The great 20th century Orthodox authorities Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik agreed that the holiday is secular, not Christian, and therefore celebration by Jews is not religiously prohibited. There has been another controversy around the holiday, however. What past Thanksgiving event led a group of rabbis to protest? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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I shot the vandals, when I made myself a deputy.
I shot the vandals, shield property from jeopardy.
Walking through Kenosha town
Pointing my rifle all around. … [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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While sitting and reading a book about three weeks ago, I felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen and looked down to see a golf ball size bulge protruding out of it. Since I had a hernia 25 years ago, I immediately thought it had recurred, though my cinematic imagination made me fear it was the larval form of the creature from Alien beginning to erupt through my skin and scamper around my house. My quandary was whether to go to urgent care or contact Segourney Weaver. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & SatireWhat problem arose when Britney Spears performed in Tel Aviv in 2017? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Ira Spector, who contributed more than 30 columns to this publication on subjects including his childhood in Brooklyn, his service in the Coast Guard, his extensive travels, interesting personalities he had met, and his flamboyant tennis game, died Oct. 14, just four days shy of his 88th birthday. [SDJW]
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International, Lifestyles, Middle East, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAIt has been speculated that the most “Jewish” characters on Sesame Street are Statler and Waldorf, the curmudgeonly critics in the balcony. What actual Jewish event has occurred on Sesame Street? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireAlthough many countries at the COP26 Climate Summit concur that the world must address the threat posed by global warming, none seem willing to immediately adopt radical measures to deal with it sufficiently.
At the COP-26 (Conspiracy of Polluters), big corporations have proposed their own solutions. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireJay Black never lost his Jewish connections, and Jay and the Americans included what song of Jewish interest on their 1967 album Try Some of This! ? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & SatireBefore going to Europe, President Biden summoned key Democrats to play poker in the hope it would pave the way for a resolution of their stalemate on his Build Back Better Plan. [Satire by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireIn the past, Bannon has been accused of being anti-Semitic, an issue that particularly came up when President Trump appointed Bannon as Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor in 2016. At that time, which of the following people offered a defense of Bannon against the charge? [Mark. D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireAlthough the severity of the pandemic appears to be diminishing, the experience of last year should teach us that mass celebrations of holidays are usually preludes to new surges. With that in mind, here are some guidelines for how to deal with trick or treaters this year. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAThere has long been a history of politicians, school administrators, and others attempting to further their personal, political or religious perspectives by controlling the books used for instruction in schools or offered in libraries. Which of the following books was banned, or proposed for banning, and why? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire“Teachers in a Texas school district were told last week that a new state law requiring them to present multiple perspectives about “widely debated and currently controversial” issues meant they needed to make “opposing” views on the Holocaust available to students.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 10/14/2021 [Laurie Baron, Ph.D}
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By Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer DAYTON, Ohio — How do you respond when a dear friend spews hate? When someone who has championed you — who has held up your spirits in your darkest hours — publicly ignites vile judgments against people who are continually denigrated and othered? Where do you begin? This,
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