Meet Award Winning Broadcasters—Zavala, Grover, Coleman, Brand, and Muller
David A. Lehrer
November 8, 2012
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November 8, 2012
On Einstein and God
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2012
On October 8, 2012, a handwritten letter was set for auction on e-bay. It sold, 10 days later, with a winning bid of over $3M. The handwritten letter was penned by Albert Einstein to Jewish philosopher Eric B. Gutkind in January 1954, a year before Einstein’s death. In the letter, the Nobel Prize winning physicist called religion childish and made light the idea of Jewish “chosenness.”
21st century Tikkun Olam: An unprecedented opportunity to unite Jewish communities
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2012
As a Jewish kid growing up in Israel, I never dealt with the issue of Tikkun Olam. Even though the words are in Hebrew, they say much more to Americans than to Israelis.
Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf, Pentagon says
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2012
Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace last week but did not hit the aircraft, the Pentagon said on Thursday, disclosing details of an unprecedented incident that triggered a formal warning to Tehran through diplomatic channels.
Court to striking Maariv employees: Start the presses!
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2012
A Tel Aviv court ordered striking employees of the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv back to work. A district court judge on Wednesday called the first work stoppage in the newspaper\’s 64-year history a \”wildcat\” strike and told the employees to file a complaint against the new management instead of making \”their own rules.\”
This week in power: Election fallout, Jews and Sandy, Iran worries, Microsoft deal
Danny Groner
November 8, 2012
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