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Category Archives: Jews
Tough Times For European Jews
BERLIN (JTA) — European leaders must intervene to save small Jewish communities from an anti-Semitic onslaught, the head of the European Jewish Congress said. In a statement issued Thursday, Moshe Kantor said European Jewish communities are in “grave danger” from … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kelsey, european jewish congress, indian politician, moshe kantor, sheila dikshit, simchas torah
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ America and the Jews: Different, or the Same? ▪ If you build it, Jews will come ▪ Modern Orthodoxy at a Crossroads ▪ Harav Yechezkel Roth “deeply distressed” By Paladino Anti ‘Gedolim’ Remark ▪ Orthodox react to … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish life, borough park, jewish leaders, ovadia, rabba, sephardi chief rabbi
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Six Questions that Bearded Luke Dares Not Address
Chaim Amalek emails: But first, a bit of commentary. Quoting from Menachem Schneerson: “Science now declares—as categorically as it is permissible for contemporary science—that where two bodies in space are in relative motion, it is scientifically impossible to determine which … Continue reading
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Tagged center of the sun, contemporary science, earth system, physical theory, rabbs, relative motion, sun earth
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Jewish New Media
John emails: Hey Luke, As an online provocateur, I wanted to make sure you heard the announcement about an innovative grant program for Jewish new media projects. We just launched the Jewish New Media Innovation Fund, a collaborative program offering … Continue reading
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Tagged digital media projects, innovation fund, lynn schusterman, media innovation, new media tools, righteous persons foundation
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Ahead Of Time – The Life Of Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber was the youngest person to earn a PhD, at age 20 in 1931 (and as an American in Germany no less!). She was also the first journalist to explore the Soviet Arctic at age 24. A participant in … Continue reading
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Tagged gender boundaries, jewish refugees, new york herald tribune, president harry truman, rise of nazism, ruth gruber
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