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(New York Jewish Week via JTA) For much of its history, Yad Vashem, Israels Holocaust authority, tried to steer clear of political controversies as it went about creating a lasting memorial and research center dedicated to the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews. That changed abruptly last year, when then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tapped Effi Eitam, a former general and far-right politician, as Yad Vashems first new chair in 27 years
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IDF blacklists 6 Palestinian rights groups, enabling Israel to act against them The Israel Defense Forces officially designates six Palestinian rights groups as unauthorized organizations, the military legal equivalent of terrorist organizations, following a similar decision by Defense Minister Benny Gantz last month, despite international criticism against the move. Israel maintains that the six Palestinian organizations Al-Haq, Addameer, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Bisan Center for Research and Development, the Union of Palestinian Womens Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees serve as fronts for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror group, something that the groups have repeatedly denied and that has been questioned by their European and international funders.
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Susan Briante recently won the 2021 Pegasus Award from the Poetry Foundation for Defacing the Monument, which addresses immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bill FinleySpecial to the Arizona Daily Star The literary awards season is well underway and the spotlight has again found Tucson. Walking a red carpet similar to the one traveled by Tucsonans Lydia Millet and Lissie Jaquette, both finalists for National Book Awards last year, University of Arizona Professor Susan Briante has received the 2021 Pegasus Award from the Poetry Foundation
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admin | November 12, 2021
Thank you, dear God, for this good life, and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain.
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It is easy to be swept up by the emotional power of the first narrative in our Torah reading.
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If you ask Reuben Sinclair what the key is to a long and rewarding life, the 110-year old won't shy away from sharing some words of wisdom. "Never worry," he said to a crowd of fellow servicemen and reporters moments before he was honoured at a Remembrance Day ceremony inside a Vancouver elementary schoolon Wednesday.
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Congregation Beth Yeshuruns Rabbi Steve Morgen and his wife, Cantor Diane Dorf, will be this years Jewish representatives at the 36th-annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., at St. Philip Presbyterian Church, 4807 San Felipe St
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INDIANAPOLIS Priests, imams, rabbis and reverends gathered together at the Indiana Statehouse on Friday to deliver a message to Gov. Eric Holcomb on combating climate change and prioritizing a just transition to cleaner energy.
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By ohtadmin | on November 10, 2021 Weve all heard the story of why Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days. The Maccabees reclaimed the Temple but discovered that all of the oil to light the Temples menorah had been defiled except for one cruse. That cruse, we learned, was just enough oil to light the Menorah for one day, but a miracle ensued and the lights remained lit for eight days
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There's a pop-culture notion that 11:11 o'clock is "angel time," a spiritually magical moment. This weeks clergy discuss the biblical foundation for belief in spiritual beings who act as messengers and perform missions to carry out Gods word and will.
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