‘The Sword of David’ Cuts Through Familiar Themes

Chaim Klein, an archaeologist and former commander of an IDF anti-terrorist unit, has a knack for picking up religious souvenirs. In Jerusalem, for example, he finds the Ark of the Covenant; in Ethiopia, the chalice from which Jesus drank at the Last Supper; and in England, the miraculous sword with which David slew Goliath.  But he’s on the hunt for an even bigger prize: the Tablets of the Law on which God, Himself, inscribed the Ten Commandments. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

OpEd: U.S. Should Put Caps on Income

Is it not extraordinary that in a country that claims to be as enlightened and advanced as ours that the combined wealth of three individuals – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and investor Warren Buffett – should exceed the total wealth of the bottom half of Americans? One has to return to the days of the pharaohs of Egypt to find a parallel to the extreme wealth inequality that we see in in America today. Such stark inequality, and the ever-growing concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny few will only intensify if we continue as we have for the past 40 years. [Sam Ben-Meir, Ph.D]

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Business & Finance, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

‘L.A. Weather’ Stormy for Four Marriages

This novel concerns a Mexican-American family of mixed Catholic and Jewish religious backgrounds, one which celebrates Easter and Passover, Chanukah and Christmas as cultural holidays rather than religious ones. There is plenty of drama in the Alvarado family, but not because of any noticeable differences in religious outlook. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, More Celebs Dish On Their Best Healthy Habits

Published by OK Magazine Staying healthy mentally and physically is a full time job! These Hollywood A-Listers spill the secrets of their personal tips and tricks that will keep you feeling your best heading into fall. “Meditation has saved my sanity,” 42-year-old Kate Hudson revealed of the ancient practice. The busy Fabletics cofounder says carving

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Jewish Celebrities

Palestinian prisoners escape from maximum security Israeli jail

Published by DPA Six convicted Palestinian prisoners escaped from an Israeli prison late on Sunday. The Israeli military, along with the country’s Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and police, are now searching for the escapees, the military tweeted on Monday. The prisoners escaped through a tunnel from the Gilboa maximum security prison in the north

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Middle East

Natalie Portman rediscovered the ‘joy’ of beauty in lockdown

Published by BANG Showbiz English Natalie Portman rediscovered her love of make-up in lockdown. The face of Miss Dior fragrance has admitted she never “felt special or luxurious” getting her glam done because it was just work to her, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s loved doing her own make-up to bring herself “joy”. Speaking

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Biography Tells of Jewish Family’s Holocaust Survival in the Forest

Meticulous research documents the lives of the Rabinowitz family in small town Poland; their suffering after the Nazis invaded; their miraculous escape to the forest, where they survived in hiding for several years; their post-war relocation to Italy, while awaiting permission to immigrate to Palestine; their decision to move instead to the United States; their lives in Connecticut; and the marriage of daughter Ruth to a future rabbi, from whom author Rebecca Frankel received her Jewish education. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, USA