Published by The Moderate Voice Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez, a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departs Newport News, Virginia, on its way to Gaza in support of JLOTS. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter) The mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to […]
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In 2021, the Baseball Writers Association of America honored him with the Darryl Kile Good Guy Award. In the 2022 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Bregman’s home run set a record at six for most career homeruns by a third baseman. It was the 22nd World Series game he had appeared in. Bregman’s first child, a son Knox, was born August 1st of that year. [SDJW staff]
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Published by AFP Moscow (AFP) – Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has spent a year behind bars in Russia, is awaiting a trial on espionage charges the White House says are fabricated but could still see him jailed for decades. The US-born son of Soviet emigres covered Russia for six years, including
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Published by Mirror By Sean McPolin An image of a young woman’s naked and mutilated body being paraded by Hamas has won a top photo award – sparking outrage from many people online. The disturbing picture shows the half-naked corpse of Shani Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen, being transported in the back of a van
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What is special about this Bible is that he wrote the preface and annotations to its various stories. Here’s a sampling [Laurie Baron]
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Published by Radar Online President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama fired back at a group of protestors this week during a $25 million fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton in New York City, RadarOnline.com can report. The surprising incident unfolded on Thursday as Biden stood onstage at Radio City Music Hall with Obama
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], March 29 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorised an Israeli negotiating delegation to travel to Qatar and Egypt in the coming days to hold talks on the release of hostages still held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement, CNN reported. In a
The researchers focused on lizards and demonstrated that following the effects of climate change, they will seek refuge from the hot ground by spending a lot of time on trees. However, due to human-related activities such as deforestation, urbanization and the expansion of agricultural lands at the expense of natural lands, the availability of trees in the areas where the lizards live will decrease, and this may lead to the collapse of many populations. [Press Release]
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– San Diego City Councilman Raul Campillo said Friday that after research with the office of City Attorney Mara Elliott, he decided that a hate littering law would be more appropriate at the state level than at the municipal level. Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego) agreed to carry the legislation (AB 3024), which
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In 1875, his dream of opening Hebrew Union College to train rabbis was realized, with Wise serving as its president. In 1883, non-kosher food was served at what became known derisively as the “Trefa Banquet” for the first graduating class, which Wise declined to condemn. This incident led to the formation of the Conservative movement, which positioned itself as more liberal than Orthodox Judaism, but conserving some traditions. [SDJW staff]
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Published by Tampa Free Press A warning to Biden that he risks losing the votes of Jewish Democrats like us. Hours before his fatal fall on Tuesday, former Sen. Joseph Lieberman put his final touches on a statement we were writing together about Israel, the 2024 election and the future of the Democratic Party. The
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As a trans Jew, myself, I have experienced some of the difficulties as well as moments of joy that come with existing in the intersection of transness and Jewishness. Yet, despite the growing breadth of literature on gay, lesbian, and other queer-identifying Jews, there’s still a gap in materials about trans Jews. [Matt Lacoff]
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The only consistent protection Israel had from the broadly anti-Zionist, antisemitic, anti-Western, anti-American, anti-democratic United Nations was the United States. Until now. [Shoshana Bryen]
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“We are players in a game we don’t understand. Most of our own thinking is below awareness. “Our biases frequently cause us to want the wrong things. Our perceptions and memories are slippery, especially about our own mental states. Our free will is bounded. We have much less control over ourselves than we thought.” (Press Release)
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