By Raphael Menko SAN DIEGO â For the past month, Iâve been trying to live more intentionally with the character trait called Menuchat HaNefesh â in English, equanimity. I am following a program called Midda a Month put on by the Mussar Institute, which gives readings and meditations to help channel a specific Midda (character […]
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles
By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. The American company signed an agreement with the Defense Ministry in July to help fast-track the vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. NRx, which is traded on Nasdaq,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO â In his second State of the City address as the 37th Mayor of San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria on Wednesday spoke decisively and unflinchingly about some of the most pressing problems facing the City of San Diego â specifically, the Cityâs homelessness and housing crises, the decades-in-the-making infrastructure backlog and public safety amid rising crime. He was frank
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San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA â âAre we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies?â The forceful, stammer-free presidentâs speech launched the 10-month election cycle to remove the Republican âdagger held at the throat of Americaâ â while enabling political allies who
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Bruce Ticker, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel â As you know, Israel is a very small country in area, roughly the size of New Jersey, with a similar long, narrow shape. Recently Michal and I went on a tour with the ESRA group (English Speaking Residents Association) to a northern part of the Negev Desert in
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel â When it all started, just about two years ago, everyone thought that the nasty bug known as Corona, or COVID-19, would soon come to an end. When it didnât, precautionary measures were put into effect, with lockdowns, quarantine and the wearing of masks. People had to keep a
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Lifestyles, Opinion
JERUSALEM (Press Release) â On Wednesday morning, December 29, following a week of gloomy weather, the Negev clouds gave way to abundant sunshine and an atmosphere of heightened hope and humanity, as ADI, Israelâs most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care for individuals with severe disabilities, hosted its First Annual “Race for Inclusion.” The
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) â During a panel on rising antisemitism and ways to address it in the workplace, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas, for the very first time, commented on the Brandeis Centerâs complaint of antisemitism at Stanford University, calling the allegations, âdeeply troubling.â Lucas specifically highlighted serious concerns about the
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USA
Haftorah reading for BâShallah (Exodus 3:17-17:16) is Judges 4:4-5:31. By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California â These passages tell a triumphant story of Deborah, first in prose, then by a poetic version. The setting is mid-12th Century BCE, during the alleged âconquestâ of the land, which became northern Israel. The northern tribes were involved
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Irv Jacobs, MD
By Stuart Hershkowitz (JNS) Prior to the intensification of the Omicron variant, the Israeli economy had received multiple forecasts for strong growth in 2022. The Jewish stateâs own finance ministry projected 4.7 percent growth for the economy this year (following 7.1 percent growth in 2021), while the OECD predicted 4.9 percent growth in Israelâs GDP for 2022 and 4
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Middle East, Opinion
By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California â Donald Harrison is a true mensch, and I am sure many would agree with me. He has been a voice for the Jewish community in San Diego County for many years with his highly regarded online newspaper, San Diego Jewish World. However, he is also aware of time
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Donald H. Harrison, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County
(JNS) Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, Franceâs foreign minister said on Tuesday. âThey are slow, too slow and that creates a gap that jeopardizes the chance of finding a solution that respects the interests of all sides,â
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International, Middle East, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday for threatening journalists and activists campaigning against anti-Semitism, the US Justice Department said. Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted in the western US state of Washington of mailing threatening communications,
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Middle East
By Israel Kasnett (JNS) For two years now, since the outbreak of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, hotels in Israel have seen dramatic drops in stays by incoming tourists; tour guides have lost most, if not all, of their business; and restaurants and other business owners who rely heavily on visitor traffic have suffered catastrophic and
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Middle East, Travel and Food