SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — President Obama’s appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court are not all alike. So seemed to be the thrust of an AP story noting that Judges Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor split on the issue of whether children who arrived in the U.S. with their undocumented parents and subsequently turn 21 should […]
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Sandi Masori spotted this license plate. “Rav” is synonymous with “Rabbi” so this license plate tells us that the car’s occupant is a rabbi for God. There’s probably more of a story behind it, but the message is a bit puzzling. Aren’t all rabbis (or at least 99.99 percent of them)
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Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Anav Silverman NEW YORK – In honor of the World Autism Awareness Day, the artwork of Israeli children with autism is being showcased in a unique exhibition called “Speaking Colors” at the UN Headquarters in New York. The exhibition opening will take place on Tuesday, June 10, with the attendance of UN Secretary General Ban
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationLA MESA, California (Press Release) — Barnes & Noble in Grossmont Center and Chabad of East County’s Rabbi Rafi Andrusier are partnering for a June 12 discussion on the groundbreaking new biography, Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History. Rabbi Andrusier will lead the discussion and
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CalendarBy J.J. Surbeck SAN DIEGO — I just came back from attending – for the first time – the J Street National Symposium in San Francisco, and I find myself still scratching my head. I’m not sure where to start, so please bear with me as this will be somewhat of a hodge-podge of impressions
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Middle East, USAIsraeli public schools seek to integrate Wikipedia into curriculum (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A new initiative promoted by the Israeli Education Ministry seeks to have public school students produce Wikipedia entries. The program was recently suggested during a meeting between Education Minister Shay Piron and Wikimedia Foundation Chairman Jan-Bart de Vreede, with the Education Ministry
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International, Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –This is the second part of my review of Israel’s achievements during the seven weeks I was absent from the blog scene. The recent Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentacost) showed us the proper way to treat those less fortunate than us. There were many examples of that principle in the
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ATHENS (WJC) — Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ choice of new health minister has come under criticism by the local Jewish community. Samaras last week appointed Makis Voridis, a man accused of promoting anti-Semitic views and who considers France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen a mentor and friend, as new minister for health. The 49-year-old Voridis ran
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) –Reuven Rivlin was elected Tuesday, June 10, by the Knesset as Israel’s tenth president. One after the other, 119 Members of Knesset cast their confidential ballot for one of the five candidates. No one candidate received the required 61 votes, and so a second round between Rivlin who came in
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Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — To retaliate against American economic sanctions, Russia has banned American astronauts from using the International Space Station starting in 2020. The United States reacted by announcing that it plans to complete the construction of an International Space Walmart by that year and that the store will refuse to accept
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy J Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Prime Minister Netanyahu’s settler government has reached a parting of the ways with the United States. The United States will continue to advocate the two-state solution. It is the only way in which Israel and Palestine can live side by side in peace and prosperity. It is
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Monday, June 9, released the results from its Nationwide Access Audit, along with facility level patient access data, medical center quality and efficiency data, and mental health provider survey data, for all Veterans health facilities. Full details made public at VA.gov follow
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) released on Monday, June 9, the following statement in response to the recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) announcement that measles cases in the United States have reached a 20-year high: “Measles was considered eliminated from the United States in 2000, but this year there have already
WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–President Obama on Monday, June 9, announced a program to make student loans more affordable. He outlined his executive order in the following speech at the White House, excerpted below: THE PRESIDENT: … For 51 months in a row, our businesses have created new jobs — 9.4 million new jobs in total.
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