Articles from the August 14, 2015 edition
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'Skin Wars' contestant Avi Ram brings Israeli army training to body painting
(JTA)-The world of reality TV is vast and scary, and I know because I watch way too much of it. But there are surprising gems to be found, and Game Show Network's "Skin Wars" is one of them....
'Laughter heals' is message of unlikely Jewish-Muslim comedy act
"Both Jews and Muslims have a lot in common. What are we fighting over? Jews and Muslims don't eat pork, we don't celebrate Christmas, we both use 'ch' in our pronunciation, and we are both hairy...
Meet the 'RaBBi-Q'-Kansas City's kosher BBQ star
LEAWOOD, Kan. (JTA)—Mendel Segal wears two particular titles that each reflect a devotion to tradition, imply an unending pursuit of precision and command immediate respect. One is rabbi. The other is pitmaster. The 33-year-old Orthodox rabbi (and f...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Jewish Agency pulling out of Israel-world Jewry initiative (JTA)—The Jewish Agency for Israel will pull out of a large-scale initiative launched two years ago to connect Diaspora Jewry with Israel. In a letter Aug. 6 to Israeli Prime Minister B...
Egyptians and their leaders are warming to Jews, Israel
CAIRO (JTA)-It's been a particularly challenging summer for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Within one week in late June and early July, his attorney general was assassinated in the upscale...
What it means to be a Jewish family in rural Maine
(Kveller via JTA)-For many Jewish parents, the challenges they face raising their children include choosing between Jewish and public schools, planning bar and bat mitzvahs, and staying sane while...