http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/09/16/110044/chabadprison08212008 http://jta.org/site/chabadprison08212008/#When:04:00:01Z It's not unusual to see Chabadniks wrapping tefillin around men's arms, and reciting and explaining the blessings, but it's less familiar when the setting is prison and the pupils are convicts. Jewish Life, U.S. 2008-09-16T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/06/29/109257/cutlerIraq06292008 http://jta.org/site/cutlerIraq06292008/#When:04:00:01Z Plenty of rabbis lead their congregation's book club, but Jon Cutler of Tiferes B'nai Israel in Pennsylvania may be the only one who does so from a war zone. Jewish Life, U.S., Middle East 2008-06-29T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/06/25/109214/rockowers06252008 http://jta.org/site/rockowers06252008/#When:04:00:01Z JTA garnered three first-place awards at the American Jewish Press Association's annual meeting this week in Washington, including in the investigative reporting category for the fifth straight year. U.S. 2008-06-25T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/06/13/108954/washingtonfestival06132008 http://jta.org/site/washingtonfestival06132008/#When:04:00:01Z Organizers of the Israel@60 festival on the National Mall employed a relatively inexpensive, fairly creative approach to promoting an event. U.S. 2008-06-13T04:00:01-05:00