Science, Medicine, & Education

Science v. Religion, a.k.a Feynman v. Wouk

By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO — The following is a touching story about two great minds – one, a Jewish atheist respectfully confronting a religious Jew. Their reflections are in keeping with the solemnity of Rosh Hashana. The old friends and collaborators unexpectedly met while in Washington, D.C.. Nobel physicist, Richard Feynman (1918 – 1988)

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 5, 2018 (9 items)

Paraguay reverses self; moves Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv   The American Jewish Committee expressed deep disappointment over Paraguay’s decision to close its recently opened embassy in Jerusalem and return it to Tel Aviv. “This diplomatic reversal is shocking,” said Dina Siegel Vann, AJC Director of Latino and Latin American Affairs. “Paraguay has

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Emory U. to host weekend Israel learning for teens

  ATLANTA, Georgia (Press Release) — The Atlanta-based Center for Israel Education (israeled.org) and the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel  invite Jewish 10th- and 11th-graders to apply to attend the Teen Israel Leadership Institute during the weekend of Oct. 26 to 28. The institute will feature a series of learning activities to

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 4, 2018 (6 items)

Magen David Adom, Israel Railways and police conduct emergency drill on new high speed train lane After the holidays, the new high speed train lane leading to Jerusalem is expected to open. Awaiting the opening of the new lane and as part of the preparations, Israel Railways, Israel’s police, MDA and firefighting services conducted a

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 3, 2018 (2 items)

Debating the boycott call for scientific conference at Ariel University An Israeli professor from the Weizmann Institute is leading the efforts to boycott an academic conference held in Ariel University, located in Israel’s Samaria region beyond the Green Line. In an open letter published last week in The Guardian, Professor Ofer Aharony of the Weizmann

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 31, 2018 (3 items)

StandWithUs condemns goals of National Students for Justice conference at UCLA StandWithUs strongly condemns the stated goals of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference, scheduled to take place at UCLA November 16-18. The theme and goals of the conference celebrate blatant violations of free speech and say that, “the reason we can

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 30, 2018 (3 items)

AJC says perpetrators of Rohingya genocide should be held accountable The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has welcomed the UN report on genocide committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and urges the UN Security Council to take concrete action to implement the report’s recommendations. “The horrific attacks against the Rohingya cannot be ignored. It

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Continuing Education to fund more students

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Two of the largest and most community-centered organizations in Southeastern San Diego recently began a collaboration that will propel opportunity youth into education and jobs. San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE)—the adult education division of the San Diego Community College District and the largest provider of noncredit free career training in California—and the

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 28, 2018 (5 items)

Princeton Lyman, who helped organize airlift of Ethiopian Jews, is mourned Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued the following statement: The Conference of Presidents on Tuesday expressed its deep regret on the passing of the Hon. Princeton Lyman, who, as Deputy

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 27, 2018 (3 items)

Congressional Gold Medal honors memory of Anwar Sadat’s peace-making with Israel History was made in the US Senate when it unanimously passed a bill to honor former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat with the Congressional Gold Medal. S.266 is a bill, co-sponsored by 71 Senators, is a bipartisan legislation that was introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

We need to challenge our brains to be more civilized

  By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — It is time to have a heart-to-heart talk with our brains. Human brains are wired to meet the needs of our ancestors. Those who had descended from the tree tops to walk upright needed to fend off predators, especially other humans. It is by knowing the propensities

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Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & Education

Hadassah hears of Gaza danger, Jerusalem life- saving

  Story and photos by Sheldon F. Merel SAN DIEGO — Hadassah  presented  Dr. Luba Levin-Banchik , a visiting Israeli Professor at San Diego State University, at its third annual event on Sunday, July 26. After Prof. Levin-Banchik’s speech , we heard from two guests about why they are offering $10,000 in matching funds to

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 23, 2018 (2 items)

This year’s fellows will research diverse topics at the Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History has welcomed a new cohort of fellows to spend the 2018-2019 academic year engaged in  research. They will be working with the Center’s Partners’ archives on their original projects. Varying in their disciplinary and chronological scope, the

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 22, 2018 (3 items)

Jewish couples urged to get tested for Tay-Sachs JScreen (jscreen.org), a not-for-profit at home education and genetic carrier screening program, today highlighted September’s Tay-Sachs Awareness Month, encouraging people to get tested for genetic diseases so they can make informed decisions about family planning. JScreen’s expanded screening panel tests for more than 200 diseases, a significant development

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