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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Brian Grazer

Courtesy of Wikipedia Brian Grazer (July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Frost/Nixon (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and […]

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Summer is the Season to Try New Jewish Experiences

As I tell many people, you are never too old to learn something new, whether it be a new art medium or listening to a discussion about someone’s life experiences. [Cailin Acosta]

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AI Model Could Help Formulate Treatments for Rare and Orphan Diseases

Utilizing the extensive database of approximately 23,000 diseases documented in the Open Targets Platform, the researchers derived new capabilities to predict diseases with subtypes using direct evidence. The Open Targets Platform (OT) integrates biomedical, genetic, and biochemical datasets, including 23,000 diseases, to empower disease ontologies, classifications, and potential gene targets. [Press Release]

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Technion Researchers Pursue 21st Century Water Solutions

Prof. Eran Friedler co-invented a system that produces clean water from the air with a colleague, Professor David Broday. Their atmospheric water generator harvests air moisture by an innovative continuous liquid desiccant system. Energy is only invested when condensing the vapor into liquid water. It even works in desert regions and can run on solar energy. They founded a startup, H2OLL, to commercialize the product. [Press Release]

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Evangelicals Compare Trump to the Biblical Kings. That’s Actually an Indictment

For those, like myself, who take the bible’s wisdom with great seriousness, supporting Trump as a biblical king is a gross misreading of the Hebrew Bible. A fair, close reading shows that the Hebrew Bible not only disapproves of the kings Trump is most compared with, but also disapproves of the monarchy itself, depicting it as a disastrously corrupt institution. [Rabbi Philip Graubart]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Geoff Schwartz

Courtesy of Wikipedia Geoffrey Schwartz (July 11, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played for them from 2008 to 2011. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. Schwartz

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Parsha Chukat: When Moses’ Emotions Undid Him

Moshe’s outburst – his harsh words and the physical act of striking the rock – can be viewed as a manifestation of accumulated stress, grief, and possibly burnout. It highlights the crucial need for leaders to develop robust emotional resilience and self-care practices to maintain their equilibrium in challenging times. [Michael R. Mantell, PhD]

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Drexel Prof. Arrested on Charge of Stealing Pro-Israel Signs

Mariana Chilton, PhD is a college professor in Philadelphia by day and a suspected thief in the night in a wealthy suburb. She faces charges in Montgomery County Court for swiping pro-Israel signs from a neighboring synagogue and a private home. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Arlo Guthrie

Courtesy of Wikipedia Arlo Guthrie (July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie. Guthrie’s best-known work is his debut piece, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”, a satirical talking blues song about 18 minutes in length that has since become a Thanksgiving anthem.

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Louis Towne, Cantor, Medical Doctor, World Traveler, Laid to Rest

Louis Cy Towne, 85, a medical doctor, cantor, travel enthusiast, and opera lover, bequeathed those great loves to his three children, his daughter Danielle Towne commented Tuesday at well-attended graveside services at the Home of Peace Cemetery. [Cailin Acosta]

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High Atlas Foundation Aids in Recuperation after Morocco Earthquake

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck central Morocco in September 2023, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) has remained steadfast in its commitment to supporting affected communities through water, sanitation, and agricultural initiatives aimed at food recovery, benefitting around 3,350 people. [Yossef Ben-Meir]

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Jewish Agency’s Head of North America: Israel Needs ‘Character Witnesses’ on Campus

Given the surge in anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents with the growth of the BDS movement and the ongoing war, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Campus Israel Fellows are supporting Jewish college students by maintaining an authentic and engaging Israeli presence on campuses. [Jacob Kamaras]

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