By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Jerry Seinfeld would put it, “And you want to be prime minister again?” While Seinfeld once caught George Costanza sprawled on the floor in his underwear after stumbling in Seinfeld’s living room, last week Benjamin Netanyahu stumbled – a generous description – by comparing accusations against his family […]
With Bibi’s Bungling, Who Needs Antisemites? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion
By Hillel Newman (JNS) In a world that suffers from misled and delusional people who confound right from wrong and just from unjust, it was a breath of fresh air to witness strong leadership and moral clarity when I had the privilege of accompanying the Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey on his third visit to
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Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — It is shameful and unconscionable that this country has allowed gun violence to become the leading cause of death among children in the United States – but that is the reality. The legislation, including gun measures, recently proposed by a bipartisan group of senators represents a step in the
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Opinion, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
(JNS) With the dramatic announcement on Monday evening by coalition leaders Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of their intention to dissolve Israel’s government, the nation began bracing itself for its fifth round of elections in three years. A likely date of Oct. 25 has already been set. However, elections could still be avoided if opposition
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli lawmakers will vote next week to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country’s fifth election in three years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could not contain the rising pressure on his fragile ruling coalition. Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair
Lapid to Become New Prime Minister as Israel May Head to Election Read More »
Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The peer-to-peer lending platform SparkIL today announced its launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative that enables individuals to support the small business of their choice in Israel, while strengthening meaningful connections and relationships between the lenders and Israel. Established in partnership with The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Ogen Group,
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — On June 8, 2022 the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, convened its annual membership meeting and JCC and CJC (Center for Jewish Culture) Board of Directors installation. The following awards were presented to participants who made an impact on our JCC community over the past year:
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San Diego County
Israel’s significance as a Middle Eastern powerhouse has reached new levels with the help of two seminal events: the discovery of natural gas in Eastern Mediterranean waters and the success of the Abraham Accords between Israel and some Muslim Arab neighbors. Before, Israel was knocking on the door of the Arab and European countries; now, many of those countries have opened the door or soon will. Israel has what they want. (Steve Kramer)
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Business & Finance, International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
Calev says, “Let’s go,” but he was ignored when the people listened to and bought the groupthink, “…the people are big and strong, and the land is difficult. The people there are giants; we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.” So much for Psalm 23, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not fear…” Calev was not the cognitive coach he may have hoped he’d be, since he could not help the People overcome their cognitive distortion that led them to want to return to Egypt. It takes independence of thought, being “FIT” (fundamentally independent thinking), to move forward to achieve optimal living. They held on to their slave mindset due to their cognitive distortions. Through the Spies, Hashem tested our abilities to see through negative filters and properly, with wisdom, discernment and insight, see what was truly good and bad. The spies magnified the negative and minimized the positive – a common distortion that many of us are also guilty of doing. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parasha Shelach: Guard Against Negative Thoughts, Gossip Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
Perelman, the grandson of Litvak immigrants, was raised in a Conservative household, but became an Orthodox Jew in adulthood. He is a major financial supporter of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, and he is Sabbath observant and keeps kosher. In what unusual way has Perelman maintained his Jewish practices? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
The book contains two main plots. Most startling and fascinating is the idea that followers of President Trump were able to turn the 2020 election results so that President Trump won a second four year term and changed America into a kind of Nazi country, doing things to the president’s enemies that equaled if not exceeded what the Nazis did. [Rabbi Israel Drazin]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., USA
The economy had gone from a 13% inflation rate in 1971 to 111% inflation in 1979. During the early 80’s inflation was hovering at the 400% mark. By 1984 inflation was reaching an annual rate close to 450% and projected to reach over 1000% by the end of the following year. (Ira Sharkansky)
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — I spared a fly from being swatted and commissioned it to go to Mar-a-Lago, stick on a wall, and monitor Donald Trump’s reactions to the Select Committee Hearings. Here’s some of Trump’s comments that he reported back to me. “Unlike me, Bill Barr’s a loser. A loyal AG would
Satire: Trump Watching the Select Committee Hearings Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Garrett did a small set and was the MC. He mostly riffed on the audience, and after “bageling” himself as a tall Jew did a fair amount of ethnic humor. Ethnic humor generally makes me a little nervous because I don’t know how people will take it. Until I see if they’re ok with it, I’m not sure how to react. He handled it well though, equally picking on everyone so no one group was singled out for offense. The audience responded well and by their laughter seemed to enjoy it. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Sandi Masori, Trivia, Humor & Satire