The main Jewish prayer house in the Lebanese capital has been renovated beautifully, demonstrating tolerance for places of worship, although there is still residual anger in the country over its conflict with Israel.
a number of national Jewish organizations, including Hillel, held training sessions to help their students and staff prepare for what is expected to be an even more targeted anti-Israel campaign this coming year.
Extreme heat, drought and forest fires in the central part of Russia has mobilized the Jewish community to help citizens who have lost their homes and property due to the disasters.
A plan to build a mosque and Islamic center next to Ground Zero, sparking a national debate on religious tolerance, won a crucial battle in New York last week.
The US Senate confirmed 50-year-old Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court's 112th justice and fourth woman, selecting a scholar with a reputation for brilliance, a dry sense of humor and a liberal legal bent.
On Tuesday, the mosque project at Ground Zero cleared what may have been its final hurdle before construction could begin, winning unanimous approval for the plan by New York Citys Landmarks Preservation Committee.
The president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has criticized the National Council of Churches in Australia over an ill-considered resolution asking churches to boycott goods produced by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
