Hitlamdut asks us to return with fresh eyes, without shame, without a final verdict. The sages understood that learning thrives when judgment for others and for ourselves is suspended, when we question not only what is before us, but what stirs within us as well. [Betzy Lynch]
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Todah means “thank you” in Hebrew and as you read to the little pride and joy sitting on your lap, it’s not too early to teach the tot some of the everyday activities for which we should be grateful to God. [Donald H. Harrison}
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The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports two Major League Baseball developments with Jewish athletes: Third baseman Alex Bregman has signed a five-year, $175 million pact with the Chicago Cubs, and Alon Leichman, who grew up on Kibbutz Gezer in Israel, will become the head pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies. [Donald H. Harrison]
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As we hold tight to the stories of those still alive from the Holocaust, we will be holding tight to the stories of the hostages from Oct.7. They will always show resilience and the power of prayer that helped them survive. (Cailin Acosta)
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Historian Rafael Medoff reports that he and 111 other Holocaust scholars from around the world have signed a letter protesting the “Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention” using the name of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the word ‘genocide,’ without the permission of the Lemkin family. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Throughout the visit, we were constantly struck by the powerful sense of connection and peoplehood we experienced. After speaking with the head of the Maccabi program in Guatemala for just five minutes, we had invited one another to visit our homes, and it already felt like we had known each other for far longer. (Heidi Gantwerk)
Dr. Roy Flemming (Pete Zanko) and his mistress/patient, Susan Hudson (Abbie Black), concoct a plan to do away with Claire Flemming (Kelley Goode), the good doctor’s wife. Their marriage is unsatisfying and since she has refused to grant his request for a divorce, that leads to but one option. [Eva Trieger]
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and President Donald Trump have negotiated a deal to fund the government. Schumer announced that the agreement calls for five bipartisan bills funding most of the government would be approved as is, while the bill allocating funds to the Department of Homeland Security would be approved with a two-week continuing resolution …
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I get chills every time I stand before any haunting symbol for our six million brethren, and the millions of others who died for being who they were. I suppose I felt guilt and shame for having escaped their fate because of timing and location. I was born in a free country five years after the Jewish people’s cruelest nightmare ended. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Faith alone is not enough; it must be translated into action. The sea did not split until someone, Nachshon ben Aminadav, stepped forward. The manna did not nourish spiritually unless the people learned to gather it according to Hashem’s law, even when it felt illogical or inconvenient. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
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It was a day intended to honor the six million Jewish souls systematically extinguished by the Nazi regime. Instead, two of the world’s most influential entities—U.S. Vice President JD Vance and the BBC—delivered messages that achieved a chilling feat: they commemorated the Holocaust while effectively erasing the Jews. [Rabbo Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will make a 5-day goodwill visit to Australia starting Feb. 8 on the invitation of Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. (Donald H. Harrison)
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The killings in Minnesota matter not only because Renee Good and Alex Pretti are dead, but because of what followed. The speed of the denials by the highest officials in the land. The flattening of facts. The insistence that outrage itself was the problem. The suggestion, explicit or implied, that questioning federal force was somehow more dangerous than the force itself. [Shahar Masori]
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Jewish Religion, Opinion, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USABy Cailin Acosta in La Mesa, California Recently, San Diego’s historic Balboa Park has started charging for parking, which has caused an uproar among many residents who have enjoyed parking for free and spending time at the park’s museums, restaurants, theaters, and gardens. I have a membership at the Mingei International Museum where children under
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