12 Positive COVID cases reported at Seacrest Village’s Memory Care Unit

Twelve of the 24 patients in Seacrest Village Retirement Community’s Katzin Memory Care Unit have tested positive for COVID-19, Pam Ferris, President and CEO of the Encinitas-based facility run under Jewish community auspices, reported on Tuesday, January 12.   Of these, she said, nine already have had treatments involving intravenous infusion of the medication known as Bamlanivimab, and three others are scheduled to begin the single-time treatment, which lasts approximately two hours. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

Lessons from Buddhists

While I am an Orthodox Jew, I recognize that I as well as all people of all religions can learn much from Buddhists and others. The greatest Jewish philosopher, the rational thinker Maimonides, reminded us that the truth is the truth no matter what its source. Not only rational philosophers, but even mystics stressed Maimonides’ teaching about taking truths from all sources, Jewish and non-Jewish. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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The Science of Struggle

One day, a boy found a fuzzy caterpillar and put it in a cage as a new pet. Soon, he observed the fascinating metamorphosis as the caterpillar disappeared within a cocoon. He checked the crusty shell daily and eventually noticed a small opening. As he’d hoped, a butterfly was trying to emerge. The boy waited impatiently and feared it was stuck. He took a scissors and gently opened the hole so the creature could escape. Sure enough, the butterfly inched out with a large swollen body and small, misshapen wings. Sadly, those wings never grew properly and the malformed insect spent its last days haplessly crawling around the cage. The boy learned that wings only develop when butterflies mount a tenacious struggle to escape their cocoons. His misguided act of kindness led to the creature’s doom. [Sam Glaser]

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Sam Glaser

U.S. Defenses Against Chinese Cyber Offenses

This has been a (literally) breathtakingly awful year in so many ways that most people are thrilled to see it gone. But do not write off 2020 entirely. With the United States in the lead, much of the world is organizing to roadblock China’s march to dominance in 5G telecommunications. That is, to get China’s spying out of our system – although we are far from done, there is a lot of 2020 to build on in 2021. [Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute via San Diego Jewish World]

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International, Middle East, USA

Rep. Schneider tests positive for COVID-19, blames maskless Republicans during Capitol riot

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after being confined with members of Congress who refused to wear masks during the violent pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. In his statement, the Illinois Democrat referenced a video from the new Washington-based news outlet Punchbowl News

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Missouri House Democrats demand Josh Hawley’s resignation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Democrats have introduced a resolution in the Missouri House demanding that U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley resign over “his leading role in inciting sedition and violent insurrection” against the United States. The resolution could trigger an extraordinary debate among state legislators over the actions of Missouri’s junior senator. Hawley led a failed

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Opening our ears to HaShem’s messages

This week’s parasha is tailored to the times in which we are living. Fear of the unknown, “uncertainty,” has spun many into anxiety, depression, and self-destruction. Many have so weakened their sense of hopefulness, that they live with exhaustion, believing nothing can, or will, improve. The events in the nation’s capital last week have beaten down many. How can we see our strife, our fear, our disbelief, today in this week’s Torah reading? [Michael Mantell, Ph.D]

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson dies at 87

Washington (AFP) – Billionaire casino magnate and donor to Republican causes Sheldon Adelson has died of cancer, his company said on Tuesday, days before Donald Trump, the US president he supported, hands power to Democratic successor Joe Biden. A supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish causes worldwide, Adelson’s death was confirmed on

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International, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USA

Israeli media stunned by attack on U.S. Capitol

The assault on the U.S. Capitol is being compared to the murders of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the string of riots from Black Lives Matter and other sources against police attacks on Blacks. And this by Israeli media that have long noted that Donald Trump has done more for Israel than other US Presidents. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]

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Ginni Thomas, Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Wrote Posts Supporting Trump Rioters

In a Facebook post Wednesday, hours before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a message in support of rioters which has since been deleted. The messages from Thomas wrote, “GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU STANDING UP or PRAYING!” which was preceded by a message

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