Obama’s Mideast Priorities, Rapfogel Arrested, Rouhani Snubbed

President Obama in an address to the United Nations said the U.S. focus in the Middle East will be keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace.

William Rapfogel, the ousted leader of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty in New York, was arrested on charges of grand larceny and money laundering.

Maria Patricia de Sousa was once a Baptist Sunday school teacher in Brazil. Now she’s Esther Goldberger, living in Montreal and running a fashion label for Orthodox women.

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Video and a full transcript of President Obama’s address this morning to the United Nations.

In an interview with a Jesuit journal, the pontiff says he likes a Chagall painting depicting a crucified Jesus, wrapped in a tallit, against a backdrop of anti-Jewish violence.

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Ron Prosor, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, uses humor to convey his country’s positions.

The German director of the International Christian Embassy runs an organization that brought thousands of Christians from around the world to Israel for Sukkot.

If a deal can’t be reached with Iran on its nuclear program, containment may be „the least-bad option,” writes Kenneth Pollack.

A rabbi has opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Washington, D.C.

Try this new hearty apple dessert especially for Simchat Torah. It can also serve double duty for breakfast!

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