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    Sen. Lieberman, Jews, Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

    September 30, 2000

    Source: Los Angeles Times

    On September 30, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that "Jews around the world welcomed in the New Year on Friday--a year that, at least for American Jews, is being shaped by the vice presidential candidacy of Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Ever since Lieberman became Al Gore's running mate on the Democratic ticket, his presence has been a cause for celebration among Jews. But his prominence has also renewed soul-searching for many over what it means to be Jewish...Many rabbis say that they expect the presence of an observant Jew...

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    Sen. Lieberman, Jews, Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

    September 28, 2000

    Source: USA TODAY

    On September 28, 2000, USA TODAY reported that while "he's in the tightest race for the White House since 1980...when the sun sets Friday, Joe Lieberman will be nowhere near the campaign trail. Instead, the nation's first Jewish vice-presidential candidate will be in a synagogue in New Haven, Conn., wrapped in a prayer shawl and deep in reflection for the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year of 5761. It is probably the most publicized Jewish observance since 1965, when star Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax refused to pitch a...

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    "Muslim 'Man of Peace' to Help Jews Greet New Year"

    September 29, 2000

    Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

    On September 29, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution published an article entitled "Muslim 'Man of Peace' to Help Jews Greet New Year." It reported that "as Jews in metro Atlanta and around the world begin their holiest season of the year, one Atlanta congregation will be hosting an unusual guest speaker: a Muslim sheik. Sheik Abu Saleh el Refai, a Sufi Muslim and spiritual leader of Arabs living on the West Bank, will be the guest speaker this evening at services sponsored by the nondenominational Shema...

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    Landfill to go in Sacred Space

    September 27, 2000

    Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

    On September 27, 2000, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that, "Davis Veto Clears Way for Landfill in Canyon / Pala Indians Say Site is Considered Sacred."

    Image of Virgin Mary Appears on New York City Window

    September 27, 2000

    Source: The New York Times

    On September 27, 2000, The New York Times reported that "not every pedestrian on Washington Street here sees an apparition of the Virgin Mary in the smudgy colored streaks of the thermal pane window. But just as in the miracles frequently reported in small Southern towns, or the one that played out for months in a suburban yard in Marlboro, N.J., a few years back, none of the faithful here are demanding unanimity. The streaks in the window, in Ramona and Marcelino Collado's second-floor apartment, started changing colors and...

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    Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

    September 25, 2000

    Source: The Buffalo News

    On September 25, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that "the upcoming 10-day Jewish holiday period, which starts with Rosh Hashanah and culminates with Yom Kippur, can act as a barometer of workplace religious tolerance, according to Marlene Glickman, retired executive director of the Western New York chapter of the American Jewish Committee. Glickman said the yearly fall observances, and Passover, which occurs in the spring, often pit the dominant Christian calendar against the Jewish calendar. 'In most places of work, you'd never...

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    Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

    September 30, 2000

    Source: The Washington Post

    On September 30, 2000, The Washington Post reported that "the Defense Department has agreed to rehire a Lake Ridge woman who lost her job at the Fort Belvoir Commissary when she refused to sign a loyalty oath for religious reasons, her attorneys said yesterday. Michelle Hall, 37, had filed suit in U.S. District Court in Alexandria last December saying that an affidavit required of almost all 1.8 million executive branch employees violated the First Amendment's protections of free speech and free exercise of religion. But she and...

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    Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

    September 30, 2000

    Source: The Houston Chronicle

    On September 30, 2000, The Houston Chronicle reported that "the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Papa John's Pizza in federal court on Friday, alleging religious discrimination for terminating a pizza delivery driver who must wear a beard for religious reasons. Last year Iqbal Akhtar was hired as a delivery driver by a company that is a franchisee for Papa John's Pizza, Houston Pizza Venture. According to the lawsuit, within days of his hiring he was told that he must shave his beard. Akhtar, a Muslim, explained...

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    A Rastafarian Questions: Did He Not Get Hired Because of his Religion?

    September 24, 2000

    Source: The Buffalo News

    On September 24, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that a "member of the Rastafarian religion claims that he was turned down for a bus driver's job in Buffalo because his hair hung halfway down his back in dreadlocks. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit in Buffalo last week against Greyhound Lines on behalf of Kevan Sheppard, 43, of Rochester. The federal anti-discrimination agency charges that Sheppard was the victim of religious discrimination when Greyhound officials in Buffalo turned down his...

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