This simple short prose extract from I Samuel comes from the group of books artificially designated as the ‘Former Prophets.’ These are: Joshua; Judges; I & II Samuel; and I and II Kings. All of these arguably contain little of recognizable prophecy. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
Following the news that the American Jewish Committee will open an office in Abu Dhabi, the organization hosted United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday at its 2021 AJC Virtual Global Forum. [JNS.org]
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Middle East, USA
Published by Reuters By Nelson Renteria, Tom Wilson and Karin Strohecker SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency. With 62 out of 84 possible votes, lawmakers voted in favor of the move
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Business & Finance
Published by Al-Araby Dozens of Iraqis gave blood samples in Baghdad Wednesday as the country carries out a campaign to identify hundreds of victims of the Islamic State group found in a mass grave. The Badush prison massacre was one of the worst crimes IS carried out after it seized control of a third of
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s government on Wednesday praised U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris following talks aimed at curbing undocumented immigration, and said another top Biden administration official would visit next week for more discussions. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Harris an “extraordinary woman” and said bilateral relations had
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International
How does the Black Lives Matter movement find the time and energy to brand Israel as an apartheid and genocidal state and equate its policies with police brutality? And why don’t any BLM members speak up about those among their associates who have diverted attention from the primary issue that inspired the Black Lives Matter campaign? [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA
Jewish Community Centers and Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) – overnight summer camps in particular – are instituting new wellness safeguards to support both campers and staff, ensuring a successful experience for all. JCC Camps represent the largest network of Jewish camps in North America, at more than 170 sites. Well-being issues also have touched the lives of camp staff members, many of them in later adolescence themselves.. [Mark S. Young]
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Lifestyles, San Diego County, USA
When I heard that Avigail Gimpel was writing a book, called HyperHealing, The Empowered Parent’s Complete Guide to Raising a Healthy Child with ADHD Symptoms, I knew from the subtitle that this was going to be an out-of-the-box book, by referring to their behavior as “symptoms” and not “children with ADHD.” [Toby Klein Greenfield]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald
StandWithUs commends the Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for rejecting a destructive and one-sided resolution calling for an academic boycott against Israel on Monday, June 7, 2021. GPSA representatives instead voted to form a committee that will include Israeli, Jewish, and Palestinian students who will work together to develop an unbiased resolution that supports both Israeli and Palestinian student communities. [StandWithUs news release]
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by Reuters By Nandita Bose and Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday defended herself from Republican critics who criticized her for making her first international trip to Mexico and Guatemala instead of visiting the U.S. border with Mexico, saying she has visited the border and will do
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USA
Readers with limited knowledge of addiction will find the book useful as it provides signs and symptoms to look for that may indicate that you, your child or other family member may be at risk of addiction. Also useful is the information provided that lays out possible treatment strategies and organizations that can be contacted for help with addiction issues. [Ben Dishman, Pharm.D]
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Ben Dishman, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that “hundreds” of US sanctions will remain on Iran even if the United States rejoins a nuclear accord. President Joe Biden’s administration has been engaged in indirect talks with Iran about reversing former president Donald Trump’s exit from the 2015 nuclear accord,
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USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US authorities are poised to reunite 29 migrant families separated under the “zero tolerance” policy of the Trump administration, but hundreds of children still remain apart from their parents, officials said Tuesday. “The Department of Homeland Security is committed to the relentless pursuit of reunifying families who were cruelly
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USA
Published by DPA Following the controversial airstrike on a building housing media offices in the Gaza Strip several weeks ago, Israel’s military has elaborated on the reasons for the destruction of the high-rise building. The Islamist Hamas movement had been working there on technology to disrupt the deployment of Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defence system,
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Middle East