WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Upon the news of the death August 4 of former White House Press Secretary James Brady, Rachel Laser, Deputy Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: “We mourn the loss of James Brady, who served his country as White House Press Secretary and later […]
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USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Pottery sherds, or fragments, discovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority inspector several months ago, during extensive work by the Netivei Israel – National Transport Infrastructure Company, Ltd. on the new Highway 1 project resulted in an archaeological excavation. A previously unknown settlement from the Late Second Temple period was discovered, as
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Jewish History, Middle EastPrime minister, defense minister vow to protect residents of southern Israel (JNS.org)Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, and several senior Israel Defense Forces officials met with the mayors of Israel’s southern cities on Monday night, August 4, in an effort to put to rest concerns about the region’s security following the decision to
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Travel and Food
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego’s 23rd Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament presented by The William Gumpert Foundation raised more than $150,000 this year. Proceeds from “Take a Swing for Seniors” held July 28th will benefit the Resident Assistance Fund at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. Guardians of San Diego hosted 122 golfers
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San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsNEW YORK (Press Release) — Israel Tennis Centers Foundation (ITC) has announced its August 2014 exhibition schedule will include a special fundraising event in La Jolla on Sunday, August 24,, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. A diverse team of Israeli players and coaches will be flying to the U.S. to meet members of the San
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions
-Sixteenth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison BROWNING, Montana – More than half-way between our previous night’s stop in Lethbridge, Alberta, and our evening’s destination of Kalispell, Montana, grandson Shor and I decided to stretch our legs in Browning, Montana, which is located on the sprawling Blackfeet Indian Reservation. We browsed the Blackfeet
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Is it possible to defeat terror? This question has come to the fore yet again, after being up and down on our agenda who knows how many times in recent years. 9-11 is an icon in American history. Israelis’ memories are clogged with many instances, none of which have been
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSYDNEY, Australia (WJC) – Ten thousand Australians rallied in support of Israel in Sydney on Sunday, Aug. 3, at a peaceful demonstration in one of the city’s suburbs. Participants at the rally waved signs saying “We stand with Israel!” and “Stop the rockets!” and chanted “Am Yisroel Chai” as they heard communal figures defend the
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International, Middle EastTurkish PM Erdogan: Israelis ‘will drown in the blood they shed’ (JNS.org) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his verbal offensive against Israel on Sunday, Aug. 3, telling a rally in Istanbul that Israelis “will drown in the blood they shed.” “Just like Hitler, who sought to establish a race free of all faults,
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Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – One Israeli was murdered and five were wounded Monday afternoon, August 4, when Muhammad Naif Ja’abis, of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, drove a tractor and rammed it into a bus, turning it over and hitting a pedestrian. He was stopped when a police officer shot him dead.
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Middle East
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)– On the heels of announcing a national pro-Israel ad campaign, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest pro-Israel organization in the US, announced Monday, August 4, that the group is taking 51 pastors – one from each state and the District of Columbia – to Israel for a four-day solidarity
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Sunday, August 3, issued the following denunciation of Israel: “The United States is appalled by today’s disgraceful shelling outside an UNRWA school in Rafah sheltering some 3,000 displaced persons, in which at least ten more Palestinian civilians were tragically killed. The coordinates of
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California — Congregant Luz Guadarrama of Temple Beth Shalom baked up a surprise for Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel: a cake shaped to look like a Torah. The Conservative rabbi turns 61 on August 6th. Arlene LaGary, the president of Temple Beth Shalom, was joined by Jorge Bernal in making the
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Donald H. Harrison, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego CountyBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — The IDF has begun to partially withdraw its troops from parts of the Gaza Strip. Having completed their specific missions, the forces are coming out of unnecessary areas. The IDF is still continuing to complete its mission to destroy the terror tunnels. The IDF estimates it will complete the
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Middle East