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Wednesday - 12 Av 5768 - August 13, 2008

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australia
Blake Street divided over rabbi’s dismissal
Israeli paramedics to share expertise with Australians
One final word
Putting social change on the Jewish agenda
Rabbi Kipen departs Bentleigh congregation
Saffron’s son threatens to name names
Smorgon gets plum role

canada
Canada's biker-friendly rabbi
Cousins club flourishing on its 50th anniversary
Funerals continue despite damage to cemetery
Jews in canoes: a summertime odyssey
On the road and at home with Chomedey Chapter Jewish Women
The Flying Bulgars give klezmer a modern twist
usa
Federal court ruling on funding for Christian school worries some Jews
First-hand look at meat plant shows rabbi has been misled
High Noon For The Hamptons Eruv
Immigration case shadows kosher meat plant
Jewish congregation finds out it's turning 100
Jewish rep wins big in Tennessee despite anti-Semitic ads
Orthodox Jews Outraged at Changes to Kosher Gym
Orthodox rabbis criticized over Postville
Party with the tribe: Tribe Fest gathers city’s young Jews

ringsBereaved swimmer sets Israeli record in Beijing
Bound for Beijing
Iranian basketball team shakes Israeli coach's hand
Iranian snubs Israeli in Beijing
Israeli judoka loses bronze, gymnast advances
Israeli swimmers make big splash
Israeli windsurfer leads early
Olympics /After his father's death, swimmer Alon Mandel sets new Israeli record
Swapping old Jewish swim records for new ones
Two Jews and a black man help Phelps fulfill dream

kosher
Kosher crises, scandals not new
Wagner's bakery closes

people
Conversation with… Aaron Steiner From teen volunteer to rabbi
Dynamic young Rabbi
Israeli, and learning to love it
Mossad HaRav Kook: Seventy Years of Scholarship
Orthodox Jew takes to the comedy stage
Poopa Dweck: Aromas of Aleppo
Somewhere over the rainbow I landed in the land of Israel

jewish culture
Does a 'certain Jewish something' really set Jews apart?
Exhibit on Crypto-Jews Tours Brazil
Proposed ketubah addendum would annul marriage if you refuse divorce
Rabbi Druckman: 'They Are Jews'
The Circle and the Line
The Wyman aliya
When friends play mah-jongg, everybody wins

international
Active Summer for Nizhny Novgorod Jews
Central Russian Jewish Community Opens Kosher Store
Chabad to Open New Center in Kazakhstan
Georgia's Jews now have aliyah on their minds
Jordan: Israeli tourists asked to hand over Jewish paraphernalia
London's Jewish radio station closes after Galloway sues
Madrid Seeks To Accommodate Jewish Tourists
Roger Cohen: Aux barricades! France and the Jews
Students return to Jewish cemetery in Belarus
Zimbabwe economic crisis affects dwindling Jewish communities

yisroel
Dror urges long-term plan for Jewish people
In one town, Gazans yearn for previous Israeli presence
Israel fears Russian-Syrian arms pact
Israeli Farmers Grapple With Growing Water Crisis
Local boycott on ‘non-kosher’ businesses
New Knesset Bill Enables Jews To Defend Their Farm Property
Occupied Israel
Pagan Temple Found in Ancient Jewish Village in Israel
US College Students Give to and Learn About Negev Towns
Yad Vashem blasts Lithuania for revisionism
Yosef's blessing of Netanyahu stirs up Shas supporters

yiddish
Statement of the Vilnius Yiddish Institute
Yiddish Retreat Aug 20-26

grave stone
Current Obituaries

health
Be beside the seaside
Chronic pain in women could be due to low vitamin D levels
Hello, sunshine!
Health Alert: Boomer Rehab
Reducing the risk of a fall

arts
Chaabi: The 'People's Music' Of North Africa
Exclusive: Ludivine Sagnier is A Girl Cut in Two
Israeli Klezmer Band A Groyse Metsie's New Twist on Jewish Music
Motown Jews invade Hollywood
Sephardic indie rockers Dan Saks and DeLeon party like it's 1499
Were Jewish partisans depicted in new Hollywood movie murderers or heroes?

Announcements
Sep 14 - New to Town? Newcomers Brunch for ages 21 to 35
If you are between the ages of 21 & 35 and moved to the DC area since January 2007, join us for a chance to meet other newcomers and learn about ways to get involved in your new Jewish community.

New in Town? Under 35?

ShalomDC and EntryPointDC GesherCity

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Newcomer Brunch

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008

 10—11:30 AM

Washington DCJCC

R.S.V.P. by Sept. 7: 301-348-7313

or Francie.kranzberg@shalomdc.org

 
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