http://jta.org/news/ en efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-08T13:02:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/08/1009003/obama-cancels-ga-appearance http://jta.org/site/obama-cancels-ga-appearance/#When:04:38:00Z President Obama canceled a scheduled appearance before the Jewish federations’ General Assembly. Featured 2009-11-08T04:38:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/06/1008990/forward-women-at-jewish-organizations-lag-behind-in-promotions-pay http://jta.org/site/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://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/05/1008971/did-obama-misplay-settlements-issue http://jta.org/site/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 http://jta.org/site/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://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008968/another-madoff-in-south-florida-miami-herald-new-times http://jta.org/site/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/2009/11/03/1008910/why-do-israelis-have-an-obama-problem http://jta.org/site/why-do-israelis-have-an-obama-problem/#When:15:01:00Z Henry Siegman thinks Israelis don’t like Barack Obama because he wants Israel out of the West Bank and Gaza. Ha’aretz’s dovish columnist Bradley Burston objects, suggesting that maybe Siegman should try asking some tough questions of the White House. Featured 2009-11-03T15:01:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/11/02/1008883/new-jews-claiming-constructing-their-identities-cnn http://jta.org/site/new-jews-claiming-constructing-their-identities-cnn/#When:14:38:00Z From religious study to blogging to punk rocking, a new generation is leaving its Jewish mark. 2009-11-02T14:38:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/10/30/1008842/nervous-in-los-angeles http://jta.org/site/nervous-in-los-angeles/#When:13:16:00Z The Los Angeles Time reports on the nervous mood that took hold after Thursday’s shooting at a local synagogue. 2009-10-30T13:16:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/10/30/1008841/breaking-the-tatoo-taboo-tablet-washington-jewish-week http://jta.org/site/breaking-the-tatoo-taboo-tablet-washington-jewish-week/#When:12:58:00Z As part of Tablet’s “Jewish Body” week, Jo-Ann Mort writes about her decision to break the tattoo taboo during a trip to Israel last summer. At a related event in Washington, Israeli tattoo artist Ami James discussed his craft. Featured 2009-10-30T12:58:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/10/29/1008833/kosherfest-a-reporter-earns-his-chicken-wings http://jta.org/site/kosherfest-a-reporter-earns-his-chicken-wings/#When:17:20:00Z Adam “McLovin” Soclof files a video report from Kosherfest, a major kosher food trade expo in New Jersey. Featured 2009-10-29T17:20:00-05:00