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Reproduction of material without written permission is strictly prohibited. 40.750742-73.996535 http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/291230939/20080515njdcdorf.html A speech by President Bush that was supposed to have been the apotheosis of U.S.-Israel solidarity instead sparked a toxic political exchange in the partisan battle for votes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=zhAQnH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=zhAQnH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=cIbtPH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=cIbtPH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=s4HHqH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=s4HHqH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=SZi3bh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=SZi3bh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=v1hLHH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=v1hLHH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/291230939" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080515njdcdorf.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080515njdcdorf.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/291230940/200805150515bush60.html President Bush enjoyed a love fest in Israel but was rebuked back home by the Barack Obama campaign for remarks about the dangers of appeasing extremists.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=iyOK9H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=iyOK9H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=eetOnH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=eetOnH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=JiemzH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=JiemzH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Rr3kVh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Rr3kVh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Gj6QIH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Gj6QIH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/291230940" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805150515bush60.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805150515bush60.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/291003866/20080515shavuotrecipes.html In the days before air conditioning, Jews adored dairy soups, beginning at Shavuot and continuing throughout the summer. Here are some recipes that recall a bygone era.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=u1JZ5H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=u1JZ5H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=WD6D4H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=WD6D4H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=mbtilH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=mbtilH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=kNIQ4h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=kNIQ4h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=ygKsPH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=ygKsPH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/291003866" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080515shavuotrecipes.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080515shavuotrecipes.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/290438619/2008051420080514editor.html Ami Eden is assuming the helm of JTA's editorial operations, with Lisa Hostein and Uriel Heilman taking on new responsibilities.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=5LAGkH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=5LAGkH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=gqoM8H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=gqoM8H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=CTlqoH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=CTlqoH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=2bfLGh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=2bfLGh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=4yOQnH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=4yOQnH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/290438619" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051420080514editor.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051420080514editor.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/290254756/20080514olmertadelson.html Viewing the Ehud Olmert scandal in context, Israeli politicians regularly collude with American Jews to sidestep Israeli law in raising money from Diaspora Jews interested in influencing Israeli elections.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=5YduAH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=5YduAH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Itw3XH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Itw3XH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=sVjnXH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=sVjnXH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Z9EaPh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Z9EaPh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=5N2CgH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=5N2CgH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/290254756" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080514olmertadelson.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080514olmertadelson.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/290460657/20080514Shavuotscroll05122008.html As Shavuot and its focus on receiving the Torah approach, Los Angeles writer Edmon J. Rodman unfurls a paean to the scroll.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=VtsDzH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=VtsDzH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=3JyQAH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=3JyQAH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Zm3G1H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Zm3G1H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=rTnvZh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=rTnvZh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=OETMbH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=OETMbH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/290460657" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080514Shavuotscroll05122008.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080514Shavuotscroll05122008.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/289779012/2008051320080513mccainobama.html The Democratic race may have a few more weeks left, but Barack Obama and John McCain are already waging a bruising battle for Jewish support in the general election.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=KyiuPH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=KyiuPH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=3itGwH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=3itGwH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=mFQmNH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=mFQmNH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=hqVUQh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=hqVUQh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Z8cWDH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Z8cWDH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/289779012" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051320080513mccainobama.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051320080513mccainobama.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/289779013/200805130413jpppi.html Leading Jewish academics, ex-diplomats and community leaders met the day before President Shimon Peres' 'Facing Tomorrow' conference to talk about how to implement imperatives in the Jewish community.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=bSi2TH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=bSi2TH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=z4iLaH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=z4iLaH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Lq9GdH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Lq9GdH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=16mq3h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=16mq3h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=QwXrtH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=QwXrtH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/289779013" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805130413jpppi.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805130413jpppi.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/289779014/20080513cyclone.html As worldwide pressure is mounting on Myanmar to admit aid from Western countries and Jewish groups are mobilizing to help, a Burmese Jew living in New York is heading home with a suitcase full of water purification tablets -- and more.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=xbG5dH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=xbG5dH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=dXUT8H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=dXUT8H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=wEWYBH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=wEWYBH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=V65F8h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=V65F8h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=uYWkXH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=uYWkXH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/289779014" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080513cyclone.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080513cyclone.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/289717451/2008051320080513agriprocessorsraid.html In laying the legal groundwork for a massive raid of the country's largest kosher slaughterhouse, federal authorities cited claims that the factory housed illegal narcotics production and employed hundreds of illegal immigrants, including several of the rabbis responsible for kosher supervision.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=jhtvsH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=jhtvsH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=OkzyKH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=OkzyKH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=AoVMVH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=AoVMVH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=fYx6kh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=fYx6kh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=O3efjH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=O3efjH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/289717451" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051320080513agriprocessorsraid.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051320080513agriprocessorsraid.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/289555988/20080513clemonsmalka.html Rather than swinging through Israel triumphantly as the Jewish state's best friend ever in the White House, President Bush may go to the Middle East this week to see widespread repudiation of his key Middle East policies.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=C6VT0H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=C6VT0H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=F7ugRH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=F7ugRH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=WXjIuH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=WXjIuH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=3nLkIh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=3nLkIh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=NoYyWH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=NoYyWH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/289555988" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080513clemonsmalka.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080513clemonsmalka.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/288211653/2008051120080507campusoutreach.html For Hillel and other campus groups, outreach to Jewish students begins even before Orientation Week.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=9txTmH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=9txTmH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=wfIPzH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=wfIPzH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=tZRsSH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=tZRsSH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=RzfZmh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=RzfZmh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=nA5jsH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=nA5jsH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/288211653" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051120080507campusoutreach.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008051120080507campusoutreach.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/286332855/2008050820080507obamajews.html In keeping with Barack Obama's comeback narrative this week, a new poll shows that the U.S. senator from Illinois is running about as strong as Hillary Clinton is among Jewish voters -- though the survey also shows the Republican candidate poised to make gains.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=pC38eH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=pC38eH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=90UNKH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=90UNKH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=gcTHuH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=gcTHuH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=e7S87h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=e7S87h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=lULEyH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=lULEyH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/286332855" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050820080507obamajews.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050820080507obamajews.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/285584926/20080507Gender2.html A new study about the disappearing male in Jewish life gives statistical muscle to anecdotal evidence that has been piling up for years.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=S5LaTH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=S5LaTH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=X7GXxH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=X7GXxH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=EsQm9H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=EsQm9H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=9kWQQh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=9kWQQh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=nDvjWH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=nDvjWH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/285584926" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080507Gender2.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080507Gender2.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284959059/200805060506converts.html A rabbinic court ruling in Israel revoking the Jewish status of a convert whose conversion was conducted 15 years ago has sparked a war between Israel's more moderate Orthodox and more zealous Orthodox rabbinic leadership.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=KzuaGH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=KzuaGH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=BIfALH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=BIfALH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Xihc6H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Xihc6H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=LfQIYh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=LfQIYh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Zr27oH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Zr27oH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284959059" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805060506converts.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805060506converts.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284884918/200805060506imusic.html Whether out of hunger for a connection to Israel or mere interest in the music, increasing numbers of Jews in America -- both Americans and Israelis -- are tuning into Israeli music performances.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=GS5r3H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=GS5r3H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=y8mDcH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=y8mDcH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=DOHfMH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=DOHfMH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=rjTO1h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=rjTO1h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=ELueAH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=ELueAH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284884918" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805060506imusic.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200805060506imusic.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284759376/2008050620080505methodists.html Jewish groups have been worried for months that the United Methodist Church would revive a push for anti-Israel divestment measures at its convention. Instead the meeting drew no fewer than five laudatory news releases from Jewish organizations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=GWyEfH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=GWyEfH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=vjCHXH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=vjCHXH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=TI4aJH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=TI4aJH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=cv3Xuh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=cv3Xuh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=WFthHH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=WFthHH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284759376" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505methodists.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505methodists.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284848466/2008050620080505StantonOgulnick.html Alysa Stanton-Ogulnick isn't particularly interested in being a standard-bearer -- it just kind of happened, like so much else in the Reform rabbinical student's life.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=KAxy8H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=KAxy8H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=8Ad42H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=8Ad42H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=ce0M1H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=ce0M1H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=4dMEXh"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=4dMEXh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=Vbc65H"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=Vbc65H" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284848466" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505StantonOgulnick.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505StantonOgulnick.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284803501/2008050620080505bechollashon.html The Ibo, Lemba and Abayudaya of Africa, the anusim and xuetas of Spain and Latin America, Ethiopian Jews from Israel, Indian Jews from New York and Asian-American Jews-by-Choice spent three days networking and sharing information about their struggles to join the global Jewish family, a family that is not always eager to embrace them.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=4clEtH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=4clEtH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=NEMwjH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=NEMwjH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=VS9vGH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=VS9vGH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=fW1Yah"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=fW1Yah" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=HPByQH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=HPByQH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284803501" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505bechollashon.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050620080505bechollashon.html http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~3/284053046/2008050520080425sokatch.html Officials at the Jewish federation in San Francisco knew they were taking a chance when they hired the founder of a young, progressive Jewish organization to be their next CEO. But with Daniel Sokatch, the officials believe they have caught a rising star who can return the Bay Area to the forefront of the federation world.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=GgwEdH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=GgwEdH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=BwwNhH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=BwwNhH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=8nEGYH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=8nEGYH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=wQP97h"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=wQP97h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?a=1fYwUH"><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~f/jta/north-america?i=1fYwUH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.jta.org/~r/jta/north-america/~4/284053046" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050520080425sokatch.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008050520080425sokatch.html