Jurisdictional issues may lead to re-filing in state courts CUNY won't honor Tony Kushner; yet look at the people they will GOP politico on Board alleges BDS support; Kushner responds The myriad problems with and underlying logic for reconciliation The black hat and the maxi skirt have their day  | |  Buddy Korn, the founder of the group Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin, is an ex-Maoist rabbi’s son looking to mobilize disenchanted coreligionists with Tea Party rhetoric Last weekend, before the nation's attention was consumed by the news of Osama Bin Laden's death, was a busy one for Washington's media society, and no one made more of it than Sarah Palin. First there was a stop with Greta Van Susteren at a power brunch in Georgetown, and later an appearance at a glitzy party hosted by MSNBC. In between the two, while her fellow maybe-candidate Donald Trump was getting skewered by President Barack Obama at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Palin zipped up to a Marriott in suburban Maryland to headline a $250-a-plate fundraiser for a pro-life group, Heroic Media, best known for controversial billboards aimed at black women. By way of explaining why she had ducked out of the evening's main event downtown, Palin reportedly told the crowd: "I choose life." More  | The history of the synagogue in America, a new book shows, is one of rifts, splits, factions, and the ever-evolving tension between tradition and modernity More |  | This coming Sunday marks Mother’s Day. Instead of flowers or treats, a writer offers up some decidedly unconventional prayer. More |  | The death of Osama Bin Laden is a major achievement for the Obama Administration, but it underscores the difficulty of waging a successful cultural war in the Middle East More |  | We all love personality-based quizzes. Here's a perfect one for the people of the book: What does your favorite Jewish children's book say about you? More | |
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