admin | August 2, 2017
A rare interview from the archives of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority sheds light on the significance of the Ninth of Av, on which Jews commemorate the destruction of both Holy Temples and a host of other tragedies in Jewish history, for our times. The interview, with Rabbi Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi, was part of the Tzerufim program which was broadcasted in 1985 on Channel 1 every week after Shabbat. Rabbi Ashkenazi was among the foremost spiritual leaders of French Jewry in the 20th Century
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admin | August 2, 2017
The ability to cheaply and quickly sequence entire genomes is changing the way diseases are identified and treated.
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simmons | July 31, 2017
According to Daniel B. Schwartz in his study of The First Modern Jew the historian is referring to Baruch Spinoza as that trailblazer he discusses the descendants of German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who was influenced by the heretic of Amsterdam. Of Mendelssohns six children, Schwartz writes, four converted [to Christianity], all following their fathers death in 1786
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admin | July 30, 2017
Phil Mazo, a comedian based in Jersey City, NJ, was reading through the to-do list on his phone when he decided it might be time to check off one item that had been on the list for some time: Buy a take-home genome testing kit from the company 23andMe. After finding a deal on a kit on Ebay a man had bought tests for his whole family, but was left with an extra kit after his brother got divorced Mazo hit purchase. Mazos parents emigrated from Soviet Russia
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richards | July 28, 2017
Benjamin Netanyahu.
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simmons | July 27, 2017
An important lesson for Tisha bAv may be gleaned from Hacham Ovadia Yosefs approach to the issue of chalak, or glatt kosher meat. On the one hand, Hacham Ovadia was insistent that Sephardic Jews should make every effort to purchase meat that is chalak or glatt by Sephardic standards (Teshuvot Yabia Omer 5: Yoreh Deah 3 and Teshuvot Yechave Daat 3:56). Hacham Ovadias grandson Yaakov Sasson does an excellent job explaining the issue in the Halacha Yomit of May 11, 2015.
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richards | July 25, 2017
Just as smaller animals of a given species generally live longer than their larger cousins, one might expect that taller humans are genetically programmed to sacrifice longevity for height. But its not that simple.
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simmons | July 24, 2017
(Reuters Health) - Jewish women of European descent may be at risk for additional genetic mutations that increase their risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers found that around 4 percent of Ashkenazi Jewish women without three well-known mutations in their BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have other mutations that may increase their risk for breast cancer.
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simmons | July 23, 2017
The origins of Ashkenazi Jews remain highly controversial. Like Judaism, mitochondrial DNA is passed along the maternal line. Its variation in the Ashkenazim is highly distinctive, with four major and numerous minor founders
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richards | July 23, 2017
"Because of my family history, I expected to be diagnosed at some point," said the New York-based real estate attorney. She's now 34 and said she's cancer-free. In 2013, an MRI screening at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York revealed signs of cancer in Golkin-Nigliazzo's right breast.
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