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From the Associated Press Right-wing British historian David Irving was convicted in Austria on Monday of denying the Holocaust – a crime in this country once run by the Nazis – and sentenced to three years in prison. Irving, who had pleaded guilty and insisted during his one-day trial that he had had a change…

JERUSALEM – Israelis honored legendary New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, revered by many in the country for his strong Zionist sympathies, by naming a Tel Aviv street after him. The problem is, they can’t seem to spell it right. Eager to correct a long-standing mistake in the Hebrew spelling of the street, Tel Aviv…

A cover story was published in the Detroit Jewish News back in September 2005 titled “What’s in a Name” that focused on what rabbis choose to be called. It focused on a good number of rabbis in Michigan who don’t mind being called “Rabbi FirstName” (myself, Rabbi Jason, included). One argument made in the article…

From the Forward Rabbi Urges Conversion, Sexual LimitsBy Jennifer SiegelNovember 25, 2005 HOUSTON — For more than a quarter-century, the Reform movement has made it a priority to reach out to interfaith couples. Now, its leader, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, said it’s time to start doing more to encourage non-Jewish spouses to convert to Judaism. Yoffie,…

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