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India: holy bath passport for Mizo Jews to Israel

By Syed Zarir Hussain - Indo-Asian News Service, 27 July 2005

Hundreds of tribal Jews in Mizoram in India’s northeast are giving finishing touches to a ritual bath under the supervision of Israeli rabbis that could serve as their passport to that country. A team of rabbis, including Israeli architect-rabbi Doron Malka, is overseeing the construction of the ‘mikvah’, or Jewish ritual bath, in the state capital.

© 2005 IANS India Private Limited, New Delhi. Posted on Religioscope with permission. — Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) is India’s first multinational and multilingual wire service.Website: www.ians.in. Subscription enquiries: contact IANS (mention Religioscope).

Israel: rabbis speak out against alliance with evangelicals

By Ekklesia, 15 May 2004

Prominent Israeli rabbis are speaking out against Israel’s alliance with evangelical Christians in the United States who have funnelled tens of millions of dollars to Zionist causes.

© 2004 Ekklesia. Posted on Religioscope with permission. An initiative of the Anvil Trust, Ekklesia is a not-for-profit think-tank which works to promote theological ideas in the public square. Website:
www.ekklesia.co.uk

Ceuta and Melilla: after 500 years, Jews leaving Spanish enclaves near Morocco

By Hillel Landes , 10 October 2002

Growing anti-Semitism and poor economic prospects are threatening to extinguish two Jewish communities on the North African coast. JTA – 6 October 2002 – After the expulsion from Spain in 1492, a small number of Jews escaped across the Strait of Gibraltar to two fortress cities that Spanish kings were establishing as beachheads in North Africa. […]

JTA is an international news service that provides up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people. It has no allegiance to any specific branch of Judaism or political viewpoint. Daily reports and more information about JTA are available on its web site at: <http://www.jta.org>

United States: Jewish groups feeling the pinch after post-9/11 hikes in insurance

By Rachel Pomerance, 16 August 2002

Beefing up security in the aftermath of Sept. 11 isn’t the only new hurdle for American Jewish institutions. Jewish institutions are struggling with new insurance rates — 50 percent increases or more in some cases — that threaten to consume critical funds. JTA – 14 August 2002 – At the same time, these institutions — including […]

India: holy bath passport for Mizo Jews to Israel

Israel: rabbis speak out against alliance with evangelicals

Ceuta and Melilla: after 500 years, Jews leaving Spanish enclaves near Morocco

United States: Jewish groups feeling the pinch after post-9/11 hikes in insurance

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