So, as we celebrate Shabbat tonight, think of something comforting, like a soft blanket, a cup of tea, or just hugs from your children, grandchildren, or animals. (Cailin Acosta)
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The Torah anticipates our distractibility. It knows that the human heart is a leaky vessel. So, it gives us physical reminders — tefillin on the arm and head, mezuzah on the doorframe — so that the body itself is conscripted into the work of memory. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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The panelists discussed “Operation Mail,” a Nazi initiative launched during the summer of 1942 that used prisoner correspondence as both propaganda and a means of gathering intelligence. Prisoners were required to state that they were in good health and that their “resettlement” was going well, creating the false impression that conditions in the camps were humane. (Cailin Acosta)
Holocaust-related postage stamps subjects for Comic-Con panel Read More »
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Bella Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women’s movement. [Wikipedia]
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Daniel Radcliffe (July 23, 1989) at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in the Hammersmith district of London, the only child of casting agent Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan George Radcliffe. His Jewish mother, born in South Africa, traces her ancestry to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, and was raised in the English town of Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex. [Wikipedia]
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When someone is hurting, our first instinct is often to explain, reassure, or solve. Yet some of the deepest comfort we can offer comes before we speak. It comes from listening with patience, without interruption or judgment. (Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.)
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Why have a second Bar Mitzvah at the age of 83? Psalm 90:10 reads, “The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty, if we have the strength.” Thirteen years later, at age 83, a Jew could be considered to be entering adulthood and recommitting his- or herself to Judaism not unlike couples who opt to renew their marriage vows at a landmark anniversary. [Laurie Baron]
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Imagine a restaurant that is so captivating that the only time people pick up their phone is to take pictures of the food. [Sandi Masori]
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Editor’s Note: Following are news items of International and National importance to the Jewish community.
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Albert Brooks (July 22, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the comedy-drama Broadcast News (1987) and was widely praised for his performance in the action drama Drive (2011). [Wikipedia]
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“Mayor Mamdani did not simply express a personal political opinion. He used the authority, symbolism and credibility of the mayor’s office to issue what amounted to an official public address declaring that the democratically elected leader of the world’s only Jewish state is a ‘war criminal’ who is ‘not welcome in New York City. [Press Release]
Simon Wiesenthal Center blasts NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, USAThe Ninth of Av, “Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, as this is the date both Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution, and spiritual darkness began. [Cailin Acosta]
Juxtaposition of Tisha b’Av and Comic-Con Read More »
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Against this backdrop, yesterday’s transfer of additional territory from IDF control to the Lebanese Armed Forces represents an important step toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty and reducing Iran’s influence. [Press Release]
AJC welcomes Trump’s meeting with Aoun Read More »
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…resolution to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and demanding justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. (Press Release)