NEW YORK, July 7  (Press Release)–In a special address to national Jewish leaders, as well as political, civic and business leaders, sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to “meet me in the coming days” to begin peace talks

RIGA, Latvia (Press Release)–On  July  04, 2010, the Holocaust Memorial day in Latvia more than 500 people  participated in the memorial march “Steps for Life”. The event was  organised  by  religious  community “Shamir” in co-operation with the World  Congress  of  Russian  Jewry  and  the Jewish  Community Council of Europe.   Members   of   Jewish   communities  of  Latvia, 

By  Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–The Torah gives very explicit instructions. The Torah tells us what to do. It also tells us how, when and where to do it. Every detail is spelled out. Just like using a washing machine,  when you read and adhere to the directions, all will be well. If not, things

HAIFA (Press Release)–The better a politician’s looks, the higher the frequency of television news coverage, shows a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Department of Communication, published in the International Journal of Press/Politics. “Earlier studies have shown that people generally tend to prefer the company of people who are physically attractive and

Editor’s Note: We previously noted in a column that we hungered for positive contributions about people whose lives are inspirations to us.   We thank Sarah Cooper, and The Forum, the quarterly publication of Mothers and More,  in which this article was copyrighted in the May issue, for sharing this first place essay.  Sarah is the daughter of

 SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –David Amos will conduct the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) Sunday evening, July 11, beginning at 7 p.m., in a free “Summer Pops” concert at Allied Gardens Community Park, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue. The sixth annual concert under the stars will include 13 rousing selections, including in the first half: “His Excellency

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Israel will host a minyan led by lay people on Saturday, August 21, at 10 a.m. Learning during the service will focus on the five parts of a morning–or Shacharit— Shabbat service. Information on this minyan may be obtained by telephoning Leonard Krouner (858) 277-5323 * Preceding provided by Leonard