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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Ron DeSantis

By Mark D. Zimmerman Florida ‍Governor ‍Ron ‍DeSantis, ‍Republican ‍candidate ‍for ‍president, ‍traveled ‍to ‍Israel ‍this ‍past ‍April, ‍having ‍previously ‍visited ‍the ‍country ‍four ‍other ‍times. ‍He ‍is ‍a ‍strong ‍supporter ‍of ‍Israel, ‍and ‍in ‍2019 ‍he ‍tweeted ‍that ‍he ‍“promised ‍to ‍be ‍the ‍most ‍pro-Israel ‍Governor ‍in ‍America.” ‍He ‍refers ‍to ‍the ‍West ‍Bank […]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

StandWithUs Lauds ‘Firm and Principled Stand’ Against UN Anti-Israel Bias

CONCORD, New Hampshire (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulates New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and representatives from 42 states for taking a firm and principled stand against yet another biased report by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) never-ending Commission of Inquiry (COI) dedicated to finding fault with Israel. On June 8, 2023, COI continued its

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International, Israel, USA

Nachlaot: A Cultural Mosaic of the Jewish Diaspora

By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — Nachlaot is a cluster of over two dozen Jerusalem neighborhoods centrally located between Sha’are Chessed and the famous Machane Yehuda shuk. Nachlaot, which means lands of inheritance, became home to communities of Jews who emigrated from many different lands throughout the Diaspora. Nachlaot’s neighborhoods were established beginning in the 1870s

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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Travel and Food

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $18 Million Grant for Computer Science Building at Ben-Gurion University

NEW YORK (Press Release) — A generous $18 million lead grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support the construction of the state-of-the-art Helmsley Computer Science Building on the University’s new North Campus. The Computer Science Department is one of the University’s key engines of future growth and is one

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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

From Pittsburgh to Parkland: Gun Violence and its Unintended Consequences

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The gunman’s six words, as alleged during his trial, were both dreadful and predictable: “All these Jews need to die.” This comment, if believed by the jury, could be sufficient to tip the scales toward Robert Bowers’s punishment – the death penalty. The legal tussling over whether he should

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Parashat Pinchas: Every Generation Receives the Leader it Deserves

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — There’s a Jewish maxim, “Every generation receives the leader it deserves.” Parasha Pinchas seems to provide a foundation for this adage. The parasha distinguishes between the leadership of Moses, who in today’s language would be described as a wise, dauntless, self-aware, “we” not “me,” conscious leader, and Joshua,

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Comparing Biblical Stories With Other Tales Enhances Their Meaning

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — One of the ways rabbis and secular scholars acquire a deeper understanding of the Bible is by comparing the events in the story with events in other biblical tales. They also compare two Bible sections that use the same word. David Curwin does both in his

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Kosher Food

By Mark D. Zimmerman Kosherpalooza, ‍a ‍food ‍festival ‍featuring ‍kosher ‍dairy ‍and ‍meat ‍items, ‍cooking ‍demonstrations, ‍wine ‍tastings ‍and ‍more, ‍was ‍recently ‍held ‍for ‍the ‍first ‍time ‍at ‍the ‍Meadowlands ‍Expo ‍Center ‍in ‍New ‍Jersey. ‍Thousands ‍of ‍attendees ‍sampled ‍dried ‍pink ‍pineapple, ‍miniature ‍steak ‍tartares ‍served ‍in ‍crispy ‍tapioca ‍shells, ‍CBD ‍peanut ‍butter ‍cups, ‍and

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Book Offers Compelling Integration of Torah and Contemporary Medicine

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Ahh, a book on “The Torah Path to Health, Fitness and a Holy Life.” Music to my ears. It was the Rambam who wrote, “Maintaining a healthy body is among the ways of serving Hashem, since it is impossible for one who is not healthy to understand

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Chicago Roots Shape San Diego Author’s Creative Challah and Babka

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — The saying goes that if you ask two Jews for their opinion on most topics, you will get three answers. While that may be so, one overriding unifier is our love of homemade challah and decadent babkas. These Jewish baked goods have helped inform the American-Jewish identity of baker

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and Food