A week after October 7th, my family and I went to the wedding of the daughter of some of our closest friends, whom we have known for a quarter of a century. I was exhausted and distracted and not sure I felt ready for such a joyful simcha. [Heidi Gantwerk]
Finding Moments of Joy to Pierce the Sadness Read More »
Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
After living my whole life in Israel, where I thought of myself as just a person—an Israeli among Israelis, but just a human like everyone else—I was suddenly confronted with a question on the U.S. immigration form that stopped me in my tracks: Race. [Shahar Masori]
An Israeli-American Perspective: A Question of Race Read More »
Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
As a Jewish visitor to Maine, I am anxious to seek ways to divest from the city of Portland since its City Council voted to divest from up to 85 companies conducting business with Israel. We must wonder how this measure will harm Israel because Portland does not currently hold investments in even one of these companies. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Let’s Not Help Portland, Maine’s Economy Following its Anti-Israel Resolution Read More »
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One choice, he told an audience at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, is to continue its war with the Palestinians. “It means that it (Israel) will become a pariah state and in the long term, perhaps also an apartheid state,” he said. “It will lose what is left of its authority in the Jewish world. What’s more, it means giving up on the original Zionist dream of creating a safe haven for Jews.” [Donald H. Harrison]
A Profound Choice Faces Israel, Visiting Israeli Professor Declares Read More »
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Why is Rosh Hashanah so “late” this year? I have many memories of Rosh Hashanah occurring around going back-to-school and the end of summer. But some years it starts in October. Some Jewish years are leap years, in which an entire extra month is added to the calendar. This can result in certain Jewish holidays coming much later than in non-leap years. [Cailin Acosta]
Leap Year ‘Delays’ Rosh Hashanah Read More »
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Life in Israel is anything but sweet at the moment, with a difficult political situation, war in Gaza, over one hundred hostages still being held by Hamas and the heat of high summer. And yet, coming back to our home after being away for over a month was sweet and enjoyable. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Return to Israel after a Vacation a Pleasure Despite All Read More »
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The ceremony was held at the 9-11 Living Memorial where the names of all 2,977 of those victims are permanently engraved in an amphitheater dominated by a large empty tomb topped by a sculpted American flag with a representation of a flame at its tip. [Donald H. Harrison]
Sept. 11 Memorial in Jerusalem Conflated with Oct. 7th Remembrance Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Presidential opponents Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on numerous topics during their 90-minute televised debate in Philadelphia, but perhaps most vociferously about the Israel-Hamas War and the Russia-Ukraine War. It started when ABC reporter Linsey Davis posed a question to Vice President Harris about how she would go about breaking the “stalemate” in Gaza. [Donald H. Harrison]
Israel, Gaza, Russia, Ukraine Prompt Vociferous Trump-Harris Exchange Read More »
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Tracking changes in pupil size can help identify a state of wakefulness in sleep, anesthesia, and intensive care and help track the depth of sedation, detect seizures and nightmares, and recognize pain or responsiveness that may occur after trauma and in intensive care departments. The researchers say that this technology has strong potential to become an important tool in clinical care. [Press Release]
New Device Can Measure Pupils’ Reactions Even When Eyes Are Closed Read More »
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Doctoral student Oded Rotem, under the guidance of Prof. Assaf Zaritsky from the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, developed a computational method, called DISCOVER, to reverse engineer AI by breaking down an image into semantically meaningful components through which the AI makes its decision. [Press Release]
Reverse Engineering Aids Researchers Determine How AI Makes Medical Decisions Read More »
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What did Sacha Baron Cohen, as Erran Morad, have Dick Cheney autograph at the end of their interview? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Liz Cheney Read More »
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That assessment was made by Jonathan Conricus, former spokesman for the IDF in a webcast interview Sunday with Michael Dickson, the StandWithUs director, who spoke with him from Jerusalem. [Donald H. Harrison]
Report: IDF Now Avoiding Maneuvers in Gaza Areas Where Hostages Being Held Read More »
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He was Maharaja of Nawanagar from 1933 to 1966, North Western India. Jam Sahib personally saved over 1,000 Polish refugee children. He supported them. He sheltered them. He loved them. He opened his own house and funded them himself. He educated them in Polish language, culture, patriotism, and with the help of Polish priests, Catholicism [Jerry Klinger]
Jam Sahib, the Maharajah who Protected Polish Jewish Children, Honored in Israel Read More »
Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USACity Council President Sean Elo-Rivera (District-9) shares the locations of cool zones in the area and reminds citizens to take care of themselves, keep hydrated, stay out of the sun and check on your relatives and neighbors. Cool zones are a great place to escape the heat, get work done with accessing free WiFi and giving your house a rest from running the air conditioning. [Cailin Acosta]
Some Heat Wave Advice from Council President Sean Elo-Rivera Read More »
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