Israel - Minister: Reform Jews Can Use Mikvaot For Conversion
Yesterday 11:31 PM
Israel - Deputy Religious Services Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said that ritual baths, or mikvaot, could be used by Conservative and Reform groups for their conversion process, even though the Chief Rabbinate does not recognize conversions conducted by non-Orthodox Jewish denominations.
Ben-Dahan was...
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New York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg Releases New Financial Disclosure ReportYesterday 08:29 PMNew York, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to his roster of high-end real estate, buying a house and a vacant parcel last year next to a... Read More » |
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New York - NYPD: Merchant Held For Ransom, Tortured For MonthYesterday 06:06 PMNew York - A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he... Read More » |
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Los Angeles, CA - RCC Confirms Two Restaurants Switch Certifiers After Doheny Meats ScandalYesterday 05:19 PMLos Angeles, CA - On the heels of the well-publicized scandal surrounding Doheny Glatt Kosher Meat's use of unsupervised animal products, the... Read More » |
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Vienna - Official: 6,000 Looted Nazi Goods ReturnedYesterday 04:46 PMVienna - An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny said 5,880... Read More » |
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New York - Bill Calls For 3 Las Vegas-Style Casinos In The Catskills, 2 In Sullivan CountyYesterday 03:26 PMNew York - Senate Republicans are proposing five Las Vegas-style casinos including up to three in the Catskills with two video slot machine sites on... Read More » |
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Jerusalem - Israel To Discuss Military Draft Reform ProposalYesterday 02:59 PMJerusalem - An Israeli committee has handed the government its proposal for ending a system granting Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students... Read More » |
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Washington - Obama: America At 'Crossroads' In Terror FightYesterday 02:25 PMWashington - Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for... Read More » |
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London - 2 More Arrests In London Attack InvestigationYesterday 01:38 PMLondon - British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London. Scotland... Read More » |
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New York - Cuomo: Weiner NYC Mayoral Win Would Be A 'Shame'Yesterday 01:31 PMNew York - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City. Speaking to editors at the... Read More » |
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New York - US Approves Plan To Redraw NYC Council DistrictsYesterday 01:04 PMFederal officials have approved a plan to redraw New York City's 51 City Council districts. New York - Executive Director Carl Hum of the Districting Commission announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice approved the redistricting plan on Monday. The... Read More » |
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West Bank - In Bid To Revive Mideast Peace Kerry Detours For Some Palestinian ShawarmaYesterday 12:21 PMWest Bank - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma... Read More » |
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