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Hassidic Courts
May 2012
As a photojournalist for Reuters, Gil Cohen-Magen was assigned to take pictures of customs in Mea Shearim, a longtime enclave for the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish community.
The Catholic Priest Who Discovered He Was a Jew
April 19, 2012
— By Aviva Lori for Haaretz.com —
Jacob Weksler was raised a Catholic and became a priest. He later learned he was Jewish and came to Israel, where he found ultra-Orthodox relatives, a mixed welcome at a kibbutz ulpan and a confrontation with the Law of Return.
Faculty Profile: Laura Mannion
April 19, 2012
— By Lori M. Finkel for Spertus —
Like many of the people who go through the Spertus Graduate Program in Nonprofit Management, Laura Mannion has a unique story to tell.
A National Opportunity to Transform Local Communities
April 2, 2012
— by Dr. Hal. M. Lewis for eJewish Philanthropy —
For years North American Jewish organizations and institutions have dabbled in what purports to be leadership training for both professionals and the laity.
Is There Still One Jewish Theology?
April 2, 2012
— by Anita Silvert for JUF News —
One would think the only opportunity to spend six hours thinking about God would be Yom Kippur. But 250 people gathered at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies to do just that.
Spertus Student Creates Sweet Buzz
April 2, 2012
— by Lori M. Finkel for Spertus —
Brenda Palms-Barber’s work is making ripples around the country as a prime example of green job creation for those in need of a new start.
Where Divorce Can Be Denied, Orthodox Jews Look to Prenuptial Contracts
March 16, 2012
— By Mark Oppenheimer for The New York Times —
Ms. Siegel, a Chicago filmmaker, was screening her 2011 documentary, "Women Unchained”, about Jewish women whose husbands refuse to give a religious divorce known as a get.
Jewish/Catholic Ties
March 9, 2012
— by John L Allen, Jr for National Catholic Reporter —
John Allen, Jr was in Chicago earlier this week to present the 17th annual Cardinal Joseph Bernardin lecture on Jewish/Catholic relations. Co-sponsored by the Chicago archdiocese and a variety of Jewish groups, the series commemorates a landmark speech delivered by the late Bernardin at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1995.
Musical Worlds Within Worlds
March 2, 2012
— By Pauline Dubkin Yearwood for The Chicago Jewish News —
Vanessa Paloma’s Jewish and musical journey has been a little more adventurous than most.
Getting the Get Issue
March 2, 2012
— By Pauline Dubkin Yearwood for The Chicago Jewish News —
During a conversation with a friend, Beverly Siegel learned that the woman’s daughter was experiencing problems getting a get, or Jewish divorce, from her husband.