By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It sounds like something you don’t want to know too much about. When you type an address into your computer’s browser, you go to that address. How your computer knows where to find the Google image of kittens and puppies isn’t your problem, is it? Well, it might be. […]
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International, Shoshana Bryen, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is deeply concerned and critical of President Barack Obama for praising Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas as “somebody who has consistently renounced violence, has consistently sought a diplomatic and peaceful solution that allows for two states, side by side, in peace and security” (‘Remarks by
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Middle East, USA
By Susan L. Rosenbluth The Jewish Voice and Opinion ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The options for Orthodox-Jewish students looking for colleges outside the New York metropolitan area are greater than they have ever been before, according to an independent educational consultant. “Many schools with historically low numbers of Jews are actively working to recruit more
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WASHINGTON, D.C — Three hundred ninety five (395) Members of the House of Representatives wrote President Obama to describe what they believe must be included in any final agreement between the United States and Iran regarding its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. A key section of the letter read: “Because we believe any agreement
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–Many of the American citizens or permanent residents implicated in the United States last year on terrorism-related charges — ranging from domestic plots and conspiracies to providing material support to terrorists abroad — had something in common, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued Tuesday, March 18.
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CHICAGO, Illinois (Press Release) — The Central Conference of American Rabbis will honor Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., at the Crown Family Symposium on Rabbinic Leadership on Monday, March 31, 2014, as part of the 125th annual CCAR Convention, in Chicago. The CCAR is the representative organization of nearly 2,000 Reform rabbis, the world’s largest group
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Jewish Religion, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)-– Democratic Reps. Susan Davis and Scott Peters, along with members of San Diego’s medical research community joined together on Monday, March 17, to call on Congress to increase federal funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funds critical medical research. Budget cuts threaten this research and San Diego’s economy.
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By Ben Cohen/JNS.org It’s getting harder these days to survey the latest developments in the Middle East without feeling anxiety about the negative impact they will have on our own policy debate. I see a pattern—some may call it “Obama’s Law,” though I hesitate to do so—whereby the worse things get for Israel in a
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued the following statement in announcing the appointment of Daniel Rubinstein, a career diplomat who is Jewish, as a special envoy for Syria: “Daniel Rubinstein will be an outstanding successor to Ambassador Robert Ford as the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria. “This position is as important
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BETHESDA, Maryland (Press Release) — Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, president of RespectAbility, an advocacy group for people with disabilities, on Friday, March 14, praised the Jewish Council for Public Affairs for having “unanimously passed this resolution (see below) for the inclusion of people with disabilities.” “As you know, we have been fighting for equality for some
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) to award Israeli President Shimon Peres with a Congressional Gold Medal. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits passage by the House of Representatives. If the bill is enacted, President Peres would
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Middle East, USA
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” — Martin Luther King Jr. NEW YORK (Press Release)–The following is a statement by Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc Jewish Action on President Obama’s order to review the administration’s enforcement of deportations. “We applaud President Obama for ordering a review
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — In a current television commercial lacking any wit, originality, or reverence, an actor playing Abraham Lincoln is seen chomping on a so-called “ballpark frank.” The obvious goal of this advertisement is to sell hot dogs. Lincoln is seen standing around amongst sundry contemporary, gleefully ingesting Americans, all citizen-caricatures,
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WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Being able to pay extra on a student loan can provide peace of mind that a financial burden is shrinking faster than usual. That’s until you learn that the extra money has been applied to future payments and interest, reducing your ability to pay down the principal. Congresswoman Susan Davis
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