KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel — Shakespeare wrote “All the world’s a stage…………. His acts being seven ages”. However, that was at the end of the sixteenth century. Today we divide our life into different stages. Between the fifth and sixth periods we can introduce another time line. Most people retire in their mid to […]
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSEDE BOQER, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has formally launched the first Israel Studies International Program (ISIP) in Israel. It will be taught in English and offered to international students. Applications are being accepted for the first class, set to begin their studies in the coming fall semester. Dr. Paula Kabalo,
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–Just what we need: another difficult, if not impossible, dilemma for working parents! As if juggling home and career is not frustrating enough, research has uncovered the importance of staying home with a newborn or at least providing one-to-one contact on a daily basis by a good childcare
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When Brooklyn Was Heaven: A Memoir from Brooklyn to L.A. and Places In-Between, by Stan Levenson. Outskirts Press, Inc. Denver, Colorado. 313pp. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–Now eighty, Stan Levenson, a retired professor, elementary teacher, school consultant, and author of books about raising funds for public education, is now living in San Diego. He recently
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Science, Medicine, & EducationLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– Here are the results of the American Bible Contest, which was conducted Sunday under the auspices of the Jewish Agency for Israel: HEBREW HIGH SCHOOLS (i.e. kids who attend Jewish Day School and take an exam in Hebrew) Last Name First Name School Ranking Abramowitz Akiva Yeshiva of Flatbush 1 Kestenbaum
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release) – For over 50 years, the American Bible Contest has tested the Biblical knowledge of students from Jewish schools and institutions across the United States. Sponsored by the Jewish Agency which sponsors similar Bible contests, known in Hebrew as Chidon Tanach, throughout the Diaspora, the American Bible Contest began this year with
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Cookie Balchar-Yellin ORANIT, Israel — “The Story of Shimshi” is no ordinary children’s book. I wrote it with therapeutic objectives in mind for children at Ezer Mizion’s Oranit, a home for children with cancer who live there for the duration of their treatment together with their families. The book has a “hero” – a
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By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Were Martin Heidegger alive today, would he be granted an honorary degree from the City University of New York (CUNY)? We might consider that question in the matter of whether playwright Tony Kushner should be granted an honorary degree from CUNY. Perhaps so. Honorary degrees are granted for many
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Science, Medicine, & EducationROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) –Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO), the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village, has announced it received a $360,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor to help offset millions of dollars in rebuilding costs as the Village recovers from severe damage it sustained during a wildfire in northern Israel, December, 2010.
By Joel A. Moskowitz, M D, FAAP, FAPA LA JOLLA, California — Visiting the sick is a Jewish obligation. The Talmud enjoins that those who visit the sick cause him/her to live These days, it is just good health sense for you to be there to protect a loved one who has to be hospitalized.
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Photos and story by Donald H. Harrison JULIAN, California – The 90-minute Smith Ranch train and gold mine tour serves up nuggets of history, Smith family lore, and some miners’ “gold.” This last Saturday, along with three international visitors and my 10-year-old grandson Shor, I found the well-planned, well-choreographed outing to be both educational and
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Gary Jacobs SAN DIEGO–As many of you know by now High Tech High International (HTHI) is one of the top six finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge put on by the White House. Teams of students had to submit essays and videos on why their school is exemplary. Our students
By Donald H. Harrison SANTEE, California, April 6 – I don’t drive an electric car, or even a hybrid, but I can be proud, in a green, tikkun olam sort of way, about my tires. They’re filled with nitrogen, so I’m at least doing something about that global warming. A fellow at a tire shop here explained
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