Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he is considered one of America’s greatest comedians. [Wikipedia]
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I suppose the underlying message of this book is don’t procrastinate until the last minute, lest your Hanukkah treats be sold out and invited company will be disappointed. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The pilot and the copilot who attacked him in the cockpit of a FlyDubai jet Wednesday were transferred Thursday by Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates which has diplomatic relations with Israel. (SDJW staff)
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Led by Austria, Czechia and Slovakia as part of their Slavkov trilateral cooperation, the initiative has become one of the few sustained multilateral efforts to place the fight against antisemitism firmly on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council. (Press Release)
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The California Legislative Jewish Caucus announced on Thursday that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed all six of the 2026 Jewish Caucus Priority Bills that passed the Legislature. (Press Release)
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Lincoln hires “Mary’s chaperone” (Pooya Mohseni) to keep her busy and away from alcohol, but that backfires. Then he hires an actor, John Wilkes Booth (Wesley Taylor), to be her teacher. You can guess where this is going to go… but wait! You’d be wrong. (Sandi Masori)
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Shemini Atzeret literally means the “eighth day of assembly,” and the rabbis describe it as a uniquely intimate day, almost as though Hashem says, “Stay with Me a little longer.”
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When the appropriate time comes, a holder of a ‘Nudge” or “Nudgie” will approach the usher and give them their name. That name will be cross-referenced in the “Book of Nudgies,” the time will be checked on the golden watch, and the individual will be let in to partake in the traditional apple juice and bar of Elite Chocolate. [Joshua Kail]
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Ronen Altman Kaydar (October 1, 1972) is an Israeli writer and poet. The topics of his academic and artistic writing include science fiction, sexual identity, philosophy of science, history of science and more.
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Rabbi Cagen urged me to read the English translations during the service because I couldn’t follow the Hebrew. I had never thought of doing that. It changed everything. (Joe Gandelman)
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The account still settling is brutal in its simplicity. A man in the cockpit tried to turn the aircraft into a grave. A wounded captain opened a door. Crew and passengers moved toward a knife. Someone still knew how to land. They came home. They sang. {Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Machchhar was a hero too, fighting off his copilot and although bloodied by the stabbing attack, managing to open the door of the cockpit from the inside, allowing Hayun and companions to storm in. During the fight, the airplane was in freefall, going from its cruising altitude of 37,000 feet in less than two minutes to 20,000 feet. (SDJW staff report)
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However, for Lizzie Borden, of Fall River, Massachusetts, the Fifth Commandment proved troublesome. This young woman did not honor her mother and father. Quite the opposite is true. [Eva Trieger]
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Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust. [Wikipedia]
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