http://jta.org/ Copyright http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/06/1008998/njdcgop-must-condemn-tea-party-signs Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/06/1008998/njdcgop-must-condemn-tea-party-signs#When:19:43:00Z The National Jewish Democratic Council and Simon Wiesenthal Center are concerned by the signs on display at Thursday’s Tea Party protests. 2009-11-06T19:43:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008995/reform-endorse-qual-treatment-for-israeli-arabs http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008995/reform-endorse-qual-treatment-for-israeli-arabs#When:17:12:00Z The Union for Reform Judaism passed a resolution urging equal services for Israeli Arabs. Breaking News, Jewish Life 2009-11-06T17:12:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008991/iran-may-have-tested-secret-nuclear-warhead-design-according-to-report http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008991/iran-may-have-tested-secret-nuclear-warhead-design-according-to-report#When:14:43:00Z The International Atomic Energy Agency has evidence that Iran may have tested an advanced nuclear warhead design, according to a British newspaper. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-11-06T14:43:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/article/2009/11/06/1008988/ustream-live Chris Burdick http://www.jta.org/article/2009/11/06/1008988/ustream-live#When:14:28:00Z 2009-11-06T14:28:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008989/report-us-stopped-israeli-attack-on-ship-with-iranian-weapons http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008989/report-us-stopped-israeli-attack-on-ship-with-iranian-weapons#When:14:25:00Z The United States vetoed an Israeli plan to attack a ship bearing weapons allegedly from Iran to Hezbollah, according to a report in an Arabic-language newspaper. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-11-06T14:25:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/06/1008990/forward-women-at-jewish-organizations-lag-behind-in-promotions-pay Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/06/1008990/forward-women-at-jewish-organizations-lag-behind-in-promotions-pay#When:13:49:00Z The Forward has a major story and editorial focusing on gender discrepancies in the Jewish organizational workplace. 2009-11-06T13:49:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008987/us-sees-abbas-in-continuing-role http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008987/us-sees-abbas-in-continuing-role#When:12:12:00Z The Obama administration expects to keep working with Mahmoud Abbas despite his planned resignation as Palestinian Authority president. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, U.S. 2009-11-06T12:12:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008986/groups-blast-unga-goldstone-vote http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/06/1008986/groups-blast-unga-goldstone-vote#When:11:55:00Z U.S. Jewish groups blasted the U.N. General Assembly for its endorsement of the Goldstone report into last winter's Gaza war. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, World 2009-11-06T11:55:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/wanderingjew/article/2009/11/05/1008985/live-from-europe Ben Harris http://blogs.jta.org/wanderingjew/article/2009/11/05/1008985/live-from-europe#When:22:03:00Z ... it’s The Wandering Jew’s stories. 2009-11-05T22:03:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008984/israel-delivers-thousands-of-swine-flu-vaccines-to-palestinian-authority http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008984/israel-delivers-thousands-of-swine-flu-vaccines-to-palestinian-authority#When:21:54:00Z Israel delivered 20,000 swine flu vaccines to the Palestinian Authority ahead of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-11-05T21:54:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008983/tidbits-ajc-j-street-on-iranian-ship-hebron-and-the-mets Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008983/tidbits-ajc-j-street-on-iranian-ship-hebron-and-the-mets#When:21:21:00Z 2009-11-05T21:21:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008982/agudath-heartened-by-maine-same-sex-marriage-repeal Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008982/agudath-heartened-by-maine-same-sex-marriage-repeal#When:19:38:00Z Agudath Israel of America says Maine’s repeal Tuesday of a state law allowing same-sex marriage is "heartening." 2009-11-05T19:38:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008981/thats-alota-jewish-grants-weinberg-foundation-releases-its-2009-grants Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008981/thats-alota-jewish-grants-weinberg-foundation-releases-its-2009-grants#When:19:23:00Z The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation released its annual report Nov. 4, disclosing more than $100 million in grants to organizations that serve several categories – elder adults, health and disabilities among them. 2009-11-05T19:23:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008979/abbas-announces-he-wont-run-for-reelection http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008979/abbas-announces-he-wont-run-for-reelection#When:18:23:00Z Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced he would not run for re-election. Middle East 2009-11-05T18:23:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008977/iaea-head-no-worries-about-iran-nuclear-site http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008977/iaea-head-no-worries-about-iran-nuclear-site#When:18:02:00Z There is "nothing to be worried about" at a newly discovered uranium enrichment site in Iran, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said. Breaking News, World 2009-11-05T18:02:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008978/carter-facts-and-jews Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008978/carter-facts-and-jews#When:17:40:00Z Jimmy Carter getting the facts wrong is nothing new, but you’d think the vaunted New York Times Op-Ed page would know better. 2009-11-05T17:40:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008976/montreal-jewish-center-opens-on-shabbat http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008976/montreal-jewish-center-opens-on-shabbat#When:17:09:00Z A Jewish community center in Montreal opened on Shabbat for the first time, but a compromise limited Sabbath desecration. Breaking News, World 2009-11-05T17:09:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008973/slimmed-down-reform-movement-opens-biennial http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008973/slimmed-down-reform-movement-opens-biennial#When:16:44:00Z Leaders of the Union of Reform Judaism stressed the group's consolidation of services at the start of its biennial conference. Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-05T16:44:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008972/governors-urge-iran-sanctions-bill-passage http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008972/governors-urge-iran-sanctions-bill-passage#When:16:41:00Z A bipartisan group of governors urged the U.S. Senate to pass an Iran sanctions bill. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-05T16:41:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/wanderingjew/article/2009/11/05/1008975/the-jewish-hangout-of-budapest Ben Harris http://blogs.jta.org/wanderingjew/article/2009/11/05/1008975/the-jewish-hangout-of-budapest#When:16:27:00Z Years ago, philanthropist Michael Steinhardt financed the establishment of Makor, a spot on the Upper West Side that was supposed to allow Jews to do Jewish, and sometimes not-so-Jewish, things in a Jewish space that didn’t scream I’M A JEWISH SPACE! 2009-11-05T16:27:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008974/governors-to-senate-pass-iran-divestment-bill Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008974/governors-to-senate-pass-iran-divestment-bill#When:16:25:00Z A group of seven prominent governors urge the Senate to act on an Iran sanctions bill. 2009-11-05T16:25:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008798/leipzig-becoming-orthodox-jewish-hub-in-germany Ben Harris http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008798/leipzig-becoming-orthodox-jewish-hub-in-germany#When:16:04:00Z Due in large part to Jewish immigration from the former Soviet Union, Leipzig has become an Orthodox Jewish hub, funneling students from around the region to institutions of Jewish learning in Berlin and beyond. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, World, Sub Headline 2009-11-05T16:04:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008797/german-city-sees-successes-challenges-with-russian-jewish-immigration Ben Harris http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008797/german-city-sees-successes-challenges-with-russian-jewish-immigration#When:15:39:00Z The arrival in Germany of some 90,000 Russian Jewish immigrants over the last 20 years has enabled an astonishing rejuvenation of Jewish life in Germany, but also handed German Jews the challenge of integrating a culturally and linguistically distinct group that generally lacks Jewish knowledge and an understanding of democratic norms. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, World, Sub Headline 2009-11-05T15:39:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008971/did-obama-misplay-settlements-issue Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008971/did-obama-misplay-settlements-issue#When:15:22:00Z A variety of voices suggest that the Obama administration botched the Israeli-Palestinian issue by publicly insisting on a full settlement freeze. Featured 2009-11-05T15:22:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/11/05/1008969/video-of-israeli-naval-raid-idf Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/11/05/1008969/video-of-israeli-naval-raid-idf#When:14:59:00Z The Israeli military releases video of its raid on a ship it says was carrying some 300 tons of arms and ammunition from Iran for Hezbollah. Featured 2009-11-05T14:59:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008967/jerusalemites-arrested-for-organ-trafficking http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008967/jerusalemites-arrested-for-organ-trafficking#When:14:42:01Z Two Jerusalem residents, one a former Hadassah hospital employee, were arrested for allegedly facilitating organ donation deals. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-11-05T14:42:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008970/how-did-the-administration-falter-in-the-middle-east Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008970/how-did-the-administration-falter-in-the-middle-east#When:14:42:01Z The Washington Post says the big problem was the call for a settlement freeze. 2009-11-05T14:42:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008968/another-madoff-in-south-florida-miami-herald-new-times Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008968/another-madoff-in-south-florida-miami-herald-new-times#When:14:30:01Z Federal agents raided the law offices of Scott Rothstein, a South Florida attorney-political donor-philanthropist, who has supported Jewish causes, including a local Chabad center that bears his name. Featured 2009-11-05T14:30:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008966/reform-movement-backs-house-health-reform-bill Eric Fingerhut http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008966/reform-movement-backs-house-health-reform-bill#When:14:23:00Z The Union of Reform Judaism says the House health care bill isn’t perfect, but meets many of the movement’s goals. 2009-11-05T14:23:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008964/dont-wear-israeli-flag-in-poland-students-told http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/05/1008964/dont-wear-israeli-flag-in-poland-students-told#When:14:06:00Z Israeli students visiting Poland have been asked to stop wrapping themselves in the Israeli flag. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-11-05T14:06:00-05:00