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Women questioned for wearing prayer shawls
JERUSALEM, May 22 (UPI) -- Three women were detained by police in Jerusalem Tuesday for wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall Plaza.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rally against Internet dangers
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a rally Sunday at the New York Mets' stadium on the dangers of the Internet and how to use modern technology in a religiously responsible way.
Jewish settlers filmed shooting Palestinian protester
An Israeli human rights group has released a video suggesting Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Jewish Community Split Over Internet Issue, Gathering And Rally Held At Citi Field Highlight Differing Views
Jewish men and women held a rally outside of Citi Field in response to a gathering held by Jewish religious leaders who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life.
National Council of Jewish Women offers workshops in June
The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW Center for Women in Livingston is offering several women’s workshops in June. All of the programs will be held at the NCJW Center for Women, 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 120, Livingston, diagonally across...
National Council of Jewish Women hold thank-you brunch and installation
Members of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), West Morris Section, will take a morning’s tour through the eyes of feng shui (pronounced fung shway) practitioner Deanna Trust of Denville, at the organization’s Personal Giving Thank-you Brunch & Installation,...
When Jewish women embraced mah-jongg
An exhibition at Skirball Cultural Center tells how the Chinese game was adopted and integrated into another social fabric. "What's the difference between Jewish and Chinese mah jong?" the protagonist of Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" asks her mother about the quintessential Chinese game. Her mother replies, "Entirely different kind of playing.... Jewish mah jong, they watch only for their own ...
PJ Library mails books to local Jewish children every month
The National Council of Jewish Women Tallahassee Section began the project in the fall.
Jewish Family Services celebrates 100th anniversary
By Cindy Mindell ~ WEST HARTFORD – In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Eastern European emigration increased the Jewish population in Hartford from 1,500 to nearly 20,000,... Read more »
Hadassah At 100: Honoring America's Jewish Women Leaders (PHOTOS)
In 2004, Belle Simon, who lived in New York at the time, needed a kidney transplant. A longtime member of Hadassah’s national board, she was fortunate to have become acquainted with a fellow board member, Katie Edelstein, who lived across the country in Seattle.
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