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...clannishness that we Mormons are always accused of exists everywhere to some degree because religion is a big part of the social fabric of a community. Being a non-Mormon in Utah is like being a non-Baptist in Virginia Beach, Va., or a gentile in a Jewish neighborhood in New York City. ART J. VANTIELEN Murray, Utah...
...Judaism, which requires a get--a religious document that consecrates the divorce--before couples are allowed to remarry in a temple. Today the male-oriented ceremony (the husband asks for the get and gives it to his wife) is performed mainly for Conservative and Orthodox couples. But some Jewish couples have turned to more personalized versions of the get. Rabbi Lisa S. Greene of Glencoe, Ill., helped Laura Milsk design a ceremony. It took place on the shores of Lake Michigan, where Laura, sans husband, prayed and tossed pieces of bread into the chilly water. "My sense is that Laura...
...knowledge of English. Add to this that there are only seven Foreign Cultures courses that do require knowledge of another language, and also the fact that the English-only courses cover such diverse topics as the contemporary Middle East, Mesoamerican Civilizations, Caribbean Societies, 20th century Russian culture, European Jewish culture, Korea and China. These offerings are tremendously limiting, right? How could anyone could find an interesting class with so few offerings...
...spoke of the $3 billion that the U.S. gives to Israel each year as an example of American support that helps establish Jewish settlements on lands mainly occupied by Palestinians...
HDS’ Shura Islamic Forum and Jewish Students’ Association said they sponsored the panel to promote interfaith discussion, though the groups said they do not necessarily support the views of the Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel group...