http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1008899/what-should-we-bring-thanksgiving-foods-that-travel-well Linda Morel http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1008899/what-should-we-bring-thanksgiving-foods-that-travel-well#When:21:04:00Z Some tips for savvy guests to consider when bringing a dish or two to Thanksgiving, or Jewish holiday, meals. Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-19T21:04:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1009019/table-talk-for-a-jewish-thanksgiving Edmon J. Rodman http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1009019/table-talk-for-a-jewish-thanksgiving#When:20:56:02Z For what should a Jew be thankful? Here's a discussion for the table and a few answers. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-19T20:56:02-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009282/berkeley-conference-explores-steamier-side-of-shtetl-life Sue Fishkoff http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009282/berkeley-conference-explores-steamier-side-of-shtetl-life#When:20:47:00Z Life in the shtetl wasn’t all Shabbat candles and milking cows, says a growing group of scholars focusing on sex and gender roles in Yiddish literature and film. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-18T20:47:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009290/eastern-europes-jews-now-out-of-the-shadows Ruth Ellen Gruber http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009290/eastern-europes-jews-now-out-of-the-shadows#When:20:47:00Z When the Cold War ended 20 years ago, Jewish communities in Eastern Europe were small, weak and generally veiled. Now Jewish life, culture, religious practice and ethnic identity are part of Europe's contemporary mosaic -- often unabashedly so. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Lead Headline 2009-11-18T20:47:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009236/jewish-support-for-arab-israeli-causes-goes-mainstream-irking-some Gil Shefler http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009236/jewish-support-for-arab-israeli-causes-goes-mainstream-irking-some#When:16:59:00Z The Reform movement's endorsement of advocacy for Israeli Arabs was the latest sign that Jewish support for Israeli-Arab causes has gone mainstream. Not everyone is happy about that. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Sub Headline, U.S. 2009-11-18T16:59:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009275/sy-syms-dies-at-83 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009275/sy-syms-dies-at-83#When:14:02:00Z Sy Syms, the founder of a discount retail clothing chain and a major philanthropist, has died. Breaking News, Jewish Life 2009-11-18T14:02:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009256/rubashkin-plans-appeal-as-another-trial-looms Eric Fingerhut http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009256/rubashkin-plans-appeal-as-another-trial-looms#When:17:26:01Z Sholom Rubashkin is hoping to be exonerated on appeal following his conviction for crimes that carry a potential prison sentence of 1,250 years. But first the former vice president of the largest U.S. kosher meat plant is facing another trial on additional charges and a bail hearing. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, U.S., Sub Headline 2009-11-17T17:26:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009254/citing-needs-of-russian-jews-jdc-steps-up-funding-push Jacob Berkman http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009254/citing-needs-of-russian-jews-jdc-steps-up-funding-push#When:16:28:00Z The main international relief agency of the Jewish federation system says it is pulling the plug on a long-standing funding arrangement, saying it requires more money to meet the humanitarian needs of poor Jews abroad. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-17T16:28:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009251/partying-like-a-young-jew-in-europe Ben Harris http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009251/partying-like-a-young-jew-in-europe#When:15:15:00Z One rabbi's recipe for young European Jews to find their mates: a weekend for hundreds of Jewish singles at a nice hotel with good food, lots of alcohol and a hot party on Saturday night. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Lead Headline, World 2009-11-17T15:15:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009234/hug-a-jew-day-a-hit-on-facebook http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009234/hug-a-jew-day-a-hit-on-facebook#When:11:24:00Z More than 100,000 people have joined a Facebook group urging members to 'hug a Jew.' Breaking News, Jewish Life 2009-11-17T11:24:00-05:00