Today’s Jewish Birthday: Dudu Topaz

Courtesy of Wikipedia Dudu Topaz (September 20, 1946 – August 20, 2009) was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he died by suicide while incarcerated, having been criminally charged with conspiring violence against prominent media figures in Israel. Click here to read more of the Wikipedia article. Tomorrow, September 21: Mark […]

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Ben-Gurion University Researcher Part of UCSD’s $21 Million Brain Study

Prof. David Golomb, head of the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in southern Israel, is among the researchers collaborating with University of California San Diego on a $21 million project that will strive to enhance understanding of how the brain works. [Jacob Kamaras]

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Hillel Plans Oct. 7 Observances on Area College Campuses; Braces for Anti-Israel ‘Week of Rage’

Karen Parry, executive director of Hillel of San Diego, said pro-Israel vigils and demonstrations would occur on these campuses notwithstanding a “Week of Rage” announced by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and other anti-Israel groups that will commence Monday, Oct. 7, and continue through Yom Kippur on Saturday, Oct. 12. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Parsha Ki Tavo: Happiness Comes from Within

I’ve long held that happiness is an inside job. It’s not dependent on what you have, or don’t have, it rests largely on what you think. Rav Mordechai Gifter, zt”l, of the Rosh Yeshiva of Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, offered a penetrating insight into human nature, “Happiness is not something that happens to us. Happiness is our choice.” [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]

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Are You a ‘Genesis Jew’ or an ‘Exodus Jew?’

This (Oct. 7) tragedy has prompted a profound reassessment of Jewish identity, highlighting a transition from what Cosgrove terms “Genesis Jews” to “Exodus Jews.” This shift signifies a move from an identity grounded in divine blessing and cultural belonging to one shaped by external threats and the need for self-defense. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: David Bromberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia David Bromberg (September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time. Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff

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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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Academic Journal Takes Note of San Diego’s Comic-Con

Klickstein’s book tells of Comic-Con’s growth “from an informal gathering of ‘geeks’ into a centerpiece of San Diego’s bustling, gentrified, tourist-trapping downtown area,” Friedmann writes. He goes on to quote one of 50 interviewees quoted in Klickstein’s book, the late Trina Robbins, as explaining why San Diego is the Comic-Con venue. “San Diego’s a great city for a vacation. Much better for a vacation in mid-summer than New York.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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OpEd: Leftists Try to Falsely Link Black Americans’ Plight with Palestinians’

Hill’s most disgusting comment was to justify Hamas’ massacre of 1,200 Israelis in southern Israel. He insisted that his “moral code” is against maiming, raping and slaughtering innocent people and kidnapping another 250, but… “As a non-Palestinian, it is not my job to tell people how to liberate themselves. It is not my job to tell people how to be free,” Hill said. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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James, Brother of Jesus, More Closely Aligned with Judaism than with Paul’s Christianity

Of all the books of the New Testament that ought to appeal to a modern Jewish reader, the Epistle of James probably comes closest to the values found in the Pirke Avoth, the Ethics of the Fathers in rabbinical Judaism. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]

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Researchers Find Cells with Abnormal Number of Chromosomes Most Sensitive to Anti-Cancer Drugs

According to the researchers, “A significant portion of cancer cells are aneuploid, and this trait distinguishes them from healthy cells. Our work focuses on the vulnerabilities of aneuploid cells, with the aim of promoting new strategies for eliminating cancerous tumors. In our studies, we found that aneuploidy increases the sensitivity of cancer cells to certain types of anticancer drugs.” [Press Release]

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Lost ID Card the First Trouble with New Car Company

Before leaving on holiday, we handed in our current car and were told that the ship bringing the fresh batch of vehicles would be reaching Israel in our absence, the procedure for registering the change in ownership would be undertaken by the company, and for that purpose we were told to leave our ID cards there. This we did willingly, glad to be relieved of at least one bureaucratic headache. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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