The Jewish State - April 30, 2010

April 30, 2010:

'Recognized as they are today'
Knesset member defends his conversion bill, says Diaspora Jews won't be affected
         Jacob Kamaras

Shul attaches itself to the past
Young Israel of Aberdeen re-dedicates unique 120-year-old Torah scroll
         Jacob Kamaras

'Sensitive and fragile' dynamics of peace
In Rutgers Arab-Israeli conflict class, students simulate Middle East negotiations
         Alexander Traum

Rabbi mulling plan to move sacred items, DEP says
         Jacob Kamaras

Goodman offers window into creative process
         Michele Alperin

Middlesex County joins Torah-for-U.S. troops program
         Alexander Traum

Local Jewish leaders join Rep. Holt at national Holocaust remembrance
         Jacob Kamaras

Bikur Cholim pays tribute to Graneck at annual event
         Sarah Morrison

Opinion & Commentary:
         Room at the top
         The view from Bet El's highest point is both inspiring and unsettling
                 Seth Mandel

         Seeking peace or just pretending?
                 Douglas Bloomfield

         Pleading guilty
                 Bernard Jacks

         Life through my mother's lens
                 Judy Walters

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