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Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding raises questions about intermarriage

Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton during their wedding ceremony, July 31, 2010. (Genevieve de Manio)

The images and scant details of the Chelsea Clinton-Marc Mezvinsky wedding raise a number of questions about the significance of the union for American Jews and what it says about intermarriage in America. Read more »

Jewish positions on Ground Zero mosque reveal ambivalence

While Jewish organizations often have come to the defense of Muslim religious liberties in America, deep differences on Middle East policy and Jewish concerns over Muslim organizations’ ties to radical groups has hampered formal Jewish-Muslim alliances. Read more »

U.N.: Israeli troops were in own territory

The United Nations confirmed that Israeli troops were working on their side of the border when Lebanese troops fired on them, killing one Israeli officer. Read more »

Jewish father of 3 killed in Conn. rampage

A Jewish father of three was among the victims of a shooting rampage at a Connecticut beer warehouse. Read more » EDITORS' PICKS What really happened on the Lebanon border? The pro-Israel advocacy group Honest Reporting dissects yesterday's border skirmish that resulted in the deaths of one Israeli soldier and four Lebanese. The Ground Zero mosque: More Jews weigh in Thane Rosenbaum's against it. J Street is for it. Rob Eshman says it reminds us that terrorism works. Stone and Gibson: double standard (Boston Globe) Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's anti-Semitic rant did not get one-tenth of the coverage that actor Mel Gibson's got four years ago. Perhaps it is because Stone is a "pluperfect left-wing activist," columnist Jeff Jacoby says. For Chelsea's wedding rabbi, a spiritual journey (N.Y. Times) Rabbi James Ponet, who co-officiated at the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky, has gone from strict observance that counseled against intermarriages to a more open liberalism that can permit them. Kosher dinner for 1,200 athletes (Omaha World Herald) Preparing kosher meals for the more than 1,000 athletes participating in the Maccabi Games in Omaha, Neb., is a feat that took months of preparation. More details on Stoudemire's Israel visit The NBA All-Star is in Israel on a spiritual quest, intrigued by Judaism and intriguing the Jews. BREAKING NEWS A New York City commission vote has cleared the way for the construction of a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has designated 21 new entities as being controlled by the Iranian government. Two U.S. congressmen will create a bipartisan working group to enforce sanctions against Iran. Dmitriy Salita will make his return to the ring in a boxing card he is promoting. Turkey summoned the American envoy for a reprimand over remarks about the U.N. flotilla probe by the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A former CEO at Hewlett Packard running for the U.S. Senate defended the company's sales in Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was uninjured in a failed assassination attempt on his convoy in western Iran. The Jewish humanitarian agency World Jewish Relief has launched an emergency appeal to help the victims of major flooding in northwest Pakistan. Newsweek was sold to a Jewish businessman and philanthropist, while a corporation comprised of Jews active in the area community has purchased the Washington Jewish Week. A $200 million replica of King Solomon's Temple will be built in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Natan Sharansky met with Russian-speaking youth from the former Soviet Union and Israel who are participating in an international summer camp in Israel.