By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The phrase, סלח לעווננו כי רב הוא in one of the Jewish penitential prayers is normally translated as, “Forgive us our iniquity for it is great.” However, with a little mischief it can also be rendered, “Forgive us our iniquity for he is a rabbi.” This second version seems
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) –Earthquake warning and forecasting systems used worldwide are ineffective,according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Sami Shamoon College of Engineering Studies.Their research shows that electromagnetic radiation measurement would be a better predictor,providing hours, or even days, warning before an earthquake. According to the study published
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — One thing that the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority shares with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza is the dream of a world without Israel and Jews. They both propagate a world in which the Palestinians will rule the whole of ‘Palestine’ “from the River to the Sea.” What they
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –At least 15 Gaza residents lost their lives and some 800 were injured by Israeli fire during the fateful march from the Strip last Friday and the seeming attempts to cross into Israeli territory. Much of the world is outraged as a result. Israel may have succeeded to secure its
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The ad in the paper for the show entitled “Tango in the Shadows” caught my eye, and since Yigal and I have long been aficionados of the tango in every shape and form we decided to buy tickets for the performance in Jerusalem. The fact that the event fell exactly on
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — One of the uglier scenes in Israeli politics is a face-off, equivalent to anything done at the O.K. Corral, that has occurred in the run-up to what should be an iconic celebration of the country’s 70th birthday. It’s Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein against Bibi (Benjamin) Netanyahu. One is the Chair of the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Never Again” was a rallying cry for Jews after the Holocaust. Never again would Jews be defenseless – force-marched, starved, and gassed, waiting to be rescued by an indifferent world. It worked out pretty much that way. But what happens when the forced march, starving, and gas happen to
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International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — A bittersweet irony it is that the freedom festival of Passover arrives just prior to the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and one day before the rebirth of hope for our Christian neighbors—Easter Sunday, We all come to our April festivals this
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RENO, Nevada (Press Release) – This year the State of Israel celebrates seventy years since its founding by the United Nations following World War II. To mark this occasion, the Nevada Museum of Art presents exhibitions by Israeli women artists Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat. These contemporary artists create work that are grounded in the
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PALM BEACH, Florida (Press Release) – “My son was a hero, not just on the last day of his life but throughout his life.” This is how Linda Schulman spoke of her son, georaphy teacher Scott Beigel, just five and a half weeks after he was murdered protecting students at the Parkland High School in
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EIN GEV, Israel (Press Release) — Every year during Pesach, hundreds of thousands of people visit the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and Magen David Adom is preparing accordingly by strengthening the forces in the area with an MDA Jet-Ski, which will be in operation from the beginning of the Pesach vacation in the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the flurries swirling around this tiny country are uncertainties about its future. Some see our destiny dependent on reaching an agreement with the Palestinians. However, Palestinians have been saying no for more than 80 years, and are currently on the cusp of another civil war among who knows how
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) –Following a message from a professor on San Francisco State University (SFSU) Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas’ (AMED) Facebook page calling the welcoming of pro-Israel students a ‘declaration of war,’ 60 organizations and many concerned citizens demanded an investigation. California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White and SFSU President Leslie
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Three young men crossed the border at Gaza and were found wandering on Israeli territory in the hope of being jailed here. They reckoned, so I heard a commentator explain, that life in an Israeli prison is better than the life they now have in ostensible freedom in Gaza.
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