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Rabbi to become Army chaplain, beard and all
An Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was barred from serving as an Army chaplain because he refused to shave the beard required by his faith has won his legal fight against the military and will be sworn in Friday.Rabbi Menachem Stern of Brooklyn will be officially admitted to the chaplaincy in a ceremony at The Shul Jewish Community Center in Surfside, Florida. Stern is a member of the Chabad Lubavitch movement

Poland has largest gathering of rabbis since WWII

Dozens of rabbis from across Europe have gathered in Warsaw for the largest meeting of Jewish religious leaders in Poland since the community was virtually wiped out during World War II.

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Vigil protests lack of clergy prayer at 9/11 event

Carrying Bibles and singing "Amazing Grace," a group of pastors knelt on the street outside ground zero on Saturday to protest New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision not to include a

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Vigil protests lack of clergy prayer at 9/11 event

Carrying Bibles and singing "Amazing Grace," a group of pastors knelt on the street outside ground zero on Saturday to protest New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision not to include a

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Hindus, Jews urge world to 'wake up' on the plight of 15-mln stateless
The Hindus and Jews have urged the world to wake up and improve the plight of about 15 million stateless people worldwide who suffer rejection day after day.

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Rabbi gets probation in US corruption case

The spiritual leader of the Syrian Jewish community in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to two years of unsupervised probation for using a charity he controlled to illegally funnel money

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