By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, as American “doughboys” were being deployed to Europe in the closing frames of World War I. His gilded childhood and adolescence were shaped by his family-bred athleticism, the fervent paternalism of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy (the deeply-flawed US […]
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USA
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — Just as there were six million victims, so were there at least six million stories. One of those stories seems to have occurred many times, because I’ve heard it told by quite a few survivors. It is the story of two or more Jews, witnessing the sadistic
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Jewish ReligionBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — A group of oncologists have revealed in a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers that communicating about death and dying with their patients is one of the most difficult and stressful parts of their work. In the United States, 577,190 deaths from cancer occurred in 2012,
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — On September 1, 2000, only a couple of days into the Palestinian violence against Jews that erupted at Yasser Arafat’s behest across the West Bank and Gaza, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad al-Dura, was reportedly killed by Israel during a clash with Palestinian armed
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Middle EastIsrael warns Russia over shipment of advanced missiles to Syria (JNS.org) Israel has sent a warning to Russia over the transfer of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, threatening to strike the shipments if necessary. Israel fears that the weapons could be a regional game changer, especially if its falls into the hands of terrorist
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International
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, and Bahrain designate Hezb’allah a terrorist organization; Britain and Australia outlaw only Hezb’allah’s “terrorist wing” but permit its “political wing” to organize and raise money (only for political activity, of course). A motion by Britain will put the British/Australian formula on the
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Is Your advisor managing your portfolio tax efficiently? The tax rules are getting more complicated than ever and taxes are increasing. It’s hard to keep track of all of the ways our income is being taxed: Ordinary tax, capital gain tax, alternative minimum tax, Medicare surtax… where does it
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By Eileen Wingard PORTLAND, Oregon –For the first time in its seven-year history, I was able to attend the opening program of “A Journey Through the Generations” at the Oregon Jewish Museum in Portland. This is no ordinary exhibit. On view from April 23-May 7, it was created by fifth graders, twenty-two students from my
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Eileen WingardBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is unwise to invest too seriously as a consumer of political rhetoric. Politicians lie. They must, in order to serve diverse constituencies. Party platforms are designed to up the enthusiasm of those already committed. “Singing to the choir” pretty much summarizes what goes in election campaigns, with parties appealing to their
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsrael reportedly hit by rocket from Lebanon (JNS.org) While tensions in the region remained high due to the Syrian civil war, residents of Metula in northern Israel said they heard a blast late Sunday night that reportedly came from a rocket fired from Lebanon. The rocket was launched at Israel from the area of Marjayoun,
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International
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO– An artistic streak runs in Lizet Benrey’s family. Her late mother, Shirley Chernitsky, was a painter, and Benrey has followed in her footsteps. However, Benrey takes her creativity one step further. Not only is she a talented artist, she is also a filmmaker, actress, and a budding screenplay writer. Benrey
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Mimi Pollack
By Elana Kaminka KATHMANDU, Nepal — There’s something about Kathmandu that sounds exotic. Maybe it’s the proximity to the top of the world (Mt. Everest), or maybe it’s just that the name rhymes with Timbuktu. Either way, it’s certainly the last place you would expect to find a group of 25 twenty-somethings sitting on cushions
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International
By Donald H. Harrison and Shor Masori CORONADO, California — Tevye the Milkman has been talking to God for nearly 50 years now, and eavesdroppers (also known as audiences) seem to never tire of their one-sided conversation. Tevye (Sam Zeller) is arguing, pleading, scolding and apologizing to the Lord once again in Fiddler on
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Donald H. Harrison, Shor M. MasoriBy Norman Greene SAN DIEGO– When it comes to birthdays, some adult women prefer a romantic candlelight dinner, a bouquet of long stemmed roses, a dazzling bauble, a pint of Channel, but not my wife. She wanted to ride a horse. I have nothing against horseback riding. I spent many of my youthful summers
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