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December 11, 2012
Senior service providers wary as New Year approaches
They’ve weathered five years of economic crisis, relentless state budget cuts and growing demand for their services. Now, social service providers for seniors in the Los Angeles area are bracing for a new slew of challenges in 2013.
Egypt army seeks national unity as crisis mounts
Egypt\’s army chief called for talks on national unity to end the country\’s mounting political crisis after a vital loan from the IMF was delayed and thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators took to the streets.
Zach Braff’s new (Jewish) relative
There’s nothing quite like discovering new branches of the Jewish family tree, especially when that branch reaches all the way to failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Lena Dunham book leaks
The book proposal that landed \”Girls\” creator Lena Dunham a $3.7 million publishing deal was leaked online on Monday.
Report: Coerced contraception behind 50 percent decline in Ethiopian-Israeli birth rate
Israeli and Jewish aid officials are denying an Israeli TV report alleging that Ethiopian immigrant women have been coerced into taking contraceptive shots.
Congressional letter urges Obama to shut PLO office
Incoming and outgoing leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are circulating a letter calling on President Obama to close the Washington office of the PLO.
Leading haredi rabbi in Israel: Say no to national service
The senior rabbi of the Lithuanian haredi Orthodox, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, said yeshiva students should not agree to enlist in National Service.
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