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Sabine Sterk: Time to Stand Up for Israel: A Moral Duty Beyond Politics
Sabine Sterk: Time to Stand Up for Israel: A Moral Duty Beyond Politics When I first set foot on Israeli soil at just eleven years old, I knew something inside me had changed forever. It was Haifa, in the middle of the night. The boat from Europe had dock
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Antisemitism: I Hate To Be A Downer, But... - Joshua Namm
When this is published, we will be a day away from the second anniversary of the attacks of October 7, 2023.
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Amazon Removes James Bond’s Gun From New Posters — Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?
Amazon unveiled its glossy new set of digital posters for every 007 film in
the franchise, but fans noticed something off. Very off.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
In Manchester, Waking Up to a Different World | Aish
In Manchester on Yom Kippur, a mother races her children home under lockdown—praying, remembering, and asking: how do we wake up to a world that keeps changing around us?
History | Archeology
Ancient synagogue unearthed in Golan Heights
The discovery is a "powerful testament to Jewish settlement in the Golan more than 1,500 years ago, during a period when Jewish life flourished in the region," said archaeologist Dror Ben-Yosef.
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Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 2025
Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 2025 As I send out this newsletter, we have just heard that the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas may be released soon. The anticipation of this event eclipses nearly all recent news (good an
Health & Fitness | Health News
Turn Setbacks into Comebacks: Troubleshooting on Keto for Mental Health
The ketogenic diet is emerging as a powerful, root-cause-focused therapy for mental health. Backed by research and lived experience, it supports brain
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Elder Of Ziyon - Antisemites love to attack on Yom Kippur: Dozens of incidents during the fast day
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Qatar, Not Israel is Taking Control of D.C.
While pundits whine about Israel’s supposed grip on Washington, data shows Qatar has spent billions on lobbying, universities, media, and real estate — physically embedding itself in America’s capital
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Contemporary Meaning of Sukkoth
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Contemporary Meaning of Sukkoth Sukkoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is an ancient agricultural holiday. Does it still have relevance – even significance – in the modern post-industrial (and certainly post-agri
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Shelly Schreter: David Kaufman’s Magnum Opus – The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe
Shelly Schreter: David Kaufman’s Magnum Opus – The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe David Kaufman is a Toronto-based photographer and documentary film-maker in his 70s, who is now publishing his crowning achievement
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TAU: Scientific Breakthrough in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
TAU: Scientific Breakthrough in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Scientific Breakthrough in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Children’s Health Depends on the Amount of Fat in the Liver — Not Necessarily on Bodyweight The researchers: “We found
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Chris Dreja, Yardbirds co-founder, dead at 79
Chris Dreja founded the rock band the Yardbirds in 1963.
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Anti-Israel Protests Break Out Near UK Prime Minister's Residence Hours After Terrorist Attack on Manchester Synagogue
Anti-Israel activists on Thursday evening held massive protests near U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer's residence in London after a terrorist of Syrian descent carried out a deadly attack outside a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur.
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A ketogenic‐promoting beverage acutely elevates cardiac function and myocardial blood flow compared to placebo in adults: A cardiac MRI investigation
Ingested BH-BD elevates blood ketone levels and produced acute improvements in cardiac output, myocardial blood flow, and myocardial strain.
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Jonathan Sacks: Moses the Man Ha’azinu
Jonathan Sacks: Moses the Man Ha’azinu That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel
