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What would Moses drive?
November 26, 2002 10:00amJewish and Christian organizations, lending a religious seal to the environmental movement, aim to steer the United States away from its dependence on foreign oil and penchant for gas-guzzling SUVs.
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Ads show ‘threats’ to Israeli democracy
November 12, 2002 10:00amA group fighting for social justice in Israel is launching a media campaign, and a heated debate, with its ads urging Jewish leaders to speak out about social inequities that the group says undermine Israeli democracy.
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Poll: Israel P.R. campaign working
November 7, 2002 10:00amA series of 30-second spots trumpeting Israeli democracy, which began airing nationally in September, reversed a downward spiral in support for Israel among influential opinion shapers, according to the ads’ producers.
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Art and tradition at center of Spock spat
October 22, 2002 9:00amLeonard Nimoy has ignited an artistic debate in the Jewish community over art and censorship with his book “Shekhina,” a collection of photographs of women, many naked but for prayer shawls and teffilin.
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Grants help shuls go online
October 16, 2002 9:00amA new study by the synagogue renewal group STAR, or Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal, says most of the hundreds of congregations online are ill-equipped to win anybody over.
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Rabbinical group encourages debate on Israel
September 10, 2002 9:00amSome rabbis are heeding a nationwide call by the group Rabbis for Human Rights, which is urging liberal Jewish leaders during these High Holidays to condemn human rights violations by Palestinians and Israelis alike.
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Reform Jews to debate Israeli policy
September 3, 2002 9:00amThe Reform movement is organizing a nationwide teach-in to debate the Israeli-Arab conflict and mobilize support for Israel and the moribund peace process.
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Synagogue study: Orthodox rule
August 13, 2002 9:00amThe Orthodox movement claims the lion’s share of synagogues in the United States, despite being the smallest of the three major branches, according to a new census by the American Jewish Committee.
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Praying and playing at camp
July 22, 2002 9:00amYaish Shabbat is a new camp designed to give observant children a place where they can perfect their sports, arts and business skills in a world of halachah, or Jewish law.
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Sex-abuse conviction closes a chapter
July 9, 2002 9:00amThe sex-abuse conviction of Rabbi Baruch Lanner for groping two teen-age girls closes a highly disturbing chapter for the centrist Orthodox world.
