Reform Jews call for immediate end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — In response to the release on Tuesday, Nov. 30, of the Pentagon study on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Religious Action Center Director and Counsel Rabbi David Saperstein issued the following statement: “The release today of the Pentagon’s long awaited report from the Task Force charged with investigating […]

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Poems in ‘Finding Words’ will find your heart

Finding Words by Merle Feld, URJ Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-8074-1162-9, ©2010, $14.95,  86 pages. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Finding Words by Merle Feld, an award-winning author and playwright, is a book of poetry that pulls at the heartstrings. Feld’s poetry expresses her most intimate feelings on the significance of family and

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Fred Reiss, EdD

Berman: International Atomic Energy Agency should immediately inspect Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday, Nov. 29,  condemned Syria’s continued efforts to block the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to investigate its illicit nuclear activities, as recently revealed by the IAEA Secretary General in a report to the organization. “Syria continues

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Former Congressman Stephen Solarz mourned in ADL statement

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the passing of former New York Rep. Stephen Solarz, a tireless champion for human rights, advocate for democracy, and guardian of the safety and security of the State of Israel. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, who worked closely with the nine-term Brooklyn congressman on

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Good looking men more likely than good looking women to be hired

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– “Good looks” are only sometimes a positive factor in consideration for a job, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). In the new working paper, “Are Good-Looking People More Employable?” two economics researchers from BGU prove that a double standard exists between good looks as a positive

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Jordanian woman who expels Israelis from restaurant now a celebrity

AQABA, Jordan (WJC)–A Jordanian woman has gained fame in her country after refusing to receive a group of Israeli tourists at her restaurant in Aqaba, Jordan’s Red Sea resort bordering the Israeli city of Eilat. Several professional associations and rights organizations in Jordan praised the action taken by Salwa al-Barghouti when she decided to kick

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BDS, though annoying, an improvement over Palestinian violence

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –The latest session of my seminar on public policy was devoted to “Israel in Comparative Perspective.” After noting that Israel is the lone country with a majority of Jews and the western democracy with outlays on security more than twice those (as a proportion of national resources) of the next most

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Ongoing research on German and global anti-Semitism important

By Dr. Clemens Heni BERLIN –Antisemitism is the “longest hatred“ (Robert Wistrich) and still a lethal threat to Jews and the Jewish state of Israel. After the Holocaust anti-Semitism changed its face, now portraying itself under the guise of anti-Zionism. When I started to analyze Nazi Germany as a young student at the University of

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Mechanical pressure keeps neurons working together, Tel Aviv researchers say

 TEL AVIV (Press Release)–In the human brain, mechanical stress — the amount of pressure applied to a particular area — requires a delicate balance. Just the right force keeps neurons together and functioning as a system within the body, and proper nerve function is dependent on this tension. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University say

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 10-June 23, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff 70% Reached in UJA Drive; 350 Balk Success Southwestern Jewish Press, June 10, 1955, Page 1 Fund General Campaign Chairman Max Rabinowitz announced that the campaign has reached 70 percent of its goal and 85 percent of the amount raised last year. Though the campaign “money-wise” and in

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American immigrants to Israel celebrate Thanksgiving

TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Over 150 Olim, including over 20 Lone Soldiers, came together to celebrate Thanksgiving at the annual Nefesh B’Nefesh Thanksgiving dinner in Tel Aviv this past Thursday night. During the dinner, participants enjoyed a short trivia game and music, while dining on turkey and stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and other traditional Thanksgiving

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