Published by Reuters By Simon Lewis (Reuters) – The prestigious Kennedy School at Harvard University is under fire over a decision not to award a fellowship to the former head of Human Rights Watch, which one academic said was due to the campaigner’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The school’s Carr Center for Human […]
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USA
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The 15th season of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices continues on Tuesday evening, January 17, at 7 p.m., featuring three Jewish poets from our community, Roberto Nejmias, Julie Potiker, and Lisa Schwartz. Register here: https://my.lfjcc.org/12680/12681 Nejmias writes in Spanish and his sister, Sara Artenstein, will be reading the English translations.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — When someone came to the Tzemach Tzedek, the third Lubavitcher rebbe for a blessing, the rebbe said, “Think positive and it will be positive.” This week a superb lesson in living optimally comes from Shemot. Moshe, we learn, wasn’t always a positive thinker. Recall the day following
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
(JNS) Following 20 years of legal challenges, Hillel of San Diego will open the $18.7 million Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center — a long-anticipated center for Jewish students and the entire community adjacent to the UC San Diego campus at 9009 La Jolla Scenic Drive North — on Sunday, Jan. 15. According to David
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel suspended on Sunday a pass that eased the Palestinian foreign minister’s travel in and around the occupied West Bank, as part of its response to Palestinian efforts to involve the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing security cabinet on Friday announced a
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Israel
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The book Job is composed of three parts: a prologue, an epilogue, and the body of the tale. Many scholars are convinced that the prologue and epilogue are additions to the story’s original body. The two are different in tone and portray God in a radically
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Mark D. Zimmerman Congressman Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, following negotiations with a group of approximately 20 far right-wing Republicans who demanded and received many concessions from McCarthy. Surprisingly, McCarthy was supported by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, herself a right-wing member, who referenced McCarthy’s conservative views
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — On January 3, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took a 13-minute walk in Jerusalem’s Old City on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site. Much of the “world” set its hair on fire and got hysterical—a bit of an overreaction. An ancient spiritual vortex, the Temple Mount has always
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Laurie Baron (Melody: My Blue Heaven) The GOP votes multiple times. ‘Cause the crazies reject blue Kevin. Turn to the right, the extreme MAGA right Will make him the blue, blue Kevin. He bargained away, whatever sway, the Speaker has had. When they vacate, and agitate, he’ll end up sad. Too bad! Just Matt
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — With all families, there comes a time when children reach a certain age and have to move out on their own. Frank and Monroe were at that age, and things were getting a little uncomfortable at home. They moved out Dec. 6 and are sharing a
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San Diego County
Published by BANG Showbiz English Mel Gibson is reportedly months away from shooting a sequel to his controversial 2004 film ‘The Passion of the Christ’. Jim Caviezel is said to be returning in the role of Jesus while Mel, 67, is apparently returning as director of ‘The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection’, according to Newsmax.
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USA
Published by Reuters By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel’s new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site. The decades-old status quo allows only Muslim
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dan Williams and Aziz El Yaakoubi GAZA/JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel’s sharp tilt to what is likely to be the most hard right government in its history puts its new Arab allies in the awkward position of having to deal with ultra-nationalists while trying to do more than just pay lip
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Middle East
Published by Reuters (Reuters) -Intel Corp’s self-driving tech unit Mobileye Global Inc said on Thursday it sees more than $17 billion in revenues for its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) products by 2030. Jerusalem, Israel-based Mobileye, which went public in October last year, is a top player in the ADAS market, which shares components with
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Israel