Around 1,500 mainly secular Jews on Saturday staged a march in Jerusalem against often violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews against the Sabbath opening of a car park and a factory. Some religious Jews opposed to the positions of the ultra-Orthodox Jews took part in the protest during which the marchers shouted "Jerusalem belongs to everyone" and "No to violence in Jerusalem," an AFP photographer said. The gathering was organised by the "Forum for a Free Jerusalem," an umbrella... Read Full Story
Two Orthodox Jewish residents of the northern Israel town of Beit She'an were arrested on Wednesday a day after they are suspected of having torched the parked car of a local Messianic Jew. Eliav Levine said his car was burned while it was parked outside the Beit She'an police station. His lawyer, Calev Myers of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, said the entire Levine family has suffered constant harrassment from Beit She'an's religious community. More
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Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protested at an Israeli plant of giant US chipmaker Intel for the second Saturday in a row, voicing outrage at the factory's decision to operate on the Sabbath. Angry shouts of "Shabbat, Shabbat" rose from outside the Jerusalem plant, where many sported black fedoras or large wheel-shaped fur hats and gowns traditionally worn by the Haredi, as the ultra-Orthodox Jews call themselves. Police were out in force and repeatedly chased protesters out of the factory... Read Full Story
A bail hearing for a former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud turned testy Wednesday when a prosecutor accused the manager of lying in court. The bail hearing in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids followed former Agriprocessors Inc. manager Sholom Rubashkin's conviction last week on 86 counts of financial fraud. Rubashkin's attorneys argued he should be allowed to remain free on bail until he's sentenced, and prosecutors claimed Rubashkin is a flight risk... Read Full Story
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL:Vayishlach:THANKSGIVING:GOMEL Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the parasha... Read Full Story
ECO-JUDAISM: GAMZU L'TOVAH:ALL IS FOR THE GOOD:RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the parasha for a... Read Full Story
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL; JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL:Thanks for the ability to thank God Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the... Read Full Story
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL; JEWISH RENEWAL:Thanks for the ability to thank God Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the parasha for a... Read Full Story
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH SPIRITUALITY:Vayishlach:THANKSGIVING:GOMEL:HODU HODU Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the... Read Full Story
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH RENEWAL:Vayishlach:THANKSGIVING:GOMEL:HODU HODU Jewish Spiritual Renewal: Shabbat 12/5/09 : A Path of Transformation The JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL class is hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network a service of Hebrew College . Shalom my beloved Talmidim, Chaverim, v' Rabbanim: This class is for the Shabbat of December 5, 2009. It comes out a week early, as usual, giving everyone a chance to learn, and to study spirituality and ethics, as well as the parasha... Read Full Story
