The 2011 annual retreat was fantastic!! There was a palpable joy in the air. New participants and habitual attendees combined to make this year one
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B’nai Mitzvah in Guatemala
Birthland Bar Mitzvah is designed especially to meet the individual needs of Jewish families formed by adoption from Guatemala. Jewish studies, tailored to the talents and abilities of each Bar or Bat Mitzvah child, culminate in a family expedition to the birthland where Jewish identity and Guatemalan roots are woven together in a tapestry of discovery and celebration.
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Rapper Finds Order in Orthodox Judaism in Israel
The rapper Shyne in now an Orthodox Jew. The Sean Combs protégé served almost nine years in New York prisons for opening fire in a nightclub in 1999 during an evening out with Mr. Combs and his girlfriend at the time, Jennifer Lopez. His legal name is now Moses Levi.
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JMN Boston’s Chanukah Party a Success!
JMN Boston hosted a wonderful Chanukah party in Boston for over 90 people on December 11, 2011. Funded by a $1,000 Innovation Grant from Combined Jewish Philanthropies, a vibrant team of local JMN’ers (some long-term, some brand new) organized the event in partnership with Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in the area. Before the party, we made a significant outreach [+]
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New lecture series in Oakland hopes to generate a better acceptance of Jews of color
Dawn Kepler, a Chinese-American Jew, has organized a free lecture series on the subject of Jewish diversity, “What Color are Jews?” Sponsored by Lehrhaus Judaica, the once-a-month series will start Oct. 23 and run through March 2012 at Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St. in Oakland, Calif.
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Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel
Descendants of Persian traders in Kaifeng, China, move to Israel with the help of a religious group and finally learn Jewish rules and traditions.
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Afro-Semitic Experience: Pray, Sway, Love
“Adoshem, Adoshem, Part I” is not your zayde’s prayer.
A reinvention of this traditional High Holy Day appeal is featured on Further Definitions of the Days of Awe, on which the multicultural musicians of the Afro-Semitic Experience merge Jewish, African and African-American genres.
Ethiopian-Israeli children barred from school
“We don’t take in Ethiopian children. We don’t think you match our lifestyle and we’re not sure about your Jewishness either.” This is what five young girls of Ethiopian descent were told when they arrived with their parents at the “Or Chaya” school in Petah Tikva.
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