Feeling right at home in Toledo – The Irish Times
admin | January 24, 2022
Maintaining a sense of perspective was always going to be hard.
I escaped a Jewish cult that wanted me to marry my 12-year-old cousin – New York Post
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When Mendy Levy was 15 years old, he had never thrown a baseball, seen a stuffed animal, watched television or held a cellphone.
Three arrested as police, ultra-Orthodox protesters clash in Jerusalem – The Times of Israel
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Police clashed with some 100 ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem on Sunday, arresting three people. Demonstrators from the Toldot Aharon Hasidic sect were protesting the opening of a cellphone store in their neighborhood. The insular group has in recent years been waging a battle against internet usage and especially web-connected phone ownership in its communities.
Far and Near Embrace | JewishBoston – jewishboston.com
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This weeks Torah reading gives us the opportunity to reflect upon the value of distance, as well as closeness in our relationships, even with the Divine. Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week. It centers on the climactic moments of the Mount Sinai revelation, a paradigm for Jews of a direct encounter with the Divine.
How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping main streets in five Canadian cities – The Globe and Mail
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The view from the top of King Street, looking down toward the harbour, in Saint John, N.B.Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail Empty storefronts. Shuttered theatres. Winter patios
Malka Leifers father-in-law arrested over child sex assault allegations – Sydney Morning Herald
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The rabbi father-in-law of accused child sex abuser Malka Leifer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child and a teenager in Israel. Baruch Pinchas Leifer, an influential and highly regarded rabbi who led the small Chust Hasidic sect, was arrested this week over historical sexual assault allegations, which he denies.
Culture of Israel – history, people, clothing, traditions …
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Identification. According to the Bible, Israel is the name given by God to Jacob. The modern country of Israel includes two distinct nationalities, the Palestinian and the Jewish.
The best Jewish TV, movies and books coming in 2022 – Forward
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2020 and 2021 will likely not be remembered as the most enjoyable years in American history, but if 2022 turns out to also be a dud, at least there will still be lots of fresh reading and viewing material for us to engage with from our childhood bedrooms and underground bunkers. The year brings the revival of familiar names, with a new season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and newly translated essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer, as well as some fresh takes on familiar stories, like historical communism among Bronx Jews and a TV adaptation of the novel Fleishman is in Trouble.
Fourth shot enhances COVID resistance for people over 60: Israeli study – New York Post
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A fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose given to those aged over 60 made them three times more resistant to serious illness than those who received three shots, a study released by Israels Health Ministry on Sunday found. The fourth dose, or second booster, also made older adults twice as resistant to infection than the thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group, the study said. The research compared data from about 400,000 people over 60 who received the second booster with 600,000 people in the same age group who were given a third shot four months earlier.
Baby in moderate condition after being shot alongside mother in southern Israel – Haaretz
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A month-old baby is in moderate condition after being shot Monday in southern Israel alongside his mother, who was lightly wounded, during what police say was a family feud. First responders took them to Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva for treatment. No other casulaties were reported.
