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Inside an Israeli hospital’s waiting room

January 8, 2014

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Undergoing medical tests of various kinds invariably involves spending what seems like endless hours hanging around in hospital waiting rooms and corridors. Strange as it may seem, the most sophisticated modern medical procedures, engaging equipment almost equivalent to the engine of a jet fighter plane, require imbibing quantities

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Science, Medicine, & Education

German celebrates her 104th birthday at Dead Sea

January 7, 2014

By Anav Silverman German tourist, Eleonore Kastner, affectionately known as Oma Ella, celebrated her 104th birthday in a Dead Sea hotel with forty friends and family who traveled with her to Israel for the special event. Since she turned 100 four years ago, Oma Ella had decided that the time had come to “live a

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Trivia, Humor & Satire

Soccer fields: the latest political arena

January 7, 2014

SANTIAGO, Chile (WJC) — A Palestinian soccer team in Chile has ignited a controversy over its shirts, which show the entire map of Israel as Palestine. The uniforms of the Club Deportivo Palestino, which was founded in 1920 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile, use the map of Israel in place of the number 1

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International

Money Maven: The Medicare Surtax

January 7, 2014

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO– Dear Money Maven, What is the Medicare Surtax? How will I know if it will apply to me? Worriedly, Concerned Taxpayer * Dear Concerned, As of 2013, you might have been impacted by the by the 3.8% Medicare Surtax. You shouldn’t worry: you just need to know how the calculation

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Sheryl Rowling

AEPi now a major American Jewish organization

January 7, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations announced that the international Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), has been voted into membership of the national umbrella organization. Conference Chairman Robert G. Sugarman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, said that the admission of AEPi reflects the commitment to involve

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Science, Medicine, & Education

U.S. obsession with Palestinians prompts envy

January 7, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel receives a lot of unwelcome attention from the U.S., the UN and the EU. As others in the region see it, however, that makes Israel the most important country in the world, and Palestinians the world’s luckiest “refugees.” While withdrawing security and political assistance from most of the

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International, Shoshana Bryen

Israel, Rabbi Heschel to be CBI scholar’s subjects

January 7, 2014

SAN DIEGO–Rabbi Michael Marmur, provost at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, will discuss both Israel and the life and works of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel during the Shabbat he will serve as scholar in residence at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Center Drive. Dr. Marmur will speak during a 6:30 p.m.

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San Diego Calendar

The Menschkins (2)

January 7, 2014

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Travel and Food

Putting more ‘mitzvah’ into that bar mitzvah

January 7, 2014

By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org JERUSALEM—It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny Monday morning in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. Two large groups of revelers almost collide in the alley leading to the main square. Both groups are accompanied by a clarinetist and a drummer belting out traditional “simcha” tunes, and in the middle

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

JNS news briefs: January 7, 2014

January 7, 2014

Judea and Samaria communities won’t be evacuated in peace deal, Netanyahu says (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Likud party faction meeting on Monday that there would be no evacuation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria in a peace deal resulting from the current U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations. “A settlement freeze

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International

Appreciative Israelis ready for Canadian PM’s visit

January 7, 2014

By Aryeh Savir Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, one of Israel’s most staunch supporters, is to visit Israel on January 19th. Israelis, who are moved by his support especially when viewing it against the prevalent anti-Israel sentiments usually voiced by world leaders, have found a unique way to thank him for his outstanding support. Citing

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Middle East

Refugees in Israel present moral dilemma

January 7, 2014

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Less than 20 000 Jews came on aliyah last year, mostly from Europe and the United States. Some 70 000 illegal immigrants are said to be currently in Israel, mostly from Africa. Whereas the Jewish Agency for Israel through its various affiliates is making valiant efforts to bring more Jews to

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Middle East

Jordanian named for Yitzhak Rabin wants to serve in IDF

January 7, 2014

By Anav Silverman EILAT, Israel — In January 1996, a Muslim baby born in northern Jordan was given the name Yitzhak Rabin. The mother and father, who were supporters of peace with Israel, had wanted to honor the slain Israeli leader’s role in the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty with King Hussein of Jordan in 1994. It

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Middle East

The Netanyahu and Kerry dog and pony show

January 6, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A dog and pony show is a performance by politicians, inspired by what happens in a circus. It involves actors speaking predictable lines, talking past one another rather than responding to one another, and finishing the performance with no expectation of anything beyond polite applause. That’s what it looked like

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Inside an Israeli hospital’s waiting room

German celebrates her 104th birthday at Dead Sea

Soccer fields: the latest political arena

Money Maven: The Medicare Surtax

AEPi now a major American Jewish organization

U.S. obsession with Palestinians prompts envy

Israel, Rabbi Heschel to be CBI scholar’s subjects

The Menschkins (2)

Putting more ‘mitzvah’ into that bar mitzvah

JNS news briefs: January 7, 2014

Appreciative Israelis ready for Canadian PM’s visit

Refugees in Israel present moral dilemma

Jordanian named for Yitzhak Rabin wants to serve in IDF

The Netanyahu and Kerry dog and pony show

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