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Respect Yourself – Respect Others – aish.com The Color of Heaven – Aish.com

| July 27, 2022

In 1972, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair opened SARM Studios the first 24-track recording studio in Europe where Queen mixed Bohemian Rhapsody. His music publishing company, Druidcrest Music published the music for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973) and as a record producer, he co-produced the quadruple-platinum debut album by American band Foreigner (1976). American Top ten singles from this album included, Feels Like The First Time, Cold as Ice and Long, Long Way from Home.

Abortion is a Jewish right and a rabbi says hers was a blessing – Business Insider

| July 27, 2022

As questions about healthcare and religious freedom spur protests around the country, Rabbi Rachael Pass says her abortion was a sacred choice one she is faithfully fighting to help protect for others. In 2017, as a rabbinical student in her second year, Rabbi Pass accidentally conceived on the second night of Rosh Hashanah.

The Flood and Canaan: God’s Patience Revealed – Patheos

| July 27, 2022

Important Questions Upon reading the Old Testament,Christians and non-Christians alike may come to the following conclusion: Yahweh sure can have a temper. The Flood, Canaan, dealings with Israel, the Egyptians, the judgment of Assyria, the Hittites, and Babylon; all of these point to the idea that God can, in fact, have a temper

Pinchas and the broken vav | The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle – thejewishchronicle.net

| July 27, 2022

I have heard the following story using the name of many different thinkers, including Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (also known as the Chofetz Chaim): When he was young and idealistic, he wanted to change the whole world. When he got a little older and wiser, he realized that he could not do that, so he refocused his goal and aimed at changing his country. Later, he again restricted his focus and narrowed it to changing his city

PJ Library Focuses on Widening its Reach – Publishers Weekly

| July 27, 2022

PJ Library, a nonprofit program that distributes 245,000 books each month free to families in the U.S.

The Three Weeks And A Message Of Peace – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com

| July 27, 2022

We are now in the middle of the period called bein hametzarim, known more commonly as the Three Weeks. As a nation, we mourn the destruction of our two Holy Temples during this time. This loss is more poignant now with all the different hardships swirling around our people of late; the numerous people who are seriously ill and dying both in Eretz Yisrael and throughout the globe.

There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media and algorithms are partly to blame – The Conversation

| July 27, 2022

Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of 34% over 2020.

Testing the Waters: The Cultural Politics of Normalization and the Impact of the Abraham Accords in the Gulf – Wilson Center

| July 27, 2022

In his first Middle East trip as President of the United States, Joe Biden appears to be keen to continue one of former President Trumps most prominent foreign policy priorities: urging normalization between Israel and Arab states. Although the UAE and Bahrain signed the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords at a governmental level in 2020, challenges remain at the grassroots level. In response, states across the GCC have pursued different strategies to mobilize popular sentiment

Parents on Edge Over Solana Beach Plan to Vet Donated Books with ‘Debatable Topics’ – Voice of San Diego

| July 27, 2022

In April, the Solana Beach School District implemented a new plan for how to vet donations of books and other media and officials said it will keep the decision in the hands of local schools and out of politics. But some parents and advocacy organizations are suspicious of the timing


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