admin | January 20, 2020
Tiffany Haddish thinks the word of God is the best gift you can give someone. The 40-year-old actress was gifted a Bible with a diamond cross on the cover from Beyonc and Solange Knowles mother Tina Knowles Lawson during her birthday bat mitzvah last month, which she hosted to celebrate her Netflix special Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah. And although Tiffany is Jewish, she still appreciated the present she received, because she says sharing your beliefs with someone is a blessing.
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admin | January 20, 2020
Mohammad Danfiri stands at the edge of his Bedouin familys sheep enclosure in the Negev Desert, looking out at a pair of cell phone towers at the top of a nearby hill. They are situated in an open spot between one end of his village and the other - an area, he explains, where an extension of Israels major eastern highway will be built.
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admin | January 20, 2020
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com or entertainment@news-herald.com.
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admin | January 15, 2020
Its hard to imagine that the 15-acre site housing the Skirball Cultural Center at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains didnt exist 24 years ago. The landmark center that opened in 1996 and links West Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley has become a permanent fixture alongside the Getty museum in the Los Angeles landscape, and to date has drawn nearly 10 million visitors. But the vision for this remarkable structure that boastsa permanent museum alongside regularly changing exhibitions, film events, music and theater performances and cultural programs belongs to 78-year-old Rabbi Uri Herscher, its founding president and chief executive.
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admin | January 15, 2020
An Israeli conference for herbalists has come under attack by the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement; Crown Heights resident Sara-Chana Silverstein is the only Jewish Herbalist from the US still planning to speak. Full Story Algemeiner.com An inaugural Israeli conference for herbalists has come under pressure from supporters of the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign, though organizers plan to continue with the gathering and raise awareness of plant medicine.
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admin | January 15, 2020
Dennis Martin, Brighton The home owner says she was flying the flag on her house in Beulah because of her German heritage. She should know that it is illegal to do so in Germany and is punishable by up to three years in jail. While the police were waiting on legal advice and the local council, state and federal governments have condemned the flying of this flag, no immediate action was taken
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admin | January 15, 2020
WED 01/15 Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at Music Box Supper Club hope to raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center. The goal is to "bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland's past from sports, to rock 'n' roll, to Millionaires' Row," as it's put in a press release
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admin | January 15, 2020
Good evening, lets start with todays top stories: Putin accused of seeking to become Russias leader-for-life through constitutional changes Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed changes to the constitution that critics say clear the way for him to remain the countrys leader-for-life. Story continues below advertisement Hours later, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that he and his entire cabinet would resign to provide the president of our country with the ability to make all necessary decisions for this
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admin | January 13, 2020
NEW YORK (JTA) Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, whose home was the site of astabbing last month on the holiday of Hanukkah,delivered an invocation at Governor Andrew Cuomos State of the State address. Joseph Gluck, the man who stopped the attackerby throwing a coffee table at his head, was also in attendance and received a standing ovation. The attacker injured five people at Rottenbergs home in Monsey, New York, on Dec.
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admin | January 13, 2020
The systemic looting of Poland by the Nazis during World War II still resonates today in that country, where officials continue to seek the return of more than 63,000 works of art and cultural properties, many of which were stolen from Jews there. But experts say Poland has done a poor job of providing the same justice to Dutch Jews and others whose art works were stolen during the war and ended up in German-occupied Poland and now are part of official museum collections.
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