JNS news briefs: November 15, 2012 (Latest war news)

  Palestinian media praises terrorist leader Jabari as ‘martyr’ (JNS.org) The day after the targeted killing of Hamas terrorist chief Ahmed Jabari, the Palestinian media lead with headlines praising his “martyrdom,” despite his long history of involvement in terrorism against Israeli civilians. According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) official newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, […]

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International

When ‘Superstorm Sandy’ spoke, was Hollywood listening?

By Danny Bloom  CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — The immense impact that weather can have on our civilization has been demonstrated regularly with such events atvolcano eruptions, massive tsunamis and, as of late, hurricanes like Sandy. But as fearsome and awesome as these are, the impacts of globalwarming may be even more devastating. Hollywood ought to

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Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: November 13, 2012

Palestinians begin exhuming Arafat’s body (JNS.org) Palestinians have begun work to exhume the body of their former leader Yasser Arafat as part of a probe into his death that some experts say is fueled by politically charged rumors, AFP reported. Arafat’s mausoleum in Ramallah has been cordoned off, according to local sources. International experts will

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International

What Judaism says about revenge

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —  Is revenge or vengeance permissible in Judaism? Has the view of revenge  changed over time? Answer: You ask a difficult question and the answer is far from simple. Numerous laws and passages proscribe revenge and vengeance. Conversely, revenge plays an important role in rectifying injustices that occurred. The

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Composer Sheriff carries Jewish history on his shoulders

  By Maxine Dovere/JNS.org NEW YORK—Noam Sheriff, conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra and 2011 winner of the Israel Prize (largely regarded as the state’s highest honor) in music, believes decades of experience gives him a unique perspective on major prizes.  “If I were 20 or 30, the excitement would be overwhelming,” the 77-year-old Sheriff,

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Travel and Food

Federation CEO on Sandy, Iran, young leadership

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org BALTIMORE—The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) set a theme of “Where the Jewish community downloads/uploads/shares” for its 2012 General Assembly well in advance. Then Hurricane Sandy came along and ravaged the East Coast, making the theme that much more relevant. “The uploads, the downloads, the connection—to me it’s all around the

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Jacob Kamaras, USA

Jewish Federation pick Reform movement head as its scholar

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org BALTIMORE—Rabbi Rick Jacobs, head of the Reform movement’s congregational arm, was an atypical choice as scholar-in-residence for the 2012 Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly—by his own admission. “First of all, it’s an honor,” Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), said in an interview with JNS.org in

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Jacob Kamaras, Jewish Religion

Veterans Day: a day of contrasts

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — God help our veterans. Yes, this is the day after what was originally called Armistice Day, November 11, 1918—when the Great War (World War I) ended. Many saw that horrifically bloody conflict (The United States entered in the final year, 1917, but our “doughboys” were bludgeoned in ditches

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