The Salk Institute announced Friday that Irwin and Joan Jacobs, longtime supporters of the renowned scientific research organization, pledged $100M to launch Salk’s five-year, $500M philanthropic and scientific Campaign for the Future. [Times of San Diego]
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Published by BANG Showbiz English Tori Spelling said it was “really hard” to admit she needed help with raising her five children. The 48-year-old actress is mother to Liam, 14, Stella, 13, Hattie, 10, Finn, nine, and Beau, four, whom she has with her husband Dean McDermott, and has said she found it hard to
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by The Kansas City Star TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Republican leaders rejected comparisons of COVID-19 vaccine requirements to the Holocaust Friday after a former Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral candidate donned a yellow star to testify on the Legislature’s plans to resist federal rules. Two statements, posted to social media by Senate President Ty Masterson
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Andrew Garfield wants to keep his life as private as possible. The 38-year-old actor has said he’s “designed” his personal life to be out of the public eye because he wants to be able to be “a mess” and “stupid” without people watching his every move. He said: “I’m not
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Published by Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump Organization does not need to pay millions of dollars in legal bills for Trump’s former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen, a New York judge decided on Friday. Michael Cohen had sued the Trump Organization for failing to make good on a promise to pay legal costs
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Shanda File
In this week’s Torah portion (Parshat Vyetse), Philo’s comments about Leah and Rachel’s relationship is striking. One can see that it is not merely brothers who fight with one another. The same also applies to sisters—especially when it is over the love of the same man! Although the Bible is full of tales regarding polygamy, one should not infer that the biblical writers endorsed this ancient Bedouin practice, which still occurs today. Quite the opposite—the ideal marriage is between one man and one woman. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
Published by BANG Showbiz English Ben Stiller and Cate Blanchett are set to star in a big-screen adaptation of the 60s cult spy TV series ‘The Champions’. The ‘Zoolander’ actor is directing and producing the flick and will also star alongside the ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ actress. The original UK series ran from 1968 to
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by BANG Showbiz English Jennifer Aniston has “always known” that Paul Rudd is the “sexiest man alive”. The 52-year-old ‘Friends’ star didn’t need PEOPLE magazine to give the actor the title of the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ – which they did earlier this week – as she thinks everyone has “always known this” about the
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Published by Loudwire The COVID crisis continues to generate strong opinions and KISS‘ Gene Simmons voiced his during an appearance on the livestream social selling network TalkShopLive (as seen below), hitting out at anti-vaxxers and decrying the politicization of vaccines while calling out both political parties in the U.S. Simmons was initially asked about the
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Published by InsideHook By Bonnie Stiernberg On Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter published a new interview with Aaron Sorkin about his forthcoming film Being the Ricardos, and while the chat features the writer/director weighing in on cancel culture and defending his controversial decision to cast Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz,
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While so many dreams were dashed in this crazy pandemic period, Playwrights Project refused to succumb to any hurdles. The 37th consecutive annual California Young Playwrights Contest was held, and held vigorously, with great response! The actual in-person celebration won’t occur until January 22, 2022, but the cat was let out of the bag to a select few (ahem! this reviewer) last Saturday night. And quite an evening it was. I was made privy to the top five young writers, aged 13-17. I have covered this competition in the past, and I am never left with a sensation anything short of amazed and humbled. [Eva Trieger]
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
After raising the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, military veterans at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, shared some of the happier stories about their time in the military or just afterwards. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA
The annual Remembrance Day commemoration on 11th November, not only marks the day when World War One officially ended, commemorating those who served and made the ultimate scarify in a war over a century ago, but is an continuing tribute to all who served in subsequent wars and conflicts in which Australian personal were involved. [Garry Fabian]
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International, Jewish History
This literary Prophet’s entirely poetic passages are filled with moral castigation of the priestly class. They are set in c. 740 BCE in the Northern Kingdom. They follow well the literary rules of ancient Hebrew poetry. Scholars note that Hosea’s writings reflect traditions about the patriarchs, which diverge from those in Genesis. [1] As with other prophets, he likely is a composite figure. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion