Jon Lovitz (July 21, 1957) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990, for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. [Wikipedia]
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From a soulful, song-filled sanctuary to a sweltering but triumphant march through the streets of Hillcrest, the San Diego Jewish community came together this past weekend to celebrate JPride in full force. (Barrett Holman Leak)
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The series emphasizes careful reading of the biblical text, literary structure, recurring themes, character development, biblical dialogue and narrative techniques, theological and ethical lessons, and connections between different parts of the Bible that aid in understanding their significance. (Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin)
Jonathan Grossman reveals who Jacob was and more Read More »
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After October 7, I sent him a message. Nothing dramatic. Just letting him know I was alive, that my family was alive, that I was thinking of him. He never answered. (Ari Melnik)
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In 1865, Waldteufel was appointed pianist to Empress Eugénie and soon received the position of conductor and ball manager at the court of Napoleon III. He was also the conductor of the ball orchestra “Bals de l’Opéra” in Paris (1865). [Alex Gordon]
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Otto Warburg (July 20, 1859 – January 10, 1938) was a German-Jewish botanist. He was also a notable industrial agriculture expert and president of the Zionist Organization from 1911 to 1921. [Wikipedia]
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The Jewish response to destruction has never been simply to mourn. It has always been to ask: What are we being called to rebuild? (Betzy Lynch)
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While it’s easy to try to look at the Massie vote through a binary lens of being “for” or “against” Israel – precisely how Republicans wanted us to see it – the truth is much more complicated, nuanced, and tells a different story. The real story includes Donald Trump’s reckless and at times incoherent policies toward Israel and Iran, and it’s important to understand these complexities before judging anyone solely because of their vote on the Massie amendment. (Halie Soifer)
Democrats vote on aid to Israel not what GOP paints it to be Read More »
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A quick plot summary for those who haven’t seen the movie: In 1959 NYC Ad exec Roger Thornhill (Danny Collins) gets mistaken for another man named George Kaplan, and the foreign spies who were after Kaplan begin to chase Thornhill instead. (Sandi Masori)
North by Northwest: Not exactly a musical; something else altogether Read More »
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My father left Germany, but had to leave his mother behind, hoping that he would manage to bring her over to England, but that turned out to be impossible. For the rest of his life my father lived with the sense of guilt and remorse at not having succeeded in rescuing his mother, who perished in Theresienstadt from malnutrition and neglect. (Dorothea Shefer-Vanson)
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Benjamin Franklin Jonas (July 19, 1834 – December 21, 1911) was an American politician who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [Wikipedia]
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Election,
That Joe Biden claims he won.
The Chinese tampered with the voting That’s how it was done. … (Laurie Baron)
Satire: A prime-time song Read More »
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Roald Hoffmann (July 18, 1937) is a Polish-American theoretical chemist who shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Kenichi Fukui “for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions”. [Wikipedia]
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The Israeli-American Council (IAC) and partner organizations are convening a national tribute to the legacy of the great American patriot and lover of Zion, Senator Lindsey Graham. (Press Release)
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