New York – A task force on intermarriage for the largest branch of American Judaism says the movement should create blessings marking major life events for interfaith couples.
The suggestion is one of many by Reform rabbis on making mixed-faith couples feel welcome.
The intermarriage rate for U.S. Jews has been above 40 percent since at least [...]
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Jersey City, NJ – A third New York City police officer has been charged in the robbery of $1 million worth of perfume from a northern New Jersey warehouse.
Federal authorities arrested Kelvin Jones of Yonkers, N.Y., on Monday. The 28-year-old is accused of renting a truck in Jersey City last month that was used to [...]
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Buffalo, NY – Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) continues to stir his anger against fellow democrats by blaming them for pushing him out for saying he will not vote on the health care bill.
According to CBS News Massa on a recent edition of his radio show blasted White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for pressuring [...]
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Buffalo, NY – Embattled Congressman Massa: Rahm Emanuel Is The Son of The Devil’s Spawn
New York, NY – Big Brother is watching — and solving crime.
The NYPD’s network of silent sentries — cameras posted on lampposts across the five boroughs — has provided evidence in hundreds of criminal cases and helped cops solve an array of major crimes.
The Argus cameras are housed below large white boxes, clearly marked with [...]
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New York, NY – 315 Cameras Citywide Key for NYPD Solving Hundreds’ of Cases
New York – It’s back to business for New York’s embattled governor.
Gov. David Paterson holds a town hall meeting on the budget Monday in Brooklyn.
There have been calls for him to resign amid two scandals. But Paterson said Sunday at a Brooklyn church that he’s determined to run the state through the end of the [...]
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Berlin, Germany – Eating pistachios daily may reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to a US study cited by the German Lung Foundation.
The nuts are a rich source of gamma-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E and, as such, an antioxidant. Antioxidants are substances thought to protect cells from damage that can be [...]
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Jerusalem – The Chief Rabbinate is considering prohibiting stores from accepting empty bottles for refund over Passover, because they may have held chametz, leavened beverages such as beer, which are not permissible on Passover.
In a statement, the Rabbinate said that it would likely prohibit beer bottles from being turned in over the holiday, but not [...]
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Jerusalem – Rabbinate Considering Banning Pesach Beer Bottle Return
Mea Shearim – Haredim hurled stones at cars and buses driving through the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim on Sunday. They also hurled stones and burned trash cans on Yehezhel Street in the city.
Protesters tried to block roads and several were arrested. One police officer was injured and was taken to hospital for treatment, [...]
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Mea Shearim – Hareidim Protest Tzipori Digging
New York – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $274 million of stimulus funds to help finance two projects in New York, a group of officials said on Friday.
The funds will be allocated to the Second Avenue subway project and the East Side Access Project, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and [...]
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Buffalo, NY – New York Democrat Eric Massa is stepping down from his seat, effective Monday, in the House of Representatives.
Knowledgable Democratic officials told The Associated Press that Massa, who has announced he will not seek reelection due to a recurrance of cancer, is resigning his seat.
The House ethics panel is reviewing a complaint by [...]
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Buffalo, NY – Unexpected: Rep. Eric Massa To Resign
