bus that takes them 20 more miles to Solomon Schechter, a Conservative Jewish day school in Hartsdale, N.Y. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jewish World / Meet Michelle Obama's cousin the rabbi (Haaretz Daily) While Barack Obama has struggled to capture the Jewish vote, it turns out that one of his wife's cousins is the country's most prominent black rabbi - a fact that has gone largely unnoticed. us.rd.yahoo.com
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