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• A deaf Indonesian 12-year-old is not your typical bat mitzvah
• Bishop Eddie Long apologizes for Torah scroll ceremony
• Hadassah probing top officials on allegations of misusing funds
• Komen backs down on defunding Planned Parenthood
• Shmuley Boteach declares intent to run for Congress
• Obama extends sanctions to Central Bank of Iran
• Best bet: Super Bowl winner donating long-shot’s payoff to charity
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• Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
• Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
• D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
• Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
• Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
• Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
• Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
• Larry Greenfield tapped to lead JINSA