By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Forty-three reserve officers and other personnel of IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 have received local and international coverage for a detailed letter of protest and a refusal to serve further in their function of listening and reading Palestinian communications. Their letter claims that the unit’s work violated the civil rights and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Toby Klein Greenwald KFAR ETZION, Israel — On the morning of June 12, my heart was ripped out of my chest. It was the Friday that, as a teacher in Makor Chaim (“Source of Life”) yeshiva high school, I received a text message that two of our students had been kidnapped. Later we heard that there
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NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Genesis Prize Foundation announced Tuesday, Sept. 16, that Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), will join the Selection Committee for the Genesis Generation Challenge, which aims to identify and seed money for innovative projects, guided by Jewish values, to address the world’s pressing issues. The competition seeks
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USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — China’s Yuanda Enterprise Group announced last week that it had bought the Israeli company AutoAgronome Israel Ltd for $20 million in order to expand its business to high-tech agriculture. The Israeli company produces smart irrigation and fertilization systems that are successfully used with 70 different types of crops in
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International, Middle EastBy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — “It was the perfect training ground” said Jordan Bennett, reminiscing about the Borscht Belt. Cutting his teeth on entertainment as Social Director of Activities and emceeing shows at the predominantly Jewish Catskills resorts, this singer/comedian learned from the best…sometimes. Other times, he learned what not to do after
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Travel and FoodLast Israeli wounded in Gaza war released from hospital (JNS.org) Gadi Yarkoni, the last Israeli wounded during Operation Protective Edge, was released from Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on Monday and will enter a rehabilitation program at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. The orthopedic and intensive care medical teams said an emotional goodbye
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When Western journalists walk into the American Colony Hotel in East Jerusalem, as many of them often do, they will almost immediately be approached by several Palestinians guides anxious to help them develop their stories, says Aryeh Green, director of Israel’s MediaCentral. Do the journalists need a
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East
CARLSBAD, California (Press Release) — The Jewish Collaborative of San Diego (JCo) has announced the formation of a new North San Diego County synagogue describing itself as “multi-generational, post denominational, democratic and highly participatory.” It will be led by the husband and wife team of Rabbi Josh Burrows and Rabbi/ Cantor Gabi Arad starting this
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Intermarriage is increasingly becoming a subject of concern in Jewish circles. But should it? When two people fall in love, it should be a happy occasion rather than a cause for lament. It would be more productive to discuss some ideas of how intermarriage can increase, rather than decrease,
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TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Despite the significant reduction in the overall incidence and death rates from strokes in the United States over the past twenty years, more attention needs to be paid to specific age groups, a recent study found. The new research, conducted by Dr. Silvia Koton of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of
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BERLIN (WJC) — Judaism is an integral part of Germany’s identity, Chancellor Angela Merkel told thousands at a rally against anti-Semitism near Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate on Sunday, Sept. 14 “Jewish life belongs among us. It is a part of our identity,” Merkel said, adding that the anti-Semitic abuse earlier this year had been appalling.The rally
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InternationalHezbollah could invade Israel in next conflict, IDF official says (JNS.org) A senior Israel Defense Forces official warned that Hezbollah could invade and attempt to capture northern Israeli towns during the next conflict. According to the IDF’s assessment, Hezbollah could capture a few northern Israeli towns such as Rosh Hanikra for several hours until they
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Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Most people know how much they pay a month for Netflix, but do you know what you are actually paying for financial advice? If you are being served by a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), you can be sure that your advisor is recommending what is best for you.
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Sheryl RowlingBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — In other denominations, confession is a personal event, often realized between the confessor and a priestly intermediary. The cleric is charged with admonition but also the release, by virtue of so many devotions, mantras and other rituals. Not so with the Jews: As the community soon gathers for
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