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Many Jews Involved in Search for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)

Many UAP organizations have formed since the December 2017 publication of a groundbreaking New York Times article exposing a UAP program at the Pentagon (co-authored by a Jewish journalist), and I have been fortunate to contribute to some of them. It has been surprising to meet so many fellow Jews who contribute to these same UAP organizations, sharing a passion for the topic as well as observance of the Jewish religion. Jews are indeed an “over-represented minority” in the UAP field. (Kerry Eskenas Schlossberg)

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Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, USA

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Vows to Keep Fighting Antisemitism

President Joe Biden, at a White House pre-Chanukah party, said, “Next week you’ll light the eight candles on your menorahs. My final Chanukah message to you is this: As president, this is to hold onto that hope. Shine your light. Shine the light of optimism. And above all, keep the faith.” [SDJW staff]

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Transplanting Stem Cells in Sea Anemones Urged to Revive Coral Reefs

Climate change is bleaching and killing off vast amounts of the world’s coral due to rising sea temperatures. Dr. Benyamin Rosental of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and his colleagues have proposed an out of the box potential solution – transplanting stem cells from resilient individuals to revive them. [Press Release]

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Jewish Religion, Traditions, and Animals

Recently I was reading that in Halakhah (Jewish law), animals are to be fed before humans. I had to laugh since if I tried to make my coffee before giving my angora rabbit, Freckles, a snack, she is right there with her paws on my legs and letting me know, she comes first. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share

Human Medications Seep Into Red Sea Coral Near Eilat, Israel

“We sampled 96 reef-building stony corals representing two types, Acropora sp. and Favites sp., in shallow sites as well as deeper sites beyond the limits of recreational diving. We were surprised to find an extensive presence of medications even in the deep-water corals which usually escape contaminations affecting corals in shallower areas.” [Press Release]

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Local Observances for the October 7 Anniversary

October 7, 2023, marks one year since the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas. Since that time, hostages have been released and some hostages have died. Over 100 hostages are still being held. [Cailin Acosta]

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The Bunny Rabbit and the Shofar

I had multiple texts from my husband about Freckles acting weird. She was stomping her back feet and the kids were scared since she had never done that before. In the rabbit world, that behavior either means she is upset about something, or she is alerting her rabbit friends there is danger, a predator nearby. [Cailin Acosta]

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Hounding the Headlines: Protecting Pets from People

Watching the news with my human, I heard that J.D. Vance claims that Haitian immigrants have eaten cats in Springfield, Ohio.  As a dog, I know that cats don’t taste good enough to be ground up in my food.  If they were delicious, I can guarantee that some entrepreneurial person would recycle dead ones into a new product called The Farmer’s Cat.  [Elona Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Go West, Young Jellyfish, Go West

“Until now, it was assumed that jellyfish aggregations swim in a random manner, so that their direction is dictated solely by water currents. Thanks to innovative research methods, we discovered that along the coast of Israel, jellyfish swim toward the west, i.e., against the direction of the waves,” said Prof. Yoav Lehahn of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Haifa, the editor of the study. [Press Release]

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