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YU law journal honors Carter

NEW YORK — Former President Jimmy Carter accepted an award from the Yeshiva University law school’s journal, despite protests from pro-Israel supporters. On April 10,...

Obama quotes ‘Hatikvah’ in Passover message

WASHINGTON — President Obama in his Passover message cited the Israeli national anthem’s invocation of an ancient Jewish longing for a homeland. “Last week, I visited...

Klein named to lead Reconstructionists

NEW ORLEANS — The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association has elected a homosexual rabbi to lead the national rabbinic organization. Rabbi Jason Klein, the executive...

New life for Soviet-era legislation

WASHINGTON — When the Lautenberg Amendment was introduced in 1990, it provided a mechanism for hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews to exit their crumbling country and...

At AIPAC, cutting aid to Israel called perilous

WASHINGTON — Imminent threats threading through the rhetoric at AIPAC conferences is hardly new, but this year’s alarm raising had a unique wrinkle: In addition to the...

Who’s missing from this year’s AIPAC?

WASHINGTON — Next week’s annual AIPAC policy conference in Washington may be as notable for what — and who — is missing as for what’s planned. The AIPAC conference...

ADL backs off opposition to FEMA

WASHINGTON — The ADL announced last week that it would not oppose federal assistance to houses of worship damaged in superstorm Sandy. Legislation authorizing such...

Republicans block vote on Hagel

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. In a party-line vote Feb. 14, Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes...

Bill: FEMA should fund all victims

WASHINGTON — How essential is a house of worship to a neighborhood? That’s the crux of a question now exercising Congress as a bill advances that would provide direct...

Canadian Jew helps GOP senator

WASHINGTON — On a Saturday night following Shabbat, Nick Muzin arrayed on his dining room table what would turn out to be the winning strategy to elect the first black...