Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered Israeli teens killed in Hebron (JNS.org) Hamas terrorists Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh—who kidnapped and murdered Israeli teens Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Frenkel in June—were killed Tuesday in a joint Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Police, and Shin Bet security agency operation in Hebron. The bodies of […]
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Does something smell especially bad? Or is it just the normal smell of political infighting and mutual accusation? Front and center is Martin Indyk, his past and present roles as a leading figure in the Brookings Institution, Qatar’s multi-million dollar gifts to Brookings, the failure of Indyk to broker a deal
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By Emily Nye SAN DIEGO — To tell the story of Honorable Menschen, San Diego’s newest amateur klezmer band, I must take you through my klezmer awakening. When I first heard klezmer music as a young woman, my body responded before my brain: my toes tapped, my torso vibrated, and I wanted to dance. This
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Monday, Sept. 22, that the United States is providing more than $71 million in additional life-saving humanitarian assistance to help meet emergency needs in Gaza. More than 58,000 people are still sheltering in United Nations facilities and basic necessities like food, clean water, and fuel
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Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) — At its National Board meeting held in Chicago on September 5th, NA’AMAT USA passed the following resolution which was sent to the White House. Dear President Obama, We, the officers and board members of NA’AMAT USA, a national and international organization promoting the welfare rights of women, children and families in Israel
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHAIFA (Press Release)–Have you ever eaten something totally new and it made you sick? Don’t give up; if you try the same food in a different place, your brain will be more “forgiving” of the new attempt. In a new study conducted by the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa, researchers found
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety, excessive perspiration — these symptoms are a few of the signs that the thyroid gland, which regulates the body’s heart rate and plays a crucial role in its metabolism, has gone haywire. Now, new research from Tel Aviv University points to an additional
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsrael approves $360 million aid package for Gaza-border communities (JNS.org) The Israeli government on Sunday approved a multi-year strategic recovery plan devised for southern Israel in the wake of Operation Protective Edge. The plan includes the immediate appropriation of $360 million to communities adjacent to the Israel-Gaza border. “This is the biggest investment Israel has
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Israeli civil rights group, Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, has warned United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that awarding the UN Development Programme’s annual Equator Prize for 2014 to the Union of Agricultural Work Committee (“UAWC”), a Palestinian organization that is formally affiliated with the terrorist Popular Front for the Liberation of
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s population now stands at more than 8.2 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, releasing its new figures on the eve of Rosh Hashana. They show that Israel has 8,252,500 inhabitants, three quarters of which (6,186,100) are Jews (75 percent of the total), 1,709,900 Arabs (20.7 percent) and 356,500 others (4.3
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Minda Garr, a holistic psychotherapist, recently gave a talk about her work to the group of English-speaking women to which I belong. By being aware of our breathing, ‘breathing into your heart,’ as our speaker put it, the individual can attain a sense of inner peace, gain a
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO–Why do we fast in the first place? Yes, the answer is in the very word itself: F.A.S.T. = For A Spiritual Transformation During Yom Kippur, beginning this year at sundown on October 3rd and ending 25 hours later on October 4th, many Jews will be fasting and engaged
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Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Happy 5775! I wish all of my readers a happy and healthy new year. And, while you’re eating apples and honey, please think about some financial resolutions. A void consumer debt, such as credit cards. P lan for for the future – everyone should have a comprehensive financial plan.
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Sheryl RowlingBy Janice Steinberg SAN DIEGO — Rabbi Lawrence Kushner doesn’t bill himself as a dancer, and I didn’t go to see him at San Diego’s Yom Limmud in my role as a dance critic. But the rabbi’s got moves! Rabbi Kushner was giving a talk titled “Jewish Spirituality: It’s All God.” I was interested because
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