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Beth Emeth 92YLive broadcast features Huffington and Stiglitz, March 2
Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel prize in eonomics will be interviewed during the ‘Live from 92nd Street Y’ broadcast titled The Way Forward. The broadcast and discussion will be aired at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 2, at Temple Beth Emeth, 100 Academy Rd., Albany. This [...]
Budget scalpel cuts out Hebrew regents exam
By MARC GRONICH
ALBANY–The Hebrew regents is among several foreign language exams eliminated under the governor’s proposed $133 billion budget. There is no effort by state lawmakers to restore the funding for the Hebrew regents because a private New York City-based educational organization has stepped up to take over the responsibility of administering the exam. The [...]
Jewish reaction is mixed in Wisconsin union battle
ILLINOIS IS THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE as Democratic legislators from Wisconsin and Indiana fled their states to prevent votes on collective bargaining and opting out of unions. Here, Wisconsin protestors gather in Madison to voice their opinions. Jewish reaction to the union busting is mixed.
By SUE FISHKOFF
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA)–A growing number of Jews in Wisconsin [...]
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Arlington memorial to Jewish chaplains back on the right track
The Jewish Chaplains’ Monument would stand in Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery along with three other monuments honoring 242 chaplains of other faiths. This photo shows Chaplain Rabbi Abraham Avrech holding Jewish services during the Korean conflict. In WWII, Avrech, 91, served with the Army’s 42nd Infantry Division, now headquartered in Troy. Avrech continued [...]
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Poet Adam Sol is scholar-in-residence at Temple Gates of Heaven
Husband, brother and son-in-law of rabbis, writer and teacher Adam Sol is the scholar-in-residence for the four events of the annual Lulu Field Lecture Series at Congregation Gates of Heaven, 852 Ashmore Ave.
On Friday, Mar. 4, at 8 p.m., Sol will speak to the congregation about “Poetry and Prayer,” drawing examples from Mishkan T’fillah. He [...]
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Who can best rear these two foster children? Troy Jewish community has opposing thoughts
By MARC GRONICH
TROY–A battle over two Jewish children is brewing in the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services (RCDSS), the county’s family court and putting the Troy Orthodox and Reform Jewish communities at odds over how Jewish children should be raised.
The battle centers on a foster care case where an infant girl only a few [...]
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Letter: Non-Jewish families raising Jewish children is absurd
Editor:
The front-page article in the Feb. 24 edition about the foster children portrayed me—surely accidentally—in a poor light, and I’d like to correct a couple of misrepresentations.
The headline and first paragraph imply that there is some kind of opposition between my position, as a Reform rabbi, and that of the Orthodox Jews involved. That’s not [...]
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Planned Parenthood names Comptroller DiNapoli ‘Advocate for Choice’
By MARC GRONICH
ALBANY–Members of the liberal flank of the local Jewish community who are members of the Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood (UHPP) gathered last month to present the Advocate for Choice award to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for his support of the pro-choice movement and for helping to cut through the bureaucracy to [...]
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Booming housing market in Israel stokes fears of bubble
“WHERE DOES IT COST a half-million dollars to be a prime target for nuclear weapons controlled by a madman?” asks one resident as housing costs skyrocket in Tel Aviv.
By DINA KRAFT
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Soon after Leora’s second child was born and she and her husband began looking for a larger home, Israel’s new real estate [...]
Charles Lavine works to revitalize the Jewish NYS legislator group
By MARC GRONICH
DELMAR–“The Jewish View” public access program on Bethlehem cable will feature Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove, Nassau County) who is in his seventh year in the legislature. He will be the guest of host Rabbi Nachman Simon of the Chabad House of Delmar.
Lavine is chairman of the subcommittee on trusts, powers and estates [...]
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