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October 8, 2013
Pew points the way toward more avenues to Jewish life
Since the release of the Pew report on American Jews, the question I’ve been asked most often is what surprises me about it.
Scarlett Johansson is the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’
Esquire magazine has named Scarlett Johansson the “Sexiest Woman Alive” for 2013.
Israel’s scholars flee for greener academic pastures in America
Even with some of the best research institutions in the world, Israel’s got a bad case of “brain drain.” Israeli academics are leaving in droves for American institutions with bigger research budgets and cushy salaries.
Watch: The Maccabeats ‘Cups’ video
The Maccabeats have released their latest video and, as usual, it is the sweetest thing ever.
Freshman congressmen call on Obama to enforce Iran sanctions
A bipartisan group of freshmen congressmen called on the Obama administration to use all the sanctions passed by the House of Representatives against Iran to stop it from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Haim beats out Justin Timblerlake on U.K. charts
We’d like to send a hearty, virtual l’chaim to Haim on their recent success.
How to inspire a Jewish future in America
Last week, the Pew Research Center released the first national demographic study of Jewish Americans in more than a decade. Like all such studies, there are disagreements at the edges about the accuracy of some of the results, but the study’s most significant findings have been generally accepted.