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Eviction Of 16th Street Shul Upheld

01/09/2013 | Adam Dickter

A struggling Manhattan congregation’s attempt to keep its doors open may have been dealt a final blow Tuesday when a judge sided with the building owner, upholding an eviction notice.

Producer Hopes To Make 'Hebrew Hammer' Sequel

01/09/2013 | Adam Dickter

Actor Adam Goldberg will reprise his 2004 role as Mordechai Jefferson Carver, the badass Jewish avenger known as The Hebrew Hammer in an upcoming sequel – if its producer can raise the cash.

Flooding From Heavy Rain Shuts Down Tel Aviv

01/08/2013 | JTA

Traffic stood at a standstill for several hours in Tel Aviv after flooding closed a major highway.

The Ayalon Highway closed early Tuesday morning and remained closed throughout the day, as the Ayalon and Yarkon rivers overflowed in the city. The Ayalon is usually a dry riverbed.

Trains running in the Tel Aviv area also were disrupted by flooding and the city's train stations shut down.

Israelis were asked to avoid traveling to Tel Aviv except in emergency situations.

Ex-Chief Rabbi Suggests Yeshiva Students Leave Israel To Avoid Draft

01/08/2013 | JTA

Ovadia Yosef, a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, said haredi Orthodox yeshiva students may have to leave the country to avoid being forced into military or national service.

Coalition Promises Fight Against Coney Island Casino

01/08/2013 | Adam Dickter

A coalition of organizations and groups, including many Russian Jewish immigrants, is working to keep gambling out of Coney Island as the state mulls expanding casinos.

“If you look at every independent economic study that’s been done about casinos, what happens is crime and traffic increases and the quality of life decreases,” said Steve Zeltser, a spokesman for Stop The Coney Island Casino, which held a press conference Monday morning at the Kings Bay Y.

Conservative Synagogue Group $5.7 Million In Debt, According To Audit

01/08/2013 | JTA

The congregational arm of the Conservative movement ran a cumulative budget deficit of more than $5 million over the past two years, JTA has learned, renewing longstanding concerns for the future of one of the movement's key institutional pillars.