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The Book of Proverbs (31:10-31) ends with the famous poem known in Hebrew as Eshet Chayil. The term has no English equivalent, although we often imprecisely translate it as A Woman of Valor. The poem addresses the role of women, not only as the homemaker but also providers for their family and as psychological supports for their families and husbands
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admin | December 7, 2019
Seventh 8-Figure Campaign Gift is Part of $250 Million Fund Raising Effort Boca Raton, FL Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation has received anothertransformative donation towards their $250 million fund raising effort, Keeping thePromiseThe Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Noted philanthropists Toby andLeon Cooperman have made a $25 million gift, one of seven eight-figure gifts received by thecampaign that has already raised $152 million toward its goal
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admin | December 7, 2019
In 2014, archaeologists discovered the ruins of a synagogue from the 3rd century CE in the ancient town of Majdulia.
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A federal court convicted Joseph Cecil Vandevere of threatening to lynch Qasim Rashid, a Muslim man who ran for the Virginia Senate, on Friday. A sentencing date has not yet been set, but Vandevere may go to prison for up to five years and pay a fine of up to $250,000. On July 18, 2018, Vandevere, 53, tweeted Rashid a picture of the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank under the Twitter handle DaDUTCHMAN5, captioned "VIEW YOUR DESTINY".
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People are in need of a place to worship that is simple, free and easy to access. We want to create community around New York and offer services that are joyful and meaningful in pop up locations. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 02, 2019 Pop in to Sim Shalom's new Pop Up Synagogue this upcoming Friday night, December 6th
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Touting her Palestinian heritage, Freshman congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) took to the House floor Friday to present her vehement opposition to HR-326, a House resolution promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During her House address, Rep.
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admin | December 7, 2019
Below, we've rounded up all of our critics' performance picks for the season, including August Wilson's Jitney, a dance piece by Brian Brooks Moving Company, and an appearance by Trevor Noah: Loud and Clear.
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admin | December 7, 2019
Shelley Morrison, best known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the US comedy Will and Grace, has died at the age of 83 from heart failure following a short illness. Born to Sephardic Jewish parents who emigrated to the US from Spain, Morrison appeared in 68 episodes of the pioneering LGBT comedy between 1999 and 2006
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admin | December 7, 2019
When Michael Benarrochs parents immigrated to Canada from Morocco in the early 1960s, no one in the family had ever earned a university degree. Now, Benarroch is preparing to take on his new role as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba
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Comedian, movie star and film mogul Adam Sandler gave a rare interview to The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, and in many ways it is a close examination of Sandlers Jewishness. As its author, Jamie Lauren Kelles, explained, I grew up as a Jew in a not-very-Jewish place, and Sandlers work meant a lot to me. * Sandler is a member of Hillcrest Country Club, the oldest Jewish country club in Los Angeles, a place where self-proclaimed Jewish big shots could unwind in semiassimilated fashion.
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