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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jimmy Swaggart

Swaggart ‍had ‍a ‍mixed ‍relationship ‍with ‍the ‍Jewish ‍community. ‍He ‍said ‍he ‍loved ‍the ‍Jewish ‍people ‍and ‍Israel, ‍but ‍he ‍also ‍said ‍“I ‍love ‍the ‍Jewish ‍people…When ‍you ‍have ‍true ‍love ‍for ‍a ‍people…it ‍comes ‍as ‍an ‍abrupt ‍shock ‍when ‍they ‍don’t ‍reciprocate…” ‍What ‍else ‍did ‍he ‍have ‍to ‍say ‍about ‍Jews? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Biography: Georg Brandes, Literary Critic

In Brandes’s opinion, understanding is not enough for a critic; they need a special intuition, an “intuitive” penetration into the depths of the life they are studying. Brandes was opposed to aestheticism in literature and the theory of “art for art’s sake.” [Alex Gordon]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ehud Manor

Ehud Manor (July 13, 1941 – April 12, 2005) was an Israeli lyricist, translator, poet and radio and TV personality. He is widely considered to have been Israel’s most prolific lyricist of all time, having written or translated over 1,000 songs. In 1998, he was awarded the Israel Prize for his exceptional contributions to Israeli music. [Wikipedia]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

The Origin of the Jewish Wedding Ceremony

Jewish wedding ceremonies are filled with symbolism. The fundamental elements of a wedding are the chuppah (the wedding canopy), the statement made by the groom to his bride, in which he declares his intention to take her as his wife, and her acceptance of him. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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A Jewish Philosophy with Unintentional Christian Beliefs

The Jewish leadership reacted to the mass conversions after 1391 by attempting to convince their lost brethren to return to Judaism, pointing out what they considered to be the illogical elements of Christian belief. One of the attempts was a short book written by Hasdai Crescas in 1398, The Refutation of the Christian Principles. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Milton Berle

Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; Yiddish: ‏מענדעל בערלינגער; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as “Uncle Miltie” and “Mr. Television” during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV. [Wikipedia]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Animals in Your Backyard? Please Be Kind to Them

The San Diego Humane Society’s Wildlife Help Hub offers step-by-step instructions on what to do if you encounter an animal that appears to be injured, trapped, or sick. [Cailin Acosta]

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OpEd: Democrats, By and Large, Support a Strong Israel-U.S. Relationship

There are some Democrats, including Jewish Democrats, who support cuts, conditions, and restrictions on aid to Israel. Importantly, this is not the position of the majority of Democrats, Democratic Leadership, JDCA, or the Democratic Party itself. [Halie Soifer]

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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA