Rosh Hashanah Wishes from the Co-Publishers
A new year, a new start, a new beginning as we celebrate Rosh Hashanah 5782. [Donald and Nancy Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionIsrael Surgeons Separate Twins Conjoined at Skull
Doctors at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva have made Israeli medical history, successfully separating twins that had been conjoined at the head. [Israel Hayom via JNS.org]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationPalestinian 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 EastIdina Menzel ‘bothered’ by turning 50
Published by BANG Showbiz English Idina Menzel had a “hard time” adjusting to being 50. The ‘Cinderella’ actress celebrated the milestone birthday in May and she’s “ashamed” that it “bothered” her more than she wanted to admit because she was worried about the impact getting older would have in her career. She said of turning
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Jewish CelebritiesTori Spelling heartbroken after dog dies
Published by BANG Showbiz English Tori Spelling’s dog has died. The 48-year-old actress – who has four children with husband Dean McDermott – has been left heartbroken by the passing of her canine companion Arthur Bear Reynolds, who she described as one of the “greatest loves” of her life in a touching tribute which also
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Jewish CelebritiesNatalie 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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Jewish CelebritiesBiography 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, USAHowie Mandel ‘teetering’ on depression
Published by BANG Showbiz English Howie Mandel is “teetering” on the brink of depression. The ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge has spoken openly over the years about his struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and how he is a “world-renowned germophobe” so he admitted he’s found living life amid the coronavirus pandemic difficult. He said: “People
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Jewish CelebritiesBette Midler suggests no-sex protest
Published by BANG Showbiz English Bette Midler has called for women to refuse to have sex to protest Texas’ tough new abortion laws. The 75-year-old star is furious about the new Senate Bill 8, which stops women terminating a pregnancy after six weeks, which is before most people know they are pregnant, and has no
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Jewish CelebritiesKoren Publishes New Version of the Tanakh
Koren Publishers Jerusalem has just published an excellent single 2033 page volume of the entire Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, with the beautiful classic Koren Hebrew font and a new, modern, readable translation of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings by the recently deceased Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, and other scholars. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish ReligionJewish Trivia Quiz: Rosh Hashanah 5782
Some Sephardic and Mizrachi communities have traditionally included a seder as part of their Rosh Hashanah celebration. The tradition comes from the Talmud, Horayot 12a, where Abaye suggests that people should eat a variety of foods, including pumpkins, leaks, and dates. What else is traditionally included on the Rosh Hashanah seder plate, and why? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireSurveying Israeli Developments on the Cusp of the New Year
The country proceeds, also more or less well. Lots of arguments and demonstrations. Major hospitals were on a Sabbath schedule, turning away some patients, claiming that the Finance Ministry hadn’t come through with the money promised. Now that seems to have been solved, with yet another promise from the Finance Ministry. And we’re waiting on the passage of a national budget. We’ve not had one for some three years, and this government will expire if one is not passed in a month or so. With a Knesset majority of one vote, it is dependent on full cooperation. That empowers each Knesset Member to have considerable leverage, to get what he/she wants, or to vote no, abstain, or be conveniently absent from the voting. So far, the Knesset has passed a budget with one vote. Now it’s waiting for two more votes. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSyrian Missile Explodes in Mediterranean Near Tel Aviv
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded over the Mediterranean Sea early on Friday with pieces of it reaching Tel Aviv. [JNS.org]
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Middle EastPalestinianism and the New Antisemitism
A recent survey conducted by Alums for Campus Fairness, “A Growing Threat: Antisemitism on College Campuses,” asked some 500 Jewish-affiliated college students and recent alumni what their perceptions were regarding campus antisemitism. The findings of the survey were troubling, given that: “Nearly 100% of respondents said antisemitism is/was a problem on their campus,” “95% of respondents identified antisemitism as a problem on U.S. college campuses, with three out of four describing it as a ‘very serious problem,’” almost “half of current students say antisemitism is getting worse on their campus,” and “69% of students and grads say they have avoided certain places, events, or situations at school because they are Jewish.” [Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D]
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