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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Who Says Jews Aren't Ballers?

Today marks the New York opening of an interesting new documentary: "The First Basket" chronicles the contribution of Jews to basketball, and you'll be surprised at how large and integral that contribution was. Jordan Farmar, eat your heart out. Here are a couple clips of the documentary: The movie opens November 14 in Los Angeles. You can find a review of the documentary in the Forward, here. —Benjamin Schuman-Stoler

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