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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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday was congratulated by AMCHA Initiative’s director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin for vetoing AB 2551, a bill that would establish a separate process for students to challenge adverse regulations about time, place and manner of protests. [SDJW staff report}
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The Major League Baseball postseason has arrived! The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs tonight at Petco Park, and the city has been buzzing over the last few days. [Cailin Acosta]
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Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined ContributorsWith Sean Boyd at the helm, Foo and her castmates will be inaugurating this new space. The increased area will allow for greater movement, larger, more elaborate sets and open up possibilities for new, bigger projects. [Eva Trieger]
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Oscar Handlin (September 29, 1915 – September 20, 2011) was an American historian. As a professor of history at Harvard University for over 50 years, he directed 80 PhD dissertations and helped promote social and ethnic history, virtually inventing the field of immigration history in the 1950s. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday in Sacramento signed into law Assembly Bill 1853, legislation that bans threatening, false, and misleading content from California’s voter guides. The bill passed the Senate 32-0, with 8 abstentions, and passed the Assembly 63-10, with 6 abstentions. [SDJW staff report]
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