http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/20/3088570/when-youre-a-non-jewish-mother-raising-jewish-children-things-can-get-compl http://www.jta.org/site/when-youre-a-non-jewish-mother-raising-jewish-children-things-can-get-compl/#When:20:19:00Z A growing number of non-Jewish parents in America who have no plans to convert are raising Jewish children, marrying Jewish spouses, building Jewish homes and playing active roles in the Jewish community. But without plans to join the faith officially, their place in the Jewish community can be a bit complicated. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Lead Headline 2011-07-20T20:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2011/07/15/3088572/balloons-for-leiby http://www.jta.org/site/balloons-for-leiby/#When:18:50:00Z Non-Jewish residents of Crown Heights show their sorrow at the murder of a young Chasidic boy with a touching gesture of solidarity. 2011-07-15T18:50:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/13/3088518/where-are-the-boys-look-in-the-mens-clubs http://www.jta.org/site/where-are-the-boys-look-in-the-mens-clubs/#When:19:53:00Z Are men's clubs the way to reverse the disappearance of boys and men from non-Orthodox Jewish life? Some efforts to revive men's clubs are finding that men don't want to get together without women or family. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Lead Headline, U.S. 2011-07-13T19:53:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/10/3088452/jewish-communities-do-their-own-population-studies-to-raise-funds-and-provide-better-services http://www.jta.org/site/jewish-communities-do-their-own-population-studies-to-raise-funds-and-provide-better-services/#When:20:38:01Z In the last year and a half, 10 local studies of Jewish communities were completed, and major studies are under way in Cleveland, Chicago and New York City. Jewish communal leaders say the studies are vital to assess needs, raise money, plan and measure the effectiveness of existing programs. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Lead Headline, U.S. 2011-07-10T20:38:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/30/3088384/growing-food-for-the-poor-is-another-level-of-food-justice http://www.jta.org/site/growing-food-for-the-poor-is-another-level-of-food-justice/#When:23:00:00Z Jewish institutions like synagogues, JCCs and other organizations are cultivating food gardens to give food to the poor, reflecting an increasingly popular desire for more hands-on involvement when it comes to "food justice." Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Lead Headline, U.S. 2011-06-30T23:00:00-05:00