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 Dershowitz Strikes Back
A day before the National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference was set to begin at Penn, Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz tried to rouse the pro-Israel "troops" on campus.
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 BDS Bars Exponent
Organizers of this weekend's Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference at the University of Pennsylvania have revoked the press credentials of the Jewish Exponent. |
 Going Out on a Limb
Having trouble getting a tree-sitter? Just in time for Tu B'Shevat, here's one couple that does the climb to preserve the sanctity of the environment.
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 Calling All Artists
In honor of the Exponent's 125th anniversary, we are launching a competition for artists. Find out how you can enter. |
News  | BDS Reveals Its Real Agenda25232+++++BDS Reveals Its Real Agenda++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Bryan Schwartzman+++++bschwartzman@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/pennsmall.jpg+++++A promotional video and the list of speakers slated for a conference at U Penn this weekend exposes the true nature of the movement to boycott Israel. |
| Clergy Condemn BDS25231+++++Clergy Condemn BDS++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Bryan Schwartzman+++++bschwartzman@jewishexponent.com++++++++++A group of Christian clergy speak out against the movement that targets Israel. |
| Photos Rooted in an Artistic Tradition25226+++++Photos Rooted in an Artistic Tradition++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Deborah Hirsch+++++dhirsch@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/treesartsmall.jpg+++++Over the past decade, Israeli artist Tal Shochat has scoured her homeland for the perfect cypress, plum, palm and other particular trees. |
| Tu B'Shevat Seders25225+++++Tu B'Shevat Seders++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Deborah Hirsch+++++dhirsch@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/sedersmall.jpg+++++The ritual of the "tree" seder is finding new inspiration this year. |
| Going Into the Family Business: Coaching25212+++++Going Into the Family Business: Coaching++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Bryan Schwartzman+++++bschwartzman@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/coachessmall.jpg+++++Why do some children follow in their parents' footsteps and others seek a totally different path? |
| New Thinking on Dealing with Trauma25211+++++New Thinking on Dealing with Trauma++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Robert Leiter+++++bleiter@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/traumasmall.jpg+++++A 20-year study finds that the old stereotypes about dealing with post-Holocaust trauma no longer apply. |
| Iran and Nukes a Heat-Seeking Issue25189+++++Iran and Nukes a Heat-Seeking Issue++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Ron Kampeas++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/iransmall.jpg+++++ American and Israeli officials offer conflicting views on when and how to respond to Iran's nuclear ambitions. |
| Jews Take Sides on the Particularly Fractious Fracking Debate25188+++++Jews Take Sides on the Particularly Fractious Fracking Debate++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Ben Harris++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/frackingsmall.jpg+++++The Jewish community weighs in on the controversial process of extracting natural gas from the earth. |
Focus On Community | Early Bird Rate Extended for TribeFest in Vegas25192+++++Early Bird Rate Extended for TribeFest in Vegas++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Lynn B. Edelman+++++ledelman@jfgp.org++++++++++Next month, more than 1,500 Jews in their 20s, 30s and 40s are expected to wander into the desert for three days and nights to discover their personal connection to Judaism. |
| Come for Super Sunday, Then Stay for the Learning!25191+++++Come for Super Sunday, Then Stay for the Learning!++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/fedsmall.jpg+++++There is no reason to go home during the break between sessions for Federation's Feb. 12 Super Sunday phone-a-thon. Tribe 12/LimmudPhilly will offer a taste of its signature innovative educational programming between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, 272 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr. |
Business & Finance | Myth Debunked? 'Green' Foodies Need Not Shell Out More 'Green'24341+++++Myth Debunked? 'Green' Foodies Need Not Shell Out More 'Green'++++++++++September 15, 2011+++++Elyse Glickman+++++++++++++++When it comes to celebrities and trendsetters, it may genuinely seem that the grass is always greener on their side, especially when it comes to easy access to organic foods. |
Health & Science | Moms Working It25208+++++Moms Working It++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Elyse Glickman++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/healthsmall.jpg+++++Having it all is all in the planning, and a new report gives a thumbs-up for working moms. |
Books & Writers | Trash Talk24081+++++Trash Talk++++++++++July 28, 2011+++++Robert Leiter+++++bleiter@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/jul282011/bookssmall.jpg+++++The dusty fragments found in the Cairo Genizah
changed how we look at the Jewish past. |
Stars & Society | Stars of David25222+++++Stars of David++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Michael Elkin+++++melkin@jewishexponent.com++++++++++ |
| It's the Power Ball25213+++++It's the Power Ball++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Michael Elkin+++++melkin@jewishexponent.com++++++++++ |
Editorial & Opinion | Opinion: Tu B'Shevat Means We're All Barking Up the Right Tree25220+++++Opinion: Tu B'Shevat Means We're All Barking Up the Right Tree++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++And so Abraham inaugurated the concept of sustainable herding, followed later (Exodus 23:10-11) by another lesson in sustainability through the inauguration of the Shmita year. |
| Opinion: BDS at Penn: Is It a Mortal Threat or Just an Epic Failure?25219+++++Opinion: BDS at Penn: Is It a Mortal Threat or Just an Epic Failure?++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++As with most controversies surrounding anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns, including the upcoming BDS conference at the University of Pennsylvania, the debate has centered on free speech versus hate speech. Although First Amendment issues are always worth discussing, such talk misses one of the most important aspects of BDS: What a loser of a campaign it has been. |
| Letters25218+++++Letters++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++ |
| Editorial: Minor, but Inspiring25217+++++Editorial: Minor, but Inspiring++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++Tu B'Shevat may be a relatively minor holiday on the Jewish calendar but it has blossomed in the modern era as a time to connect with Israel and the environment. |
| Editorial:A Delicate Decision25216+++++Editorial:A Delicate Decision++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++As JTA reports this week (see page 15), Israel and the United States are sending mixed signals about their intentions and their red lines. |
Torah Portion & Candle Lighting | The Shorter Way May Not Be Best After All25193+++++The Shorter Way May Not Be Best After All++++++++++February 2, 2012++++++++++++++++++++This week's Torah reading begins with a rather astounding verse: "Now when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines because it was nearer" (Exodus 13:17). |
Arts & Entertainment | Rain, Mixed With Gusts of Fun25233+++++Rain, Mixed With Gusts of Fun++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Michael Elkin+++++melkin@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/rainsmall.jpg+++++We love you, yeh, yeh, yeh -- so say the many fans of Rain, now bringing its Beatles tribute to the Academy of Music. |
| Smash Must-Sing TV?25224+++++Smash Must-Sing TV?++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Michael Elkin+++++melkin@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/otssmall.jpg+++++Are the lights really brighter on Broadway? NBC hopes to shine with its own "Smash" hit. |
| It's Shul Time for 'Hairspray' 25210+++++It's Shul Time for 'Hairspray' ++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Michael Elkin+++++melkin@jewishexponent.com+++++/images/Publications/feb022012/hairspraysmall.jpg+++++Broadway musical nets unusual coalition of area synagogues |
| ArtsFest25209+++++ArtsFest++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/homefest.jpg+++++Step right up! Israel's Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company are headed into Annenberg Center next week.
Check out our online arts calendar to find out what else is happening in the world of Jewish culture! |
Travel & Leisure | Up Against the Wall: Jerusalem hangs tough25223+++++Up Against the Wall: Jerusalem hangs tough++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/travelsmall.jpg+++++Walls of emotion greet many travelers to Jerusalem -- and some of those tourists are responding to walls adorned as art. |
Cooks & Cuisine | Pub Pies25207+++++Pub Pies++++++++++February 2, 2012+++++Ethel Hofman++++++++++/images/Publications/feb022012/foodsmall.jpg+++++Sample some British fare masquerading as American comfort food. |
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