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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
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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
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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
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Sabine Sterk: From Blood Libel to Gaza Lies – The Oldest Hatred in New Clothes
Sabine Sterk: From Blood Libel to Gaza Lies – The Oldest Hatred in New Clothes One of the most painful images from the aftermath of World War II is not only the liberation of the camps, but the scenes of ordinary German civilians being forced by Ame
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Manchester was always coming –authorities let Jew-haters roam free
We know nothing yet of the attacker’s identity. But we know everything about the climate that made this atrocity possible: years of antisemitism on Britain’s streets, tolerated until it turned deadly today
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Jihad Al-Shamie, Terrorist of Syrian Descent, Kills 2 in Car Ramming, Stabbing Attack Outside UK Synagogue on Yom Kippur
A terrorist killed two and injured three others in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
