http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:26:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-february-1328841738/ http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-february-1328841738/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:42:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-february-1328841738/ Pick of the Week: Sat., Feb. 11 ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY Journal bloggers Ilana Angel (Keeping the Faith) and Elliot Steingart (Some Reservations) join singles columnist Seth Menachem (My Single Peeps) and Hollywood Jew scribe Danielle Berrin for Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-love-story-1328841125/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-love-story-1328841125/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-love-story-1328841125/ Many of us are familiar with the rabbinic image in which God lifts Mount Sinai above the heads of the Israelites, threatening them with death if they refuse the Torah. Less familiar but no less prevalent in rabbinic literature is a strikingly different take on this scene. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/my-single-peeps-sonia-s-1328838135/ http://www.jewpi.com/my-single-peeps-sonia-s-1328838135/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:42:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/my-single-peeps-sonia-s-1328838135/ Photo by Malina Saval Sonia doesn’t look or sound like your typical Jewish girl next door. Sure, she’s loud — but her accent is more Charo than Bette Midler. Her clothing is, too. Sonia was born in Costa Rica to a Catholic family. Her uncle, who is now a Vatican priest, told her that he [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/poll-half-of-u-s-voters-back-strike-on-nuclear-iran-1328833104/ http://www.jewpi.com/poll-half-of-u-s-voters-back-strike-on-nuclear-iran-1328833104/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/poll-half-of-u-s-voters-back-strike-on-nuclear-iran-1328833104/ A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. According to the poll, published this week in The Hill, a newspaper that specializes in Congress, 49 percent of respondents stated that the U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/now-is-the-time-for-a-determined-course-of-action-on-iran-1328832022/ http://www.jewpi.com/now-is-the-time-for-a-determined-course-of-action-on-iran-1328832022/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/now-is-the-time-for-a-determined-course-of-action-on-iran-1328832022/ Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz in December 2001. Photo by Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC Counterpoint: Will AIPAC and Bibi get their war? We should not be too surprised that Iran continues to defy international calls to open its nuclear program to greater scrutiny and transparency. Even as the toughest [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-safe-house-review-video-1328831906/ http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-safe-house-review-video-1328831906/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:26 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-safe-house-review-video-1328831906/ Safe House (2012) Rogue agent Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) has been off the grid for the past ten years and he’s been on the CIA’S most wanted list for the last decade. CIA agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been posted to a remote, empty Safe House in Capetown, South Africa for over a year. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-jesus-even-jews-can-love-1328829850/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-jesus-even-jews-can-love-1328829850/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:24:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-jesus-even-jews-can-love-1328829850/ Rabbi Shmuley Boteac Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has been accused of nothing less than apostasy by at least one of his fellow rabbis, all thanks to his newly published book, “Kosher Jesus” (Gefen Publishing House: $26). Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-public-sector-strike-headed-for-third-day-1328827825/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-public-sector-strike-headed-for-third-day-1328827825/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-public-sector-strike-headed-for-third-day-1328827825/ People wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv during a strike Feb. 8. Photo by REUTERS/Nir Elias Israel’s banks, ports and stock market were closed in the second day of a general strike on Thursday that threatened to drag on for another 24 hours after negotiations between unions and government hit new obstacles. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/will-aipac-and-bibi-get-their-war-1328822413/ http://www.jewpi.com/will-aipac-and-bibi-get-their-war-1328822413/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/will-aipac-and-bibi-get-their-war-1328822413/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Jan. 24. Photo by REUTERS/Baz Ratner These are strange times for those of us who follow the debate about a possible war with Iran. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/senators-to-urge-obama-to-make-iranian-nukes-capability-a-red-line-1328811132/ http://www.jewpi.com/senators-to-urge-obama-to-make-iranian-nukes-capability-a-red-line-1328811132/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/senators-to-urge-obama-to-make-iranian-nukes-capability-a-red-line-1328811132/ President Barack Obama in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 3. Photo by REUTERS/Larry Downing A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators will present a resolution calling on the Obama administration to make a “nuclear-weapons capability” by Iran a red line. The non-binding resolution, to be introduced Thursday by Sens. Robert Casey (D-Pa.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/l-a-s-larry-greenfield-named-national-jinsa-executive-director-1328752209/ http://www.jewpi.com/l-a-s-larry-greenfield-named-national-jinsa-executive-director-1328752209/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:50:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/l-a-s-larry-greenfield-named-national-jinsa-executive-director-1328752209/ Larry Greenfield, a Los Angeles area native, has been named national executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs in Washington, D.C., JINSA president David Ganz announced Thursday. Read more . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/seniors-angry-over-plans-to-close-jcc-1328748007/ http://www.jewpi.com/seniors-angry-over-plans-to-close-jcc-1328748007/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:40:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/seniors-angry-over-plans-to-close-jcc-1328748007/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/technology-may-reveal-missing-holocaust-graves-1328747415/ http://www.jewpi.com/technology-may-reveal-missing-holocaust-graves-1328747415/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/technology-may-reveal-missing-holocaust-graves-1328747415/ Scientists using ground-probing electronics may have discovered the missing mass graves at the site of Treblinka, one of the Nazis’ most notorious death camps. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/letters-to-the-editor-film-in-israel-los-encinos-and-kosher-food-1328746687/ http://www.jewpi.com/letters-to-the-editor-film-in-israel-los-encinos-and-kosher-food-1328746687/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:18:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/letters-to-the-editor-film-in-israel-los-encinos-and-kosher-food-1328746687/ On the Set … but Not in Israel I am not surprised that “Zionism and the Three-Picture Deal ” (Feb. 3) neglected to mention that Hollywood has rarely produced a movie in Israel. Other than a few days, one scene in Jerusalem, Hollywood and the Jews of Hollywood (including prominent Israeli producers) completely ignore it. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/to-bomb-or-not-to-bomb-1328746326/ http://www.jewpi.com/to-bomb-or-not-to-bomb-1328746326/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/to-bomb-or-not-to-bomb-1328746326/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-must-criminalize-purchase-of-sex-1328745724/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-must-criminalize-purchase-of-sex-1328745724/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:02:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-must-criminalize-purchase-of-sex-1328745724/ In Israel, an estimated 15,000 individuals are involved in prostitution, including 5,000 under the age of 18, according to reports shared with the Task Force on Human Trafficking by Knesset member Orit Zuaretz of the Kadima Party, as well as other experts and activists. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/who-are-the-charedim-1328745007/ http://www.jewpi.com/who-are-the-charedim-1328745007/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/who-are-the-charedim-1328745007/ David N. Myers The disturbing recent episode involving the harassment of an 8-year-old Orthodox girl in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, and the ongoing controversy over separate seating for women on public buses in Jerusalem and elsewhere, has focused new attention on that group of Jews known as Charedim (or ultra-Orthodox). Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/decapitating-palestine-killing-peace-1328744411/ http://www.jewpi.com/decapitating-palestine-killing-peace-1328744411/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:40:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/decapitating-palestine-killing-peace-1328744411/ Leonard Fein Here’s a “sign of the times” factoid: In recent commentary on Israel’s settlement policy, the number of Jewish settlers beyond the Green Line has ballooned from 350,000 or so to 600,000. It is as if there had suddenly been a mass immigration to the West Bank. But there has been no such immigration. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-uncontested-challenge-and-opportunity-of-limmud-1328743820/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-uncontested-challenge-and-opportunity-of-limmud-1328743820/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-uncontested-challenge-and-opportunity-of-limmud-1328743820/ I am a child of a mixed marriage. I was raised in a completely secular environment. My discovery of Judaism has been an ongoing revelation over many decades. I studied for more than 12 years in yeshivot and spent many years studying secular philosophy. The more I study, the more I realize that Judaism is [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tiny-super-pac-targets-circumcision-islam-red-light-cameras-cremation-1328743583/ http://www.jewpi.com/tiny-super-pac-targets-circumcision-islam-red-light-cameras-cremation-1328743583/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:26:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tiny-super-pac-targets-circumcision-islam-red-light-cameras-cremation-1328743583/ Courtesy americanphoenixsuperpac.org. Something about the description of the American Phoenix Super PAC made me all but certain that the person behind it had some Jewish connection. It was two things, actually, both included in the Super PAC’s 23-item “statement of purpose ”: 2. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/rebels-with-a-cause-1328743334/ http://www.jewpi.com/rebels-with-a-cause-1328743334/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:22:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/rebels-with-a-cause-1328743334/ David Suissa, President “Leon Klinghoffer’s blood cries out from the depth of the ocean,” the 23-year-old law student told the Israeli Supreme Court in 1995. “We will not withdraw our complaint. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/opinion-the-embrace-1328742504/ http://www.jewpi.com/opinion-the-embrace-1328742504/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/opinion-the-embrace-1328742504/ Rob Eshman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief At the end of Shabbat services last Saturday, I watched a 7-year-old boy recite the blessing over the wine, the Kiddush. His voice was pure, the Hebrew, a learned language for him, flowed fast and flawlessly from his mouth. His face shone. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-tel-aviv-became-big-business-in-hollywood-1328741415/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-tel-aviv-became-big-business-in-hollywood-1328741415/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:50:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-tel-aviv-became-big-business-in-hollywood-1328741415/ Damian Lewis as Sgt. Nicholas Brody in “Homeland.” Photo by Ronen Akerman/Showtime In December 2009, Avi Nir, the chief executive of one of Israel’s largest broadcasting and production companies, invited the Hollywood agent Rick Rosen to spend a day at Keshet’s Tel Aviv office. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-recognize-a-prophet-1328733975/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-recognize-a-prophet-1328733975/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:46:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-recognize-a-prophet-1328733975/ I remember learning in my yeshiva high school that the time of Jewish prophecy is dead. God’s intimate connection with his people had been severed because of their iniquity and never again can we enjoy the prophets of old — the Samuels, Jeremiahs, Isaiahs et al. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/soccer-fans-on-the-frontline-of-revolution-1328725926/ http://www.jewpi.com/soccer-fans-on-the-frontline-of-revolution-1328725926/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/soccer-fans-on-the-frontline-of-revolution-1328725926/ Soccer fans riot at Port Said Stadium on Feb. 1. Photo by REUTERS/Stringer Sprinting down a side street in downtown Cairo, the group of young men are outrun by a hissing tear gas canister careening through the air, slamming into the ground beside them. They quickly raise their arms to their mouths in a futile [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/clooney-to-chase-nazis-in-new-film-1328725209/ http://www.jewpi.com/clooney-to-chase-nazis-in-new-film-1328725209/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/clooney-to-chase-nazis-in-new-film-1328725209/ Actor George Clooney at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 15. Photo by REUTERS/ Lucy Nicholson George Clooney is expected to star in a film about U.S. and British art experts who tracked down Nazi-looted artworks, mainly from Jewish owners. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ahead-of-march-meetings-israel-and-the-u-s-close-ranks-on-iran-1328663885/ http://www.jewpi.com/ahead-of-march-meetings-israel-and-the-u-s-close-ranks-on-iran-1328663885/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:18:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ahead-of-march-meetings-israel-and-the-u-s-close-ranks-on-iran-1328663885/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama, shown at a September 2011 meeting at the United Nations in New York, are likely to meet again in Washington at the beginning of March, when decisions on Iran will be coming to a head. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hezbollah-says-it-receives-support-not-orders-from-iran-1328656245/ http://www.jewpi.com/hezbollah-says-it-receives-support-not-orders-from-iran-1328656245/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:45 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hezbollah-says-it-receives-support-not-orders-from-iran-1328656245/ Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Jan. 14. Photo by REUTERS/ Ahmad Shalha Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Tuesday for the first time that his militant movement received financial and material support from Iran, but denied it took instructions from the Islamic Republic. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/brides-reflect-the-most-important-takeaways-for-wedding-planning-1328651530/ http://www.jewpi.com/brides-reflect-the-most-important-takeaways-for-wedding-planning-1328651530/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/brides-reflect-the-most-important-takeaways-for-wedding-planning-1328651530/ Regardless of the size or complexity of your wedding, there are some things women who have gone through wedding planning will always suggest to those who are just beginning. Photo by EPA/KERI MOKTEN. On my wedding day last fall, I was very nervous. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/madonna-to-begin-world-tour-in-israel-1328648407/ http://www.jewpi.com/madonna-to-begin-world-tour-in-israel-1328648407/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/madonna-to-begin-world-tour-in-israel-1328648407/ Madonna performs during the halftime show during Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. Photo by REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/california-gay-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-by-u-s-appeals-court-1328641590/ http://www.jewpi.com/california-gay-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-by-u-s-appeals-court-1328641590/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:06:30 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/california-gay-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-by-u-s-appeals-court-1328641590/ Gay marriage advocates cheer after news of the Proposition 8 over-ruling outside the Ninth Circuit Courthouse in San Francisco, California on Feb. 7. Photo by REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach. A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-prop-8-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-1328640125/ http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-prop-8-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-1328640125/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-prop-8-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-1328640125/ LA Times is reporting that the Prop. 8 marriage ban ruled unconstitutional. Story developing. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/birth-control-fights-return-to-campaigns-with-jews-in-key-posts-1328638733/ http://www.jewpi.com/birth-control-fights-return-to-campaigns-with-jews-in-key-posts-1328638733/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:53 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/birth-control-fights-return-to-campaigns-with-jews-in-key-posts-1328638733/ Sen. Joseph Lieberman participates in the Race for the Cure event in Jerusalem in 2010 with his wife Hadassah, left, and Komen founder Nancy Brinker. Photo by U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iran-shrugs-off-latest-u-s-sanctions-trade-suffers-1328631971/ http://www.jewpi.com/iran-shrugs-off-latest-u-s-sanctions-trade-suffers-1328631971/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iran-shrugs-off-latest-u-s-sanctions-trade-suffers-1328631971/ In this file picture, samples of rice are seen on the desk as a rice wholesaler checks his books while waiting for customers at his shop in south Tehran on June 18, 2008. Photo by REUTERS/Caren Firouz Iran castigated its U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/egyptians-cancel-meetings-with-u-s-lawmakers-after-aid-warnings-1328580022/ http://www.jewpi.com/egyptians-cancel-meetings-with-u-s-lawmakers-after-aid-warnings-1328580022/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/egyptians-cancel-meetings-with-u-s-lawmakers-after-aid-warnings-1328580022/ Demonstrators gather during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo on Jan. 27. Photo by REUTERS/Suhaib Salem An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt’s crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/popular-english-word-game-isnt-lost-in-hebrew-translation-1328572212/ http://www.jewpi.com/popular-english-word-game-isnt-lost-in-hebrew-translation-1328572212/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/popular-english-word-game-isnt-lost-in-hebrew-translation-1328572212/ The Hebrew version of Bananagrams. Photo by Bananagrams. When his family moved to Israel in 1998, Robert August-Dalfen probably never envisioned the day he would wear a banana costume. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-retail-giant-and-the-black-community-1328560862/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-retail-giant-and-the-black-community-1328560862/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:41:02 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-retail-giant-and-the-black-community-1328560862/ Sears President Julius Rosenwald was known for his philanthropy, and relationship with the black community. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-to-address-aipac-as-iran-speculation-intensifies-1328476705/ http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-to-address-aipac-as-iran-speculation-intensifies-1328476705/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:18:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-to-address-aipac-as-iran-speculation-intensifies-1328476705/ srael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a special session marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem Jan. 24. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hillels-voice-is-back-and-she-sounds-great-parashat-bshalachshabbat-shira-1328320208/ http://www.jewpi.com/hillels-voice-is-back-and-she-sounds-great-parashat-bshalachshabbat-shira-1328320208/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:50:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hillels-voice-is-back-and-she-sounds-great-parashat-bshalachshabbat-shira-1328320208/ This week I write to you from Jerusalem, inspired by the headline story from this past Tuesday ‘s Ha’aretz. On the first morning of my trip, here is the headline I woke up to: “New Orthodox Rabbinical Group Puts Israeli Women at Its Head – Hopes to Counter Creeping Religious Extremism. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/move-over-donald-rosanne-barr-officially-files-presidential-bid-1328319851/ http://www.jewpi.com/move-over-donald-rosanne-barr-officially-files-presidential-bid-1328319851/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:44:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/move-over-donald-rosanne-barr-officially-files-presidential-bid-1328319851/ Image courtesy roseanneworld.com Unlike Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who is coyly flirting with a run for a Congressional seat in New Jersey, Jewish comedienne Roseanne Barr appears to be “quite serious” in her quest to be the Green Party’s nominee for President of the United States. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/milken-jcc-to-close-in-june-1328310247/ http://www.jewpi.com/milken-jcc-to-close-in-june-1328310247/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/milken-jcc-to-close-in-june-1328310247/ Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus The JCC at Milken in West Hills announced this week that it will shut its doors permanently as of June 30. The 42-year-old center will also close its Early Childhood Center, which has 80 preschoolers, on June 15. In a Feb. 1 e-mail, Milken JCC chair Steven V. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/shalom-auslanders-foreskins-lament-1328309406/ http://www.jewpi.com/shalom-auslanders-foreskins-lament-1328309406/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:50:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/shalom-auslanders-foreskins-lament-1328309406/ Shalom Auslander’s memoir, “Foreskin’s Lament,” chronicled the author’s shaky departure from his dysfunctional ultra-Orthodox home in Monsey, New York. Readers will recall how Auslander was somehow able to blend sadness and compassion with biting humor and anger into his own utterly unique narrative voice. Read more . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/komen-reverses-course-on-planned-parenthood-but-supporters-still-hurting-1328308817/ http://www.jewpi.com/komen-reverses-course-on-planned-parenthood-but-supporters-still-hurting-1328308817/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/komen-reverses-course-on-planned-parenthood-but-supporters-still-hurting-1328308817/ It took just hours for the protests against Susan G. Komen for the Cure to begin, and they quickly took on the fury and form of a full-blown movement. Online petitions were started. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/conservative-group-prays-in-mixed-minyan-at-knesset-we-in-america-can-no-longer-be-silent-1328308244/ http://www.jewpi.com/conservative-group-prays-in-mixed-minyan-at-knesset-we-in-america-can-no-longer-be-silent-1328308244/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:30:44 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/conservative-group-prays-in-mixed-minyan-at-knesset-we-in-america-can-no-longer-be-silent-1328308244/ A recent trip of American Conservative (Masorti) Jews to Israel included a first for the country, and cuts to the heart of an issue that poses a problem for many American Jews – a mixed minyan for mincha at the Knesset synagogue. Read more . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-chronicle-review-video-1328307968/ http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-chronicle-review-video-1328307968/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:26:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/two-jews-on-film-chronicle-review-video-1328307968/ Chronicle (2012) Every so often a film surprises me…Sometimes in a good way…Sometimes in a not so good way. Walking into the screening of ‘Chronicle’ directed by Josh Trank, I was expecting to see a movie that I’ve seen way too many times…teenagers get superpowers and fight evil doers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/panetta-believes-israel-may-strike-iran-this-spring-report-says-1328296689/ http://www.jewpi.com/panetta-believes-israel-may-strike-iran-this-spring-report-says-1328296689/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:18:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/panetta-believes-israel-may-strike-iran-this-spring-report-says-1328296689/ Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Washington, DC on Jan. 26. Photo by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, U.S. media reported on Thursday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-a-jewish-doctor-turned-a-santa-monica-pub-into-new-york-giants-territory-1328291614/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-a-jewish-doctor-turned-a-santa-monica-pub-into-new-york-giants-territory-1328291614/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:34 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-a-jewish-doctor-turned-a-santa-monica-pub-into-new-york-giants-territory-1328291614/ Steven Ohsie (center, hands raised) organized “the largest New York Giants fan group west of the Delaware River.” Seen here at their earlier home, the group will be gathering at O’Brien’s in Santa Monica for the Super Bowl on Sunday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-oil-embargo-1328291496/ http://www.jewpi.com/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-oil-embargo-1328291496/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:36 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-oil-embargo-1328291496/ Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers at Tehran University on Feb. 3. Photo by REUTERS/khamenei.ir/Handout Iran’s supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ban-says-time-running-out-for-israel-palestinian-talks-1328234416/ http://www.jewpi.com/ban-says-time-running-out-for-israel-palestinian-talks-1328234416/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ban-says-time-running-out-for-israel-palestinian-talks-1328234416/ U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Herzliya, Israel. On Feb. 2. Photo by REUTERS/ Nir Elias U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their conflict and ought to give “highest priority” to resuming stalled peace talks. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jews-shift-toward-gop-survey-claims-1328226725/ http://www.jewpi.com/jews-shift-toward-gop-survey-claims-1328226725/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jews-shift-toward-gop-survey-claims-1328226725/ President Barack Obama in Falls Church, Va. on Feb. 1. Photo by REUTERS/Larry Downing Jewish support for the Republican Party has grown dramatically since 2008 nationwide, a new analysis of survey data out from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press suggests. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-bad-month-for-hate-in-the-pa-media-videos-1328226725/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-bad-month-for-hate-in-the-pa-media-videos-1328226725/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-bad-month-for-hate-in-the-pa-media-videos-1328226725/ The ZOA praises Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for publicly raising the issue and condemning Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) incitement to hatred and murder against Jews. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-says-iran-seeking-u-s-range-missile-1328211311/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-says-iran-seeking-u-s-range-missile-1328211311/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:35:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-says-iran-seeking-u-s-range-missile-1328211311/ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Feb. 1. Photo by REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl Israel said on Thursday Iran had been working on developing a missile capable of striking the United States at a military base rocked by a deadly explosion three months ago. The blast on Nov. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jennifer-laszlo-mizrahi-to-step-down-as-israel-project-head-1328210340/ http://www.jewpi.com/jennifer-laszlo-mizrahi-to-step-down-as-israel-project-head-1328210340/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:00 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jennifer-laszlo-mizrahi-to-step-down-as-israel-project-head-1328210340/ Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi of The Israel Project Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, the founder and president of The Israel Project, said she will leave the advocacy group by July 1. In statements Wednesday, the 10-year-old group and Mizrahi said reorganization and management training helped set the stage for her departure. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-1328153407/ http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-1328153407/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:30:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/calendar-picks-and-clicks-february-3-1328153407/ Jerry Lewis in 2009. Photo by Georges Biard Pick of the week: Wed., Feb. 8: JERRY LEWIS The 85-year-old comedy icon signs DVD copies of “The Jazz Singer,” the 1959 television remake that features Lewis as Joey Rabinowitz, a nightclub singer torn between show business and his faith. Wristbands will be distributed at 9 a.m. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/discordant-disappointment-1328152946/ http://www.jewpi.com/discordant-disappointment-1328152946/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:22:26 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/discordant-disappointment-1328152946/ Rabbi Scott Perlo Parashat Beshallah is a symphony beautifully played, until the orchestra flubs the finale. It is a prima donna nailing the high note of the aria, just to blow out her voice three bars before the close. The parasha certainly starts with high grandeur and suspense. B’nai Yisrael are pinned by Pharoah’s army [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-parody-of-taglit-birthright-trips-video-1328152327/ http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-parody-of-taglit-birthright-trips-video-1328152327/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:12:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-parody-of-taglit-birthright-trips-video-1328152327/ This season of “Eretz Nehederet,” Israel’s version of “Saturday Night Live,” features a running parody of a Birthright trip to Israel that mocks American Jews for their enthusiasm and naivite (and obesity and JAPpiness, of course) and Israelis for their gold-digging and trigger fingers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/survivor-ernest-braunstein-1328151616/ http://www.jewpi.com/survivor-ernest-braunstein-1328151616/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/survivor-ernest-braunstein-1328151616/ Photo by David Miller Ernest Braunstein was walking back to his barracks at the Bor labor camp, in Yugoslavia, when he spotted a man suspended from a post by his wrists, which had been tied tightly behind the man’s back. He had passed out, and Ernest brought him water. A guard, witnessing the interaction, gave [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hernias-difficult-to-diagnose-in-women-1328151126/ http://www.jewpi.com/hernias-difficult-to-diagnose-in-women-1328151126/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hernias-difficult-to-diagnose-in-women-1328151126/ Martine Ehrenclou, 51, first noticed her lower abdomen pain in January 2010. She experienced severe discomfort if she sat at her desk for even 15 minutes, when she drove her car or any time that she pitched forward. Ehrenclou, who lives in Brentwood, describes the pain as “brutal. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/himmler-an-ordinary-man-turned-villain-1328150416/ http://www.jewpi.com/himmler-an-ordinary-man-turned-villain-1328150416/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:40:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/himmler-an-ordinary-man-turned-villain-1328150416/ No matter how much is written about Nazi Germany, there is always some new horror to behold and some new paradox to ponder. That’s how I felt when I opened a remarkable and wholly fascinating new book by Peter Longerich, a German historian who is among the world’s leading scholars of the Holocaust and the [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-theater-from-yiddish-to-multiculturalism-1328149930/ http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-theater-from-yiddish-to-multiculturalism-1328149930/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:32:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-theater-from-yiddish-to-multiculturalism-1328149930/ What defines “Jewish” theater? David Chack, a playwright and president of the Association for Jewish Theatre, promises that question will be among the subjects examined at the association’s upcoming conference, Feb. 5-8 at the Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at Hillel at UCLA. Read More »]]> 0