Peace demanded in face of brutal invasion – The Riverdale Press
admin | March 8, 2022
By MICHAEL HINMAN It might have otherwise seemed like a typical Sunday morning Mass at St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Church
‘Very intelligent animals’: Israeli researchers discover octopuses’ impressive cognitive abilities – Haaretz
admin | March 8, 2022
Some 275 million years ago a snail-like marine creature lost its cumbersome shell. In a rapid evolutionary process, it developed systems for propelling itself and, while developing excellent vision and a large brain, it was transformed from an innocent grazing snail into a sophisticated and efficient predator.
Political Economy of Palestine: Critical Perspectives – MidEast Breakfast with Alaa Tartir Peace Research Institute Oslo – Peace Research Institute…
admin | March 8, 2022
Why, how, and by whom is development denied in Palestine? Why have over US $ 45 billion in international aid since the 1993 Oslo Accords failed to alter the existing skewed and distorted political and economic frameworks, but instead entrenched them? Why are "economic peace" approaches part of the problem within the current dynamics, as opposed to the solution
Texas makes its way out of the omicron surge – Palestine Herald Press
admin | March 8, 2022
AUSTIN Texas is on its way down from the omicron surge with cases and hospitalizations nearing pre-variant numbers, according to Texas Department of State Health Services data. Omicron a highly contagious but less severe variant of COVID-19 hit Texas in late November. It quickly spread throughout the state sending cases and hospitalizations skyrocketing, peaking by mid-January.
Turkey and Israel aim to move on from years of tension – Reuters.com
admin | March 8, 2022
ANKARA, March 8 (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Turkey on Wednesday at the invitation of President Tayyip Erdogan, the most senior Israeli visit since 2008 as the regional rivals work to mend years of strained ties. read more Here is a timeline of key events before the talks: May 2010 - Israeli commandos kill nine Turkish activists in a raid of the Mavi Marmara ship, which was leading a flotilla carrying aid toward Gaza.
Turkey, Israel in race to mediate between Ukraine and Russia – Haaretz
admin | March 8, 2022
At the so-called White Palace in Ankara, the official residence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, preparations are in high gear for President Isaac Herzogs visit on Wednesday.
Zelensky denounces Wests unkept promises as Ukraine refugee tally hits 2 million – The Times of Israel
admin | March 8, 2022
Russian bombs hit towns near Kyiv, oil depots as strikes intensify Russian aircraft bombed cities in eastern and central Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials say. Shelling pounded suburbs of the capital, Kyiv
How Much Compassion For Others Does Judaism Require Us To Have? – Jew in the City
admin | March 8, 2022
Dear Jew in the City- Judaism says we are supposed to be compassionate, but I feel overwhelmed by all of the world-wide tragedies lately. Is there room to sit out emotionally or do I have to be engaged in grieving with the rest of the world?
What Made Judaism Stand Out in the Roman World? – The Great Courses Daily News
admin | March 8, 2022
By Bart D. Ehrman, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The Torah Unlike pagan cults, Judaism not only had a large number of ancient traditions, but also a set of written scriptures
Judaism is the Power to Endure – Jewish Journal
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For Judaism,faith is powerto endure the suffering of waitingthat changes into sweet the sourtaste for baiting and for hating. Solidly it is the basisofhalakhah, glimpsed with a glowwhichhallows it with holophrasisquite simply as great way to go! Rabbi David Grundland, in a Torah in Motion devar torah on 2/24/22 said that he translates halakhah as way to go! I suggest that this definition involves the use ofholophrasis, which is the expression of a whole phrase in a single word, for example howdy for how do you do.
