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5th grader from Chabad day school heading to national spelling bee
A 5th grader from Chabad Academy in Myrtle Beach won the regional spelling bee Tuesday night and has earned a spot in the national competition this summer. David Habibi beat out nearly 50 of his peers from Horry and Georgetown...more
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White House faith council wants clearer guidelines
President Obama's faith-based advisory council urged clearer guidelines on church-state separation in faith-based funding but members differed on some critical details. The 25-member commission, which included three Jewish...more
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Egypt to pay for restoration of all synagogues
Egypt will shoulder the costs of restoring the country's Jewish houses of worship said the culture minister Tuesday, two days after a historic synagogue in Cairo's ancient Jewish quarter was rededicated in a private...more
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Jewish Groups Call Hartford Anti-Semitic
Jewish group says the City of Hartford denied them the right to use a building for religious purposes, though Baptists and Catholics used the building to practice their religions for more than 80 years. Chabad Chevra and Chabad...more
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Bibi to Biden: We Did Not Seek To Embarrass You Over Settlement Issue
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to alleviate new tensions with the United States on Tuesday, after an announcement that Israel will build 1,600 new homes in an ultra-Orthodox East Jerusalem neighborhood drew strong...more
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Israel, Syria pursue nuclear Mideast
Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?
Dual announcements Tuesday by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could complicate the diplomatic storm over Iran's...more