Why I Filed Title VI Complaint – Forward.com

Why I Filed Title VI Complaint – Forward.com: "two federal complaints against his university, alleging a hostile environment for Jewish students, are without merit. While expressing general support for the recent extension of the provisions of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include Jewish students, Yudof does not believe that the situation on UC campuses rises to the standards of the federal statute. He recently told the Forward: "

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Frum Satire

Frum Satire: "’m wondering what other frum placebo’s there are? Will walking backward out of a shul really help me prevent from being a hunch back and will using extra water when I wash negel vasser really save my skin? I"

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'Appoint non-Orthodox Jerusalem rabbi' - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

'Appoint non-Orthodox Jerusalem rabbi' - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews: "The Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday, demanding that it instruct the State to appoint a non-Orthodox rabbi in Jerusalem in a bid to end the alleged discrimination in religious services given to the capital's residents.

The petition, submitted by Reform and Conservative rabbis and communities, claimed that there were hundreds of neighborhood rabbis in Israel – all of them Orthodox men whose salaries are paid from taxpayers' money."

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Professor: Stop lecturing the public and reformulate foods Americans actually want to eat

Professor: Stop lecturing the public and reformulate foods Americans actually want to eat: "xpended on improving the nutritional profile of the foods Americans actually want to eat instead of doggedly trying to persuade them to change their eating habits, we would have a greater chance of tackling obesity, according to one leading academic."

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