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Like you, I was tempted to roll my eyes when I first learned that the calendar for late January declares a National Day of Hugging amongst its notable monthly holidays. Then, I thought back to all the times in which I really needed a hug, and felt a little less skeptical. Just yesterday, I tripped and skinned my knee, something which hasn't happened since I was a little child. Fortunately, a jogger was passing by, and helped scoop me up with an outstretched hand. That brief second when our...
(Kveller via JTA)-"The Nazis were bad people who didn't like Jews," I heard myself saying to my 3-year-old. I immediately questioned this rather disappointing explanation. Bad people? What does that mean? Haven't my wife and I always told our child that people aren't "bad" or "good," even if they do bad or good things? And isn't "didn't like Jews" rather an understatement? But, then, what exactly should you tell such a young child about the Holocaust? I was in this predicament because of "The...
When I am among trees By Mary Oliver When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks, and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, and daily. I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which I have goodness, and discernment, and never hurry through the world but walk slowly, and bow often. Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, "Stay awhile." The light flows from their branches....
Lisa Ann Black, age 64, of Ellicott City, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at Florida Hospital—Celebration Health. A native of Washington, D.C., she was born on Nov. 27, 1953, to the late Irving and Selma Pritt Fox. Lisa was a college graduate and worked as a dental hygienist. She is survived by her husband, Robert Black; son, Scott (Lauren) Black ;and daughter, Robin (Jonathan) Wilson. She is also survived by her grandchildren—Leah, Jacob and Sydney; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews. Fun...
Norman Salinsky, age 79, of Poinciana, passed away on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Poinciana Medical Center. He was born on July 28, 1938, in Bronx, New York, to the late Abraham and Rebecca Cohen Salinsky. Norman was a graduate of New York University and was one of the pioneers in modern information technology systems. On Sept. 6, 1958, in the Bronx, he married the former Jaya Stelcner, his wife of nearly 60 years, who survives him. Norman and Jaya moved from New Jersey to Miami in 1979 and then relocated to the Orlando area in 2002. They became...
(JNS)-A bomb was found, and then detonated in a controlled blast by IDF forces on Monday night at the Jewish holy site of Joseph's tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus, known biblically as Shechem. The explosive device was spotted during a security check prior to the arrival of 1,000 Jewish worshippers to the site overnight. As the tomb is located within Palestinian-controlled territory, visits by Jewish worshippers are sporadic, take place exclusively during night-time hours, and must be fully...
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel’s Knesset by a one-vote margin approved a bill that will keep supermarkets and other businesses closed on the Sabbath. The so-called mini-markets bill passed Tuesday morning in a 58-57 vote on its second and third readings following a 15-hour filibuster by the opposition parties. Under the controversial measure, the interior minister can strike down new municipal bylaws that would allow some businesses to remain open on Shabbat. The current interior minister is Aryeh Deri, head of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party. Cri...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India is occurring against the backdrop of a massive and still growing river of defense sales and technology transfers from Jerusalem to New Delhi. Israel's defense industries have been supplying ever-increasing numbers of cutting-edge weapons and platforms to India's military. Last April, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a $2 billion sale of medium-range, surface-to-air missile defense systems to the Indian Army. IAI's Barak 8 air...
(JTA)-Moshe Holtzberg, who lost both his parents in a 2008 terror attack at the Chabad House in Mumbai, visited his old room accompanied by the Indian nanny who saved his life and by Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Moshe, 11, known even now in the Indian media as "Baby Moshe," found the marks on his wall where his mother had measured his height as a toddler. Netanyahu marked his present height on the same wall during their visit on Thursday. It is the first time that Moshe, who...
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he will not step down amid blackmail allegations WASHINGTON (JTA)—Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said he will not resign over allegations that he threatened to blackmail a one-time lover despite calls by state lawmakers of both parties. “I’m staying,” Greitens said this weekend in an interview with The Associated Press, his first since the allegations emerged earlier this month. “The mistake that I made was that I was engaged in a consensual relationship with a woman who was not my wife. That is a mistake f...
NEW YORK-Yechiel Malik was born and raised an hour's drive from New York City, but until age 10 he spoke only Yiddish. He grew up in an all-Hasidic village in New York's Hudson Valley, and for most of his school years his primary focus was Judaics, with only minimal secular studies. "No one around me spoke English," Malik recalled. "Maybe I picked up a word here and there-but my entire world was Yiddish speaking." Today, Malik not only is fluent in English, but he is pursuing a college degree...
SAN FRANCISCO (J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA)-"Az men est khazer, zol es shoyn rinen ibern moyl" goes an old Yiddish saying: "If you're going to eat pork, eat it until your mouth drips." Sunday night at Brick & Mortar Music Hall here, the mouths of rabbis and foodies dripped with Peanut Butter Pie with Bacon, a Rabbit Crepinette and a Pulled Pork Potato Kugel with barbecue sauce. The occasion was the "Trefa Banquet 2.0," a delicious spread of treif (nonkosher food) made by...
