Netta Barzilai (January 22, 1993), is an Israeli singer. After winning the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa, she earned the right to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [Wikipedia]
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In Tel Aviv, two people were severely wounded when they were stabbed in a terror attack on Tuesday. An off-duty border policewoman shot the terrorist repeatedly in the torso. Investigators reported that he was a Moroccan whose “green card” entitled him to residency in the U.S. [Miriam Gershenson]
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First Responders can’t be thanked enough for putting their lives on the line to save others. It is the true example of either being a mensch or someone practicing tikkun olam daily. [Cailin Acosta]
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Many words associated with religion have lost their meaning, and when synagogue and church leaders use them to inspire their people, they frequently lead them astray. The following are some examples. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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As part of the settlement, Harvard has agreed to implement a series of steps, building on measures that Harvard has undertaken over the past year as a part of its commitment to combating anti-Semitism. Harvard and the Brandeis Center look forward to working together in these efforts. [Press Release}
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Yesterday, Jan. 20, was a tough day — kicking off a tough week, and likely, a very tough four years. And yet, yesterday we honored a legacy of justice and resilience that reminds us: we come from generations of powerful resistance. [Idit Klein]
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So, here I stand at the intersection, in my skin, in my culture, in my community, as a human being who is African American, Jewish American and female. I always recognize quite clearly when one of those components is being left out of a conversation or consideration. I am very aware that collaboration between Black and Jewish communities can create a powerful alliance to combat hate, promote mutual understanding, and protect the peace and well-being of all. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Konrad Bloch (January 21, 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 (joint with Feodor Lynen) for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaThis inauguration, for me, was a tragic way to honor this day, which is the American federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There was a celebration and inauguration of Trump and his oligarchic Cabinet of mostly elite rich white men on a day commemorating one of the greatest Americans, one of the most globally recognized African Americans, and one of the most ardent Zionists and activists for racial and economic justice in history – The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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The poem on the Statue of Liberty welcomes the “tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free and wretched refuse” to the United States. Trump agrees with labeling immigrants “wretched refuse” and denigrates them as “animals.” [Laurie Baron]
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Today, as we honor Martin Luther King Jr., I am thinking about how freedom, which seems so fundamental to human existence, almost always comes at a cost. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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What rabbi spoke at a presidential inauguration and then at a later time criticized that President? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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The most noticeable bipartisan moment during President Donald Trump’s second inaugural speech on Monday, January 20, was when he commented that he was “pleased to say that as of yesterday … the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families.” [SDJW staff]
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Slightly past 9 p.m. Israeli time on Sunday in Ramat Gan. I am smiling at television footage of Emily Damari’s friends jumping up and down to cheer her arrival at Sheba Hospital. Then I stiffen up as I think of the pain and anguish she must have endured for the past 15 months. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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