October 5, 2012

Judicial Elections; Food Deserts; Simchat Torah

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October 5, 2012 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Premiered October 05, 2012

October 5, 2012

A report from Iowa on politics, money, and elections of State Supreme Court justices; a visit to the Ninth Ward of New Orleans where churches and faith-based groups are supporting urban gardens and farms in the midst of city “food deserts”; and a conversation with Rabbi David Shneyer on the Jewish tradition of Simchat Torah or "rejoicing with the Torah" (Originally broadcast October 14, 2011).

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Communities without healthy food are a matter of both security and justice.

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Food Desert

Same-sex marriage and concerns about equal treatment are driving a battle over judges.

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Judicial Elections

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