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JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 (JTA) — President Clinton”s visit to Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas may save the faltering Wye agreement. But in doing so, it may also bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s government. Alternately, Clinton may find himself rebuffed by his Israeli hosts. And this treatment of Clinton may prove the […]

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (JTA) — A proposed new document that endorses studying Torah, keeping the Sabbath and other ritual practices has touched off a passionate debate among Reform rabbis and congregants about just how focused on traditional Jewish observance their movement should be. The document, a draft for a new platform that is titled […]