http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/07/28/1006864/focus-turns-to-ways-norms-may-reinforce-improper-conduct http://www.jta.org/site/focus-turns-to-ways-norms-may-reinforce-improper-conduct/#When:22:51:00Z With the well-publicized arrests of haredim in New Jersey and New York, some are suggesting that the tight bonds of religious observance can sometimes lead to an us-vs.-them view of the outside world that rationalizes acts of wrongdoing. Frontpage Sub Headline, U.S. 2009-07-28T22:51:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2005/05/23/12853/Jewishmotorcycleri http://www.jta.org/site/Jewishmotorcycleri/#When:09:00:01Z Jewish motorcycle riders gathered at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to remember the Shoah; they mourned and remembered, and they also enjoyed the ride. 2005-05-23T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/11/30/12226/Toplayornottopl http://www.jta.org/site/Toplayornottopl/#When:10:00:01Z Christmas carols, with lyrics and without, have been banned in some New Jersey schools, leading some area residents to ask if the move is a necessary nod to church-state separation or overkill. 2004-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/11/30/12227/NewYorkTimesemplo http://www.jta.org/site/NewYorkTimesemplo/#When:10:00:01Z Nine New York Times employees, including a Jewish man, have filed a lawsuit charging that they were subjected to racial and religious discrimination while working at a printing plant. 2004-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/9271/LibyabankrollingIr http://www.jta.org/site/LibyabankrollingIr/#When:10:00:01Z Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Sen. Robert Torricelli that Libya is quietly bankrolling and sharing nuclear weapons technology with Iraq. Sharon vowed that unlike in the Persian Gulf war, Israel would retaliate forcefully if attacked by the Iraqis. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00