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There’s More Than One Kind of Mikvah for Conversion Ceremonies

However, there are other ways that the process of conversion can be completed, much closer to home, as Dr. Mark Scheller, an anesthesiologist, learned in 2015 when he waded from the shore of Chula Vista’s Bayside Park into the cold waters of San Diego Bay. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Attorney Provides Insight into U.S.’s Broken Immigration System

Author Susan J. Cohen is a compassionate attorney who handles many immigration cases on a pro bono basis for the Boston branch of the national Mintz Levin law firm.  This book, written with the help of journalist Steven T. Taylor, tells of eleven cases in which she helped immigrants obtain asylum or permanent residency in the United States. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, USA

North American Jewish Day School Students Score a Slam Dunk for Disability Awareness

By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) What new invention is named after a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, inspired by Israeli disability care and advancement organization, and designed by North American Jewish day-school students? It’s the “Shaquille O’ Wheel,” a reimagined basketball hoop that makes it easier for people using wheelchairs and others

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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

New York Times Drinks Rashida Tlaib’s Kool-Aid

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) squawked on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last May, “How many Palestinians have to die for their lives to matter?” Madam Congresswoman, would they still “have to die” if they ceased attacking Israelis? Who says that their lives do not matter? Tlaib,

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Developing a Cadre of Educators at an Inflection Point in Israel Education

(JNS Wire) “We are at an inflection point in the way American Jews look at Israel,” remarked Peter Eckstein, VP, Jewish Education at Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and graduate of the George Washington University’s Graduate Degree in Israel Education, offered in partnership with The iCenter. “We need to find new ways to engage

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ukrainian Refugees, Jewish Groups Among Them, Pour Across Moldovan Border

By David Isaac (JNS) PALANCA, MOLDOVA – The lead gray skies suited the grim events on the ground as thousands of Ukrainian refugees streamed across Palanca, a sleepy border outpost in Moldova, as Russian forces stepped up attacks in southern Ukraine on Thursday. Heavy snow followed by freezing rain added to the refugees’ misery as

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After Being Given the Cold Shoulder, Israeli Distributor Takes Ben & Jerry’s to Court

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Avi Zinger was so upset after Ben & Jerry’s pulled the rug out from under him that he never picked up the phone to speak with them. Instead, he’s taking them, and their parent company Unilever, to a U.S. district court. The longtime Israeli manufacturer and distributor of the Vermont-based ice

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Middle East, USA

Teacher Training on Antisemitism? How About Common Sense

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Kline’s character Otto from A Fish Called Wanda was outdone by Alabama high school officials who demanded that a Jewish student apologize for something he did not do and disregarded any thought of apologizing for his teacher’s action — leading his class in a Nazi-like salute. Unlike the

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UN General Assembly, With Israel Joining, Overwhelmingly Votes to Reprimand Russia

(JNS) The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution to reprimand Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, demanded that Moscow end the fighting immediately and withdraw its military forces. Five countries – Russia, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and Eritrea –

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish Reaction to Biden’s State of the Union Focuses on Ukraine, Inflation

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Jewish groups and leaders adhered to partisan lines in their responses to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, a speech that mainly focused on domestic policy but began with a rebuke of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Jewish community’s praise for the

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International, Middle East, USA

Israel Takes Nuanced Approach to UN Emergency Session on Ukraine

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) “We should take a picture together.” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan strolled across the General Assembly floor on Monday morning, making a direct line for his counterpart from Ukraine. Six months earlier, Sergiy Kyslytsya had visited Israel as part of a delegation invited by Erdan. On this morning,

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