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• Fla. officials: Stop Hebrew classes

  August 24, 2007 9:00am

  Less than 48 hours after classes began at the nation’s only Jewish-oriented charter school, officials in Broward County, Fla., issued a command of their own: Thou shalt not teach Hebrew, at least for the time being.

• Madonna headed to Israel for Rosh Hashanah

  August 24, 2007 9:00am

  Madonna is leading a delegation of Hollywood superstars to Israel for Rosh Hashanah.

• Illinois passes Israel life insurance law

  August 23, 2007 9:45am

  Illinois passed a law proposed by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago that will expand the state’s ban on insurance discrimination based on foreign travel.

• U.N. envoy urges Israel to bolster Abbas

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  The United Nations urged Israel to do more to shore up Palestinian support for Mahmoud Abbas.

• Abbas, Haniyeh tied in popularity poll

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  Mahmoud Abbas and his top Hamas rival are equally popular among Palestinians, a survey found.

• Yeshiva University drops in college rankings

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  Yeshiva University dropped to 52 in the annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

• AJC mourns former official

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  The American Jewish Committee mourned the passing of Morris Fine, a former official with seven decades of affiliation with the organization.

• Ben-Eliezer warns Syria against war

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  An Israeli Cabinet minister warned Syria against going to war to regain the Golan Heights.

• Stanford, Haifa U. seek oil alternative

  August 23, 2007 9:00am

  Stanford and Haifa universities are together seeking an alternative fuel to oil.

• Keeping the faith in Taiwan

  August 22, 2007 9:00am

  As Jews increasingly flock to Communist China to take advantage of booming business opportunities there, the Jewish presence in democratic Taiwan is disappearing. But an 89-year-old rabbi in Taipei is doing all he can to stem the tide.