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Contentment vs. Restlessness in the Work Place

As my book Paths to Power: A Woman’s Guide from First Job to Top Executive was translated into several languages, I started getting requests to speak and lead seminars in foreign countries. Some of the issues women spoke about were similar to women’s concerns in the U.S., but there were some surprising differences. In Portugal, the weekend seminar being held at the lovely Estoril Hotel was an event designed for women who were administrative assistants to heads of organizations. They were sent there as continuing education, but mostly as a reward for their work, a perk. [Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D, ACSW]

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Business & Finance, Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and Food

USD Professor: Food factories May Be Next Source of Pandemic

University of San Diego Prof. Aaron S. Gross, a former president of the Society of Jewish Ethics, on Tuesday cited four reasons why industrialized farming of animals – especially chickens — is likely to be the cause of a future pandemic. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Slingshot Names 10 Organizations to Watch

Slingshot, an organization that engages young Jewish philanthropists to make lasting impact, has announced its 2021 “10 to Watch” list that highlights young organizations and projects in North America that are responding to current and timely needs in the Jewish community and beyond. Nicole Nevarez, national director of the San Diego-based  Ta’amod: Stand Up! commented that her organization is proud to be included, along with nine other up-and-coming initiatives.[Press Release from Ta’amod: Stand Up!}

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The Street of the Prophets

To celebrate coming out of our third lockdown we recently went to Jerusalem for an urban exploration. We drove to our friends’ apartment, only the third time in a year we’ve been to Israel’s capital. Before our tour, we had lunch with Sarah Lynn (formerly of Ventnor, NJ) and her husband Ami, a Persian-born Israeli who once taught at Margate’s Hebrew Academy and later was the rabbi of Binghamton NY’s Orthodox synagogue. Among other things, Ami is a registered guide. He wanted to take us to Hanevi’im Street. We were his “guinea pigs” for leading a tour there. (Steve Kramer)

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food

Streaming Jewish Programs (January 17-23, 2021) 

SAN DIEGO – Following are Jewish-interest programs intended for academic and lay audiences that may be accessed via the Internet All times are Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

Notes on Haftorah Reading of January 16, 2021

This short Haftorah’s connection to the Torah reading is that it rails against Egypt as a failed ally, while the earlier Torah’s message outlines Moses’ first seven plagues against Egypt, also which failed. It is from the writings of the prophet Ezekiel, a controversial personality different from the other prophets. His writings and images are also clearly much different from other prophets. His key visions are so fantastic, that many if not most, moderns, both Biblical scholars and physicians, suggest they were hallucinations which a psychiatrist today might attribute to psychosis. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]

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Israeli media stunned by attack on U.S. Capitol

The assault on the U.S. Capitol is being compared to the murders of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the string of riots from Black Lives Matter and other sources against police attacks on Blacks. And this by Israeli media that have long noted that Donald Trump has done more for Israel than other US Presidents. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]

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Good News from Israel (January 10, 2021)

NETANYA, Israel — In the January 10, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Groundbreaking Israeli hi-tech innovations for brain, lung and knee surgery.
Israeli air purifiers protect UK bus passengers from the coronavirus.
An Israeli company recycles disposable personal protection equipment.
Israeli companies are helping reduce pollution and car accidents in Japan.
Beer making has returned to the Golan Heights after a 6,000-year absence.
Some remarkable coincidences helped an Israeli paramedic save a man’s life. [Michael Ordman, San Diego Jewish World]

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International, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

Streaming Jewish Programs (January 10-16, 2021)

Following are streaming Jewish programs of academic and lay interest that may be accessed via the Internet.  All times Are Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

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Trump Appoints Loyalists Hope Hicks, Richard Grenell & Pam Bondi To Federal Advisory Boards

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced his plans to appoint additional loyalists to federal advisory boards and commissions at the final days of his presidency. “These positions are all highly sought after. It’s the reason why the outgoing president uses it as a chit or a recognition because they know they are doing a consequential

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There are museums for so many interests

The Reader’s Digest in July 2019 highlighted one quirky museum per state: the Alaska Hammer Museum;  the Banana Museum in Mecca, in California’s Riverside County; Colorado’s Washing Machine;  Mississippi’s Apron;  Iowa’s Matchstick;  and Ohio’s Pencil Sharpener museum. These are brick and mortar museums with street addresses, not the burgeoning online website museum. The author, Marissa Laliberte, overlooked the venerable Kool-Aid Museum in Hastings, Nebraska, in favor of the Klown Doll Museum in Plainview. I’ve been to the Mustard Museum in Horab, Wisconsin, and Idaho’s Potato Museum in Blackfoot. [Oliver B. Pollak, Ph.D]

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