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Time for a Jewish Couples Hall of Fame

At Tu B'Av, four couples make up Edmon J. Rodman's initial class for his proposed Jewish Couples Hall of Fame. (Edmon J. Rodman)

Tu B'Av, the little-known and ancient Jewish holiday of love, should also become a time for examining and celebrating the state of Jewish coupledom. Read more »

Israel defends IDF action in Gaza war

Israel issued a 160-page document justifying its military offensive in Gaza. Read more »

Op-Ed: Democracy means listening to unpopular voices

New Israel Fund CEO Larry Garber says he understands why the criticism of Israel voiced by NIF-supported social justice groups makes some uneasy, but the price of democracy is listening to unpopular voices. Read more »

Op-Ed: New Israel Fund should not fund groups that oppose Jewish state

The New Israel Fund must not be compromised by support for organizations that work against the very concept of the Jewish state and the rule of law, writes Dan Kosky of NGO Monitor. Read more »

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Guss' in a pickle High rents and decreased foot traffic are forcing a legendary Lower East Side pickle establishment, Guss' Pickles, to relocate to Brooklyn.

Obama, Dennis Ross and the Iran conundrum In his piece in The New York Times Magazine about the challenge posed to the Obama administration's Iran policy by the disputed election in Iran, Roger Cohen spills a lot of ink questioning whether Dennis Ross, the veteran Middle East peace negotiator, is hampered in his ability to "be an honest broker with Iran or the Arabs" because of his ties to Israel and American Jews.

Obama: Tough or Even-Handed? One day after the Washington Post criticized President Obama's singularly tough focus on Israel, the L..A. Times says the administration's "even-handedness" gives it more clout to pursue a two-state settlement.

Loose Change The Fundermentalist rounds up the latest in Jewish news. Breaking News The U.S. Senate approved legislation that would ban companies that deal with Iran from supplying the U.S. strategic oil reserve. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government reportedly is considering legislation that would ban foreign government funding of some non-governmental organizations. President Obama extended sanctions against Syrian officials. Pop diva Madonna wrote about her discovery of Kabbalah in an Israeli newspaper. The Israeli Defense Ministry has rejected an 86-year-old man's request for recognition as a terror victim because he lost family members in the 1929 Hebron massacre. Jewish clergy across the world are participating in a "rolling fast" to call attention to the situation in Darfur. Two American Jews are among the 16 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom next month. President Obama penned a letter to King Mohammed VI of Morocco commending him for his commitment to peace.