Fla. inmates can get kosher food soon
Florida prison inmates requesting kosher food will be able to join a meal plan supervised by the Aleph Institute.
Florida prison inmates requesting kosher food will be able to join a meal plan supervised by the Aleph Institute.
Mitch Miller, museum, singer, record executive and orchestra leader died Saturday, July 31 at 99. Miller was born July 4, 1911 in Rochester, N.Y., and was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He is survived by his daughters, Margaret and Andrea; son, Mitchell; brothers, Leon and Joseph; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Moshe Zohar’s hands are rough and callused, his face lined with the dust of the desert he farms half an hour outside this southern Israeli city.
Whenever I’m comforted by the genius of our Founders, the resilience of our institutions and the wisdom of the American people, I know my meds need adjusting.
The following email was sent to Judea and Ruth Pearl in 2003 by ledendary journalist Daniel Schorr, who died last week, on July 23, at 93. It was written in response to a request for an essay for the Pearl’s book, “I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl,” edited by Judea & Ruth Pearl (Jewish Lights Publishing). The piece was later included in that collection.
Israel has agreed to participate in a United Nations investigation of the Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla incident.
Electricity use in Israel to combat a heat wave blanketing the country hit an all-time high, according to the government-run electric company.