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Cyber Or -18 Virtual Kehillah

This is another in this series of blogs by Rabbi, Dr. Moshe Dror on the Cyber Or generation. " By Rabbi, Dr. Moshe Dror We are talking about the Jewish Community. We experience the community when we can be together and share all kinds of interests. We tend to think of...

Moscow - New Leader Enthroned in Russian Orthodox Ceremony

The Russian Orthodox Church has enthroned its new leader at a ceremony in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. We were saddened by the death of the succeeding Patriarch Alexiy II, who had passed away in...

Orthodox Jews speak out for Palestine.

It's true that a picture is worth a thousand words and it seems this photograph is no different.  These orthodox Jewish men were photographed attending an anti Israeli / anti war on Gaza rally in London last...

Market meltdown may claim another victim: Santa Claus

A six-year old campaign in Germany to ban Mr. Claus is picking up steam. " Santa beware! Activists in Germany are waging an international campaign to do away with old Father Christmas and say they are gaining...

Russian Orthodox Church head Alexiy II dies

Russian Orthodox Church head Alexiy II has passed away at the age of 79.  Though there is no official word on the cause of his death, it is said that he has been sick for some time now.  The Russian Orthodox Church counts nearly 70% of the population as among its...

Russian church missing, presumed stolen

We have heard of a missing man or woman, and childrens...of a missing airplane, helecopters...and we have heard also of missing cats and dogs...but this story is different from what we saw on the TVs and we heard...

Israel: Secular Nir Barkat wins Jerusalem mayor race

" Nir Barkat:  "There is room in Jerusalem for everyone," he said, adding "if there's not room for everyone, then there's not room for anyone." Being mayor of Jerusalem will be hard, said Barkat, but promised...

Russians talk religion online in increasing numbers

The dominant religion in Russia is Orthodox Christianity, which has quite an austere and conservative religious philosophy. Orthodox church governing body likes to see rules obeyed, and followers stick to the...

Holy Postage ~ Share your faith

An introduction to a new way to send a letter.

Solzhenitsyn laid to rest in Moscow

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has been laid to rest today in Donskoy monastery, closing an epoch in Russian literature and history. "It was the funeral Solzhenitsyn wanted - to be laid to rest at Moscow’s Donskoy...

Anglicans face split over gay policies

While major cities across North America host pride celebrations today, the Anglican church faces internal struggle over its own policies on the same issue. Anglican conservatives said today they are ready to go...

Are The Eastern Catholics and Orthodox Church Heading For Unification?

"Reports are circulating, in circles which are intensely attuned to the continued warming of relations between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, of a statement and proposal allegedly made by Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople."

Fisticuffs break out between Priests in the Holy Land

Ah, to be a fly on the Church Wall in Israel to witness this,  priests, holy men of different faiths, the modicum of peace and love during Passover,  performing their own Ultimate Fight Club in front...

Muslims outnumber Catholics in 2006, 1st time ever: Vatican paper

"Rome (ANTARA News/Kyodo) - The Muslim population in the world exceeded that of Catholics in 2006 for the first time in history, the Vatican daily L`Osservatore Romano reported Sunday, adding that the makeover came about as a result of higher fertility rates among Muslims...

Cult Members Emerge from Russian Cave Siege

"Fresh talks are under way to persuade 28 doomsday cult members in Russia to end a five-month cave siege after seven sect women came to the surface.The women were allowed to leave with cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov...

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