Sheldon Glashow (December 5, 1932) is a Nobel Prize-winning American theoretical physicist. He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University and Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, emeritus, at Harvard University, and is a member of the board of sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [Wikipedia]
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There is a horrid scandal in America’s family courts – namely a fierce backlash against women who try to protect their children from abuse but instead lose all contact with their children – that Garland’s DOJ has plainly ignored. [Amy Neustein, Ph.D]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Adam Horowitz (December 4, 1971) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-creating the ABC fairy tale drama series Once Upon a Time with his writing partner, Edward Kitsis. Horowitz was born in New York City, and graduated from Hunter College High School in 1990. He attended University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with a B.A. in 1994, majoring in
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Do Jews believe in angels? An interesting article I read from myjewishlearning.com includes a midrash about angels. [Cailin Acosta]
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked President-elect Donald Trump for his statement on Monday urging the release of hostages held in Gaza or there would be “hell to pay.” [SDJW staff]
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What does a Southern California weatherman need to know about meteorology? Apparently, that’s the wrong question. The correct question is who does an aspiring weatherman need to know. The answer to this query was discovered by stand up comedian, Fritz Coleman in 1982. [Eva Trieger]
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Pam Bondi is off to a promising start as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designated nominee for attorney general. The former Florida attorney general urged the expulsion of noncitizens who support Hamas and other terrorist groups. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Spending a week in London in mid-November is not really a good idea for someone who has become used to the Mediterranean climate of Israel, but the arrival there of our son from Las Vegas proved an overriding attraction, so we went. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Anna Freud (December 3, 1895 – October 9, 1982) was a British psychoanalyst of Austrian–Jewish descent. She was born in Vienna, the sixth and youngest child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays. She followed the path of her father and contributed to the field of psychoanalysis. Alongside Hermine Hug-Hellmuth and Melanie Klein, she may be considered the founder of psychoanalytic child psychology.
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With the author having grown up in western Christianity and the illustrator having experienced eastern religions, their collaboration, written in couplets on left-facing pages and with explanatory information on right-facing pages, uses the alphabet as a teaching vehicle. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USARegarding the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a threat on social media calling for them to be released before he assumes office Jan. 20, 2025, or “there will be all hell (his emphasis) to pay in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America.” {SDJW staff]
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On the counter was a menorah with the shamash and the first night’s candle placed in their holders. Behind the menorah was a small pine tree with decorations. In an interfaith marriage like mine, the Oserins this year will have both a chanukiah and a Christmas tree at home. The first night of Chanukah will coincide with Christmas. [Cailin Acosta]
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Jacob was silent when his daughter Dinah was held by the prince of Shechem, who asked Jacob for permission to marry her. When his sons agreed on the condition that all the men of Shechem circumcise themselves, he was silent. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Why did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issue an apology to the Canadian Jewish community in 2018? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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