In the upcoming presidential election, a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris is indeed risky for Israel and its supporters, but it is no less risky to vote for Trump. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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A report released Thursday, Sept. 26, highlights the role Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP), a nationwide network of over 100 faculty chapters, plays in escalating antisemitic incidents, fomenting chaos and pushing forward the academic boycott [Press Release]
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During the days that are very soon upon us, Rosh Hashana, the Fast of Gedalia, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hoshana Rabah, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, we contemplate our needs and our deeds, our hopes and aspirations for the coming year. and in so doing, we choose life. This is a central message of the High Holidays…to choose life, to live a live filled with mitzvot, not just to pray to win a lottery or for the health of one’s body, but ideally, for the needs of our soul as well. [Michael R. Mantell, PhD]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Olivia Newton-John (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included fifteen top-ten singles, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200: If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) and Have You Never Been
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One year, after Sukkot, the kids and I opened the etrog and we tried it. It was good but there was a lot of white skin to get through. It wasn’t as bitter as a lemon would be. [Cailin Acosta[
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Barbara Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until her retirement in 2015. Walters was inducted into
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I had mixed feelings about this book, intended for children aged 4 through 8. While its main thrust is to explain the history and customs of Hanukkah, it also draws Jewish children into the myth of Santa Claus. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Cities across the Galilee, including Kiryat Shmona, Haifa, Nazareth, Akko and more have been relentlessly shelled; children run to shelters in hotels they have lived in for 11 months. This is a human tragedy of enormous proportions. [Sol Lizerbram, M.D]
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Hezbollah, a group known for its terrorist activities, found itself targeted in a series of attacks in Lebanon. Twin blasts involving rigged pagers and walkie-talkies killed dozens and injured thousands, including Hezbollah fighters and Iran’s envoy to Beirut. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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“We sampled 96 reef-building stony corals representing two types, Acropora sp. and Favites sp., in shallow sites as well as deeper sites beyond the limits of recreational diving. We were surprised to find an extensive presence of medications even in the deep-water corals which usually escape contaminations affecting corals in shallower areas.” [Press Release]
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While other tactics such as legislative hearings, donors withdrawing their donations to universities, and discrimination complaints to the U.S. Department of Education all have drawn needed attention to the problem, Kessel said litigating the matter on First Amendment grounds has proven more successful. [Donald H. Harrison]
Kedar, an expert on Middle Eastern politics and Arab culture, will hold discussions with students, strategic meetings with local leadership and media, and speak that evening at a location in La Jolla that will be disclosed to those who register. [Pamela Nathan]
Mordechai Kedar, Israeli Expert on Islam, Coming to San Diego Read More »
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Kigel’s longest chapter contains her Dating Don’ts. She discusses breaking up a relationship with a so-so man, experiencing opposite traits in a person, confusing bad habits with bad character, being attracted to a “bad boy,” dating guys who are not interested in marriage, having unrealistic expectations, what feelings should be taken seriously, being the pursuer as a woman, being friends with other men, and dating more than one man at a time. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Benjamin Platt (September 24, 1993) is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance
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