This Week's Links

By Michelle Albert A new game show puts a rabbi, a priest, a Muslim imam and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists. Let the proselytizing begin! Forget about Reform, Conservative or Orthodox. Jewcy has denominations for today's Jews. Gershom Goreberg discusses his article for Moment on his site, then links to the full story on ours. Or, go straight to the source at momentmag.com. The Jewish Week examines the differences between Jewish and American mourning customs and discusses the hoopla over Michael Jackson's funeral. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the word"judenrein," a term used by the Nazis, in regards to removing Jewish settlements from the West Bank. Kosher surveillance cameras in Israeli restaurants? Rabbis launch a monthly hunger strike to protest Israel's involvement in Gaza. The first Israeli to be drafted by...

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