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For seniors heading west, Jewish life becomes a build-it-yourself activity

As more seniors seek retirement alternatives to Florida, connecting to a Jewish community becomes more challenging. Read more »

Pope urges two states

Pope Benedict XVI urged Israel to allow the Palestinians to establish a state. Read more » Breaking News A nationalist party in the Israeli government coalition said it would propose legislation banning Israeli Arab commemoration of the Nakba. A U.S. judge will not rescind his decision ordering the PLO to pay $116 million to the family of victims of a terrorist attack. The personal Web site of MSNBC commentator Pat Buchanan removed its discussion forums after a critic pointed out that the site was hosting a forum on Holocaust denial. A candidate in Arkansas for the U.S. Senate reportedly referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer as "that Jew." The National Jewish Democratic Council named David Harris its new president. Egyptian forces shot dead an African man attempting to cross Israel's border. Egyptian authorities uncovered an arms cache with hundreds of rockets along its border with Israel. Orthodox Jews are expected to rally in Baltimore to protest the potential opening of the Owings Mills JCC on Shabbat afternoons Palestinians marked the Nakba, the day that Israel became an independent country. Editors' Picks Bolting the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism? The New York Jewish Week reports on a new group of dissatisfied congregations threatening to bolt the congregational arm of the Conservative Judaism. 'That Jew' A Republican candidate in Arkansas referred to Sen. Charles Schumer as "that Jew" -- but don't worry... the GOP senate hopeful said there are Jewish people he did admire -- like Joe Lieberman and, of course, Jesus. Understanding Rahm Alan Dershowitz and Isi Leibler complain that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel reportedly said efforts to confront Iran will be boosted by progress in Israeli-Palestinian talks. But Jeffrey Goldberg says such complaints are confusing sound advice for a threat. Loose Change: More day school trouble (and a few solutions), JCCs open on Shabbat, and American Idol The Fundermentalist delivers his weekly roundup of the best and brightest in the Jewish media this week. FIesta Shalom The L.A. Jewish Journal looks at the past, present and future of Jewish-Latino partnership.