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Discussing the Secrets of Torah Numerology with Author Rabbi Aaron Raskin

By Menachem Posner Chabad.org/News BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Viewers of Chabad.org/Video and consumers of the website’s in-depth essays have long known and enjoyed the prolific scholarly output of Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin, Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Downtown Brooklyn and rabbi of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights. The rabbi’s most recent work, Simanim: Parsha Mnemonics, provides a […]

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Jewish Religion, USA

Redefining ‘Religious’ With Yuval David

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When most of us hear the term “religious,” we think of sheitels, shtreimels, and what we can’t do on Shabbos, which is why most of us aren’t “religious” or “that religious.” However, Yuval David, an actor, filmmaker, and activist, is reclaiming what it means to be “religious” as

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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Moving Backwards

By Shoshana Bryen (JNS) U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides spoke before the conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Israel this week. He was charming and reassuring, and stressed the bipartisan nature of American government support for Israel. “We have unbreakable ties, and we will reinforce them.” Unfortunately, he also took a large

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Middle East, Opinion, Shoshana Bryen, USA

StandWithUs Urges University of Chicago Administration to Condemn Discriminatory SJP Campaign

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — The Israel education organization StandWithUs sent the following letter to University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer and Dean of Students Michele Rasmussen. * February 4, 2022 Robert J. Zimmer, Ph.D., President, The University of Chicago Michele Rasmussen, Ph.D., Dean of Students, The University of Chicago VIA EMAIL: president@uchicago.edu; mrasmussen@uchicago.edu

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Loews Coronado Bay Resort: A Tisch Family Outpost

The 440-room Loews Coronado Bay Resort was opened in 1991 on a 15-acre spur of land jutting into San Diego Bay. Like other Loews Properties around the United States, it is owned by the Tisch Family, which operates the hotel business and other subsidiaries through Loews Corporation, a holding company. Tracing the Tisch family’s enterprises is an interesting study in how a family grows its wealth [Donald H. Harrison]

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Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

Whoopi’s Immaculate Misconception

By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel “The View” featured a discussion about a Tennessee School District’s decision to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from its middle school curriculum. Whoopi Goldberg asserted, “The Holocaust isn’t about race. No, it’s not about race.” Goldberg made a mistake that revealed her ignorance about the

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Holocaust, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, USA

University of San Diego Professor: Amnesty Sends Message That ‘World’s Largest Jewish Community Should Drop Dead’

By Israel Kasnett (JNS) Amnesty International’s latest controversial report released on Feb. 1 during a press conference in Jerusalem, this time accusing Israel of apartheid, has come under fierce condemnation from the Israeli government and Jewish groups around the world as being “antisemitic.” The Biden administration rejected it as “absurd.” Some U.S. lawmakers denounced it

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International, Middle East, USA

Israeli Companies to Advertise During NFL Super Bowl

(JNS) Two Israeli high-tech companies will join the exclusive club of NFL Super Bowl advertisers, the business daily Calcalist reported on Wednesday. Israeli high-tech company Gong.io has “tripled its advertising budget compared to last year and plans on broadcasting a commercial during the upcoming NFL Super Bowl, investing some $1.5 million,” said the report. Cloud-based

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

‘ABC News’ Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Remarks

(JNS) ABC News president Kim Godwin announced on Tuesday that Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of the morning talk show “The View,” would be suspended for two weeks after her controversial remarks during a Jan. 31 episode of the program. During the episode, which focused on the recent Tennessee school board decision to ban Maus, a Pulitzer

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Holocaust, USA

Amnesty International Draws Bipartisan Outrage for Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Lawmakers and pro-Israel political groups from across the political spectrum are slamming what they consider a biased report released on Tuesday by the international human-rights organization Amnesty International UK. It is Amnesty International’s 208th report on Israel since the 1970s, which goes as far as rejecting the establishment of modern-day Israel

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International, Middle East, USA