http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/07/12/14199/Astheybuildupcom http://www.jta.org/site/Astheybuildupcom/#When:09:00:01Z As Orthodox Jews build increasingly large communities in suburban America, a new status indicator has developed: the Orthodox Jewish mayor. 2006-07-12T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2005/10/03/13325/ArticleblastingGaz http://www.jta.org/site/ArticleblastingGaz/#When:09:00:01Z An article charging that "Israel has betrayed its Jewish identity" through the Gaza withdrawal and that it "no longer is worthy of my political or financial support" has set off a wave of accusations and recriminations in the religious Zionist community. 2005-10-03T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/14053/Orthodoxfinalisto http://www.jta.org/site/Orthodoxfinalisto/#When:10:00:01Z Is Donald Trump good for the Jews? With his latest season of "The Apprentice" winding down, many are answering with a vigorous "yes" as an Orthodox Jewish reality show candidate enters the final stretch. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/13309/Gayyeshivatakesit http://www.jta.org/site/Gayyeshivatakesit/#When:10:00:01Z The average yeshiva student doesn't ask questions of a rebbe wearing wings and holding a wand, but the "fairies" at SVARA — a gay and lesbian yeshiva currently on a cross-country road trip for the month of Elul — aren't meant to be your average rebbes, an 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/14087/Trumpdidntpickhi http://www.jta.org/site/Trumpdidntpickhi/#When:10:00:01Z Lee Bienstock failed to get the final nod, but he isn´t letting the loss get him down. The Orthodox contestant shares the challenges of keeping kosher and the holidays in Trump´s world. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/13746/OrthodoxJewishcont http://www.jta.org/site/OrthodoxJewishcont/#When:10:00:01Z Viewers of the season premiere of "The Apprentice" didn't see any yarmulkes, but they did witness the debut of two Orthodox Jews on the reality television series that stars Donald Trump. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00