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Kohelet Yeshiva Finds Its Rhythm at Poetry Slam

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First Reform Day Camp Planned for Philly

Global

Claims Conference Carried Out Own Probe of Fraud

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Amid Brouhaha Over IRS, Z Street Gets Its Day in Court

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ZOA Regains Its Tax-Exempt Status

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Throngs Come Out to Support Israel

Local

Local Dealer Puts RFK Letter Up for Sale

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

The Raab Collection, a Philadelphia-based dealer of historic documents, has put up for sale a letter written during the Six-Day War by Robert F. Kennedy, in which he reiterated his support for Israel.

Israel

Judge: Women Should Not Have Been Arrested at Western Wall

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JTA

Women praying out loud at the Western Wall in prayer shawls do not disturb the public order and should not have been arrested, an Israeli court found.

Israel

Still an Uphill Battle in Israel Over Access

By:

Ben Sales, JTA

For Israelis, the debate over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall is trivial compared to other matters of Orthodox control over marriage and conversion, Sabbath bans on public transit, and haredi Orthodox draft exemptions.

Israel

Western Wall: National Site or Orthodox Synagogue?

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

The debate over who can pray where at the Kotel is especially salient for Americans who travel to Israel for simchas or synagogue tours.

Senior Services

Women Dish Out Soup For the Needy

By:

Eric Berger

When a group of women gather at their retirement home to prepare kosher soup for homebound seniors, Barbara Clippinger serves as head chef. Never mind that she isn’t Jewish — she ensures that her fellow volunteers follow the rules of kashrut.