By Rabbi Ben Kamin NEW YORK–The familiar din came through the window of my short-term rental on East 73rd—grinding cement-mixer truck gears, roaring buses, the cacophony of car horns, the piercing BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of some other behemoth vehicle going in reverse. But I’m trying to go forward spiritually, emotionally, and the noise and pavement and general […]
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USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The House of Israel in Balboa Park will stage a candlelight vigil 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, to sunrise Sunday, Oct. 18, in support of the victims of violence in Israel. Organizers say there will be no speeches, only a silent demonstration to demonstrate support for the victims. It’s “a vigil
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarBy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — There are 7 bilingual Jewish Arab schools in Israel, all of them with an almost equal number of Jewish and Arab students, and all of them under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. Five of them are run by Hand in Hand, one by the residents of
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Middle EastAbbas spreads lies and incites terror, Israel says after PA leader’s latest rhetoric (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) In a televised address on Wednesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “executing our sons in cold blood” and held up a picture of a 13-year-old Arab boy from eastern Jerusalem who stabbed an Israeli boy
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By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Al Gore was awarded the year 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming. Also nominated was Irena Sendler for “rescuing the most vulnerable of an oppressed minority from the horror of totalitarian mass murder”. During
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International, Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The following statement was distributed on Wednesday, Oct. 14, by the Jewish Federation of San Diego County: As terrible violence continues to escalate in Israel, the Jewish Federation of San Diego County and the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) remain deeply troubled and compassionate for those affected by this untenable
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Let me put it in record. The status quo was not changed by Israel on the Temple Mount, despite Palestinian protests. Since Rosh HaShana (the Jewish New Year), when the provocations really began, not one Jew set foot inside any of the mosques on the Temple Mount. Not one
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastIsrael approves 300 extra security guards for public transport after bus attack (JNS.org) After two Palestinian terrorists boarded a bus in Jerusalem and killed two Israelis in just one of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Israel, the Israeli security cabinet announced that 300 additional security guards will be recruited for public transportation in the capital
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The ambition in many quarters in Israel is that now when the peace process is going nowhere and the Oslo Accords are falling apart, we should abandon the idea of a two-state solution and work towards one state with a Jewish majority. With the help of the high birth-rate among the
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution “regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe.” This follows a hearing of World Jewish Congress leaders in March 2015. The resolution, pointing to data from the FBI and Jewish Community Security Service in
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International, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There may be some lessons in the current brawl for those of us trying to understand the larger story of Israel and Palestine. “Maybe” is appropriate, since there is a lot of static in what we see and hear. The lesson may appear in reports that Mahmoud Abbas is trying
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What did Ben Carson really say about guns and the Holocaust? By Abraham H. Miller/JNS.org The explosive controversy over Ben Carson’s remarks about Jews and guns illustrates a new low in media spin. Carson is a Republican presidential nomination frontrunner, and the legacy press needs to undermine his credibility. Therefore, the controversy is not remotely
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Jewish History, USA3 Israelis killed in terrorist attacks during Palestinian ‘day of rage’ (JNS.org) Palestinian terrorists killed three people and wounded many others in a series of attacks in Jerusalem and central Israel on Tuesday, which was declared a “day of rage” by Palestinian groups. In Jerusalem, two Palestinian terrorists boarded a bus, one armed with a
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The cynical abuse of the Temple Mount by Israelis and Palestinians seems to be the principal reason (or perhaps excuse) for the present unrest. Avi Sagi, professor at Bar Ilan University and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, published an article the other day in Ha’aretz under the provocative
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