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City secrets: restaurants where we can dine in a sukkah – New York NY

September 28, 2010

Read about it on examiner.com

Dance on the High Line: Naomi Goldberg Haas’ Dances for a Variable Population – New York NY

September 28, 2010

“Dances For A Variable Population makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who think dance is only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who think dance is denied them, to seniors who think dance is beyond them.” -Naomi Goldberg Haas Read more on examiner.com

Americans’ Religious Knowledge Has Major Gaps, Survey Finds | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

September 28, 2010

By: Lea Winerman Despite their religious faith, many Americans are ignorant of key facts about their own and other world religions, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. In a survey of 32 religious knowledge questions, Americans on average answered 16 correctly, the surveyors found. Fewer than […]

Poll: Israelis view non-Orthodox converts as Jews – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

September 27, 2010

A majority of Israelis regard non-Orthodox converts to Judaism to be part of the Jewish people, according to a survey published Monday, putting the general public at odds with religious authorities. MK David Rotem speaking at the committee meeting on the conversion bill, July 12, 2010. Photo by: Tomer Appelbaum The survey, conducted for Israel’s […]

Segway company owner dies after falling using own product

September 27, 2010

Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the Segway company died Sunday after he fell of a cliff riding one of the machines that his company produces. Heselden, 62, plunged into a river in Yorth Yorkshire, UK, while riding around his large estate. Police were called after receiving reports that a man had been found dead […]

Tonight 9/27: Jazz Talmud and Ayn Sof Arkestra world premiere

September 27, 2010

JAZZ TALMUD: WORLD PREMIERE + AYN SOF ARKESTRA featuring Jake Marmer (poetry), Frank London (trumpet), and Greg Wall (saxophone/clarinet). Read about it on examiner.com

Imams brief congressman on trip to concentration camps to battle anti-Semitism CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs

September 24, 2010

Read the article on religion.blogs.cnn.com An American imam took an eye-opening tour last month of the Dachau and Auschwitz death camps and said that what he saw was unfathomable – and undeniable. “You see the ashes of people. You see the pictures. You walk the trail; you see the gas chambers,” said Imam Muhamad Maged […]

Art 101: BWAC’s Fall 2010 “Lineage” art show

September 22, 2010

Read the article and view the slide show on examiner.com

Security barrier at Jerusalem zoo to counter ‘monkey intifada’

September 22, 2010

Reinforced glass will protect humans from rock-throwing chimpanzees; “It’s kind of embarrassing to be stoned by a chimp,” says zoo director. Read the article on jpost.com

Turkish sex researchers: “Size” really does matter after all – Judy Mandelbaum – Open Salon

September 21, 2010

Turkish sex researchers: “Size” really does matter after all Fat is fun! At least, that’s the word from Turkey this week. Researchers at Erciyes University in Kayseri have just completed a year-long study correlating body mass index (BMI) and male sexual performance. Their findings: men with excess body fat last longer in bed. In fact, […]