The worst college story you’ll read all year – Religion News Service
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It cant happen here.
Debates about migration have never been simple just look at the Hebrew Bible – Times Union
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Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. (THE CONVERSATION) Today, the Bible is often invoked during public debates about immigration
Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC will partner with Hebrew Public Charter School of S.I. to provide after-school progr – SILive.com
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island is partnering with Hebrew Public Charter School of Staten Island to provide after-school programming for the schools students. Students at the new school will be able to enroll in the JCCs Explorers program, which will take place on site at Hebrew Public Monday through Thursday.
BUDDHIST REFLECTIONS ON THE HEBREW PSALMS: The McLeod Ganj Psalter RSV, Week 4 – Patheos
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(Ken was Ivy League and Jesuit trained, and for some years a member of the Society of Jesus. He currently lives in Dharamshala. Kens a long time Zen practitioner and a friend
Chabad couple holds UAEs largest-ever Jewish wedding on anniversary of peace deal with Israel – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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(JTA) Hundreds of Jews from all over the world have gathered in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, ahead of the two-year anniversary of its establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel.
Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground. Granite Falls Advocate Tribune – Granite Falls Advocate Tribune
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Ellen Davis wrote about meeting the expectations of the land, she said, agrarians know the land, not as an inert object, but as a fellow creature that can justly expect something from us whose lives depend on it. Important in more than my Hebrew class was the comparison between the Hebrew word for ground or earth (adm) and the Hebrew word for man (dm). Understanding the land from that part of country is important because as Davis puts it, Both words are related to dm, ruddy; in the Levant, [eastern part of the Mediterranean area] brownish red is the skin tone of both the people and the earth.
The essence of it – The Jewish Standard
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Last Sunday was September 11. It seems somehow appropriate to write about it after it happened, because September 11 now is our past; it happened well within our living history, but its stopped being as visceral as it was a decade ago. Even last year, on its 20th anniversary, it seemed closer somehow; in part but not entirely because so many people in uniform the police officers and firefighters from whose ranks the first responders had come, and to which so many of them could not return came and stood in solemn silence to remember.
Not teaching math and science – another double standard for the ultra-Orthodox in Israel – All Israel News
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Headline in the Hebrew newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, on Sept. 13, 2022. Headline is translated as "Core studies paid the price of the (politcal) agreement" In Israel, both state and religious schools must teach core subjects such as math and science in order to be eligible for governmental funding.Failure to do so will greatly limit their financial assistance
$55 million gift to Penn is aimed at stopping breast cancer before it starts – The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Nearly 30 years ago, scientists discovered a pair of mutations that sharply increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Yet so far, surgery to remove those organs is the only preventive option for people with either of these mutations, which occur in genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2.
The Pope Addresses The Heart Of The Belt & Road Initiative In Kazakhstan – Silk Road Briefing
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By Chris Devonshire-Ellis One of the more unusual state visits was made this week as Pope Francis, the Head of State of Vatican City, turned up in Kazakhstan to meet with President Tokayev and attend the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions being held in Astana. The two-day meeting, which takes place every three years, brought together religious leaders from around the world to focus this time on how religious leaders can foster the spiritual and social development in the post-pandemic world. Over 100 delegations from 50 countries attended the Congress, made up of religious, cultural, civil, governmental, and non-governmental representatives.
