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Cobwebs! But a vacuum cleaner won’t help. Neither a Bissell nor a Hoover. Because this is brain fog — cobwebs in the brain. In my case, it’s writer’s block. My Yiddishe Kop (Jewish brain) has nearly shut down. Was it the tryptophan from too much turkey on Thanksgiving? Not likely. That was days ago, and I had no leftovers. I suspect it’s from an accumulation of factors. Last month’s time change. Preparation and planning for multiple holiday events. Trying to decide between pumpkin cheesecake...
(JNS) — Calling U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson “disgusting,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor on Thursday that he would introduce a resolution condemning antisemitism and white supremacy. The highest-ranking Jewish official in Congress, the senator said that his resolution also would call out Carlson for giving a platform to Holocaust denier and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. He called on his Republican colleagues to “take a clear stand against hatred and...
(JNS) — Denmark’s government on Tuesday unveiled a five-year plan for fighting antisemitism, with a budget of $18 million and which includes the establishment of a new research institute focused on hate crimes and headed by a former leader of Danish Jews. The new national plan, which extends and expands Denmark’s first national plan for fighting antisemitism from 2022, is needed because, “Following Hamas’s terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza, there has been a flare-up in antisemitism in Denmark,...
There are certain topics that make even the boldest dinner guests squirm in their seats. Circumcision tops that list. Just saying the word makes people shift positions. Yet for Jews, it has always been more than a medical procedure — it’s a sacred act, a covenant sealed in flesh. According to the Book of Genesis, God’s command was explicit: “This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a si...
Two Jerusalem Arabs sentenced for bomb plot near Knesset A Jerusalem court sentenced two eastern Jerusalem residents to prison on Tuesday for plotting a bombing attack near the Knesset, according to the State Prosecutor’s Office. Mustafa Abd Al-Nabi received a 12-year sentence, while Ahmad Natasha was sentenced to five years, plus a suspended term. The Jerusalem District Court convicted the men of planning the terror attack near Israel’s parliament building. Israeli security forces recently broke up a major Hamas terror network in the Jud...
(JNS) — Doctors at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva have successfully performed a rare and complex small-intestine transplant on Daniel Haim Biton, a 36-year-old man who had lived for 17 years without a functioning digestive system, the hospital said in a press release on Thursday. The seven-hour surgery gave Biton, who has depended on intravenous total parenteral nutrition since age 19, the chance to live without medical devices or dietary restrictions for the first time in nearly two decades. He is currently hospitalized in stable c...
“The Little Menorah” is a joyful, Chanukah album suitable for children of various ages, centered on Max the Menorah, a warm and engaging character created by educator and children’s entertainer Bonnie Charyn. Beloved initially by families for its gentle storytelling and memorable melodies, the project has been fully remastered and revived by Orlando producer Carl West. This newly re-released edition preserves the nostalgia of the original while elevating it with improved audio quality, updated production, and new supplemental content, all a...
