The Lounge – Jerusalem Post Israel News
richards | February 14, 2017
URIEL AND Judith Lynn.. (photo credit:AVIV HOFI) 1
Ashkenazi Jewish intelligence – Wikipedia
richards | February 13, 2017
Whether Ashkenazi tend to have higher intelligence than other ethnic groups has been an occasional subject of scientific controversy.[1] A 2005 scientific paper, "Natural History of Jewish Intelligence",[2] proposed that Jews as a group inherit higher verbal and mathematical intelligence with somewhat lower spikes in spatial intelligence than other ethnic groups, on the basis of inherited diseases and the peculiar economic situation of Jews in the Middle Ages. Opposing this hypothesis are explanations for the congenital illnesses in terms of the founder effect, explanations of intellectual successes by reference to Jewish culture's promotion of scholarship and learning, and doubts about whether a group difference in intelligence really exists. One observational basis for inferring that Jews have high intelligence is their prevalence in intellectually demanding fields
Rivlin supports one-state solution, full annexation of West Bank – Jerusalem Post Israel News
richards | February 13, 2017
President Reuvin Rivlin holds land deeds he purchased from a Palestinian in the West Bank 40 years ago while speaking at the Jerusalem Conference. (photo credit:YISRAEL BARDOGO) In a possible harbinger signaling an official shift in government policy, President Reuvin Rivlin on Monday said he supported the full annexation of the West Bank, in exchange for complete Israeli citizenship and equal rights granted to Palestinian residents. Stating that he believes Zion is entirely ours, and that the sovereignty of the State of Israel must be in all the blocs, at the opening day of the 14th Jerusalem Conference, Rivlin may have tested the waters for the one-state solution he has long championed.
Analysis: What happens to Netanyahu if the police recommend indicting him? – Jerusalem Post Israel News
richards | February 13, 2017
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU consults with Avichai Mandelblit in December of last year while he was cabinet secretary.
Remove and replace: Napa woman faces second breast surgery – Napa Valley Register
richards | February 11, 2017
Growing up Kristi Jourdan Blasky witnessed several family members, including her mother, wearing hospital gowns and strapped to IV poles while battling various types of cancer. She was in the hospital only two months ago looking the same but for a different reason. "It was a surreal moment," she said
How do I tell my brother I don't want his baby named after me? – Jweekly.com
richards | February 10, 2017
My brother, who converted to Christianity, wants to name his kid after me if he has a boy. However, as an Ashkenazi Jew, that idea does not sit well with me
'Gefilte Manifesto' seeks to make classic Jewish food great again – thejewishchronicle.net
richards | February 9, 2017
Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern, authors of The Gefilte Manifesto Photo by Lauren Volo The millennial duos mission starts with their book, The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods, which was released in September.
Thursday February 9, 2017 – Israel Hayom
richards | February 9, 2017
Israel Hayom Thursday February 9, 2017 Israel Hayom Yair Lapid says he's reached out to former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi about joining Yesh Atid Lapid says if his party wins, he will reach out to Likud and Labor: "We need a national unity government.". and more »
Have You Got a Story for Us? Sweepstakes Winners – Forward
richards | February 9, 2017
On a brisk December night, a crowd gathered into the Center for Jewish History anticipating the launch of an exciting new book. Have I Got a Story for You translated 42 astonishing Yiddish stories into English for the first time. The touching collection of Yiddish stories intertwined the old world and the new, traditional and modern, to give a sense of what it was, and is, like to be a Jewish Ashkenazi immigrant
Former chief rabbi asks court to accept plea bargain – Jerusalem Post Israel News
richards | February 8, 2017
Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger.
