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...Introduction to Psychology,” were given the task of creating Wikipedia entries. Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy Shaye J.D. Cohen requires his students to read nine Wikipedia entries for his Literature and Arts C-70, “From the Hebrew Bible to Judaism, From the Old Testament to Christianity,” class. “Students know Wikipedia, and know where and how to find it,” Cohen, who is also the director of the Center for Jewish Studies, wrote in an e-mail. “Therefore I hope there...
...Hebdo argues the drawings were published both to support the Danish editors who drew the ire of Muslims around the world, and to make the point that a fully equal and integrated Islam in secular European societies can't expect to enjoy a deference not accorded to Christianity or Judaism. "The Pope is satirized, the Church is satirized, Christians are satirized and so are Jews - all in a well-established tradition of commentary and humor," declared Reporters Without Borders general secretary Robert M?nard outside of the court as it opened Wednesday. "Muslims have to get used to the same treatment...
...biggest loners in the Middle East. "We're supposed to be a Jewish, democratic state," says Harel, a broad-shouldered ex-paratrooper still in the army reserves. "But if you ask me, it's more important that this be a Jewish state than a democratic one, and for us, Judaism is the land of biblical Israel. It's more here than in Tel Aviv...
...insult. Although Israel's Law of Return guarantees all Jews citizenship, Shoshana Miller, 43, a convert to Judaism, was told when she emigrated from the U.S. last year that her status as a Jewish national was in question. Reason: she had been converted by a Reform rather than an Orthodox rabbi. Interior Minister Yitzhak Peretz, himself an Orthodox leader, insisted that Miller's identity card be stamped with the word convert...
Last week, in a significant decision for millions of non-Orthodox Jews, Israel's Supreme Court annulled the Interior Ministry ruling. Said the court: "There are not two nations?one Jewish and one converted to Judaism." Peretz declared he would appeal the decision. Said Miller: "A stone has been lifted from my head...