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November 26, 2013
DIY shechitah: Kosher slaughter in the backyard
It’s a crisp fall day in southern Oregon and Josh Shupack, 32, is gently whispering in a chicken’s ear. “We’re going to return your soul to heaven, your blood to the earth,” he says, petting the bird’s bright red comb. “And nourish our bodies with your flesh.”
Terminally ill teen who covered Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ loses fight with cancer
Olivia Wise, the Jewish teenager from Toronto whose cover of Katy Perry’s “Roar” became a viral hit, died of brain cancer on Monday, CNN reports. She was 16.
National hate crime stats flawed, ADL charges
The 2012 edition of the FBI’s national Hate Crime Statistics Act report is flawed due to underreporting and a lack of participation, the Anti-Defamation League said.
India and Israel are closer, the IDF goes green, surfing in Israel and more…This week from Israel!
Obituaries
Stella Nadelman Krieger, an art collector and longtime manager of museum stores, died Nov. 21. She was 75 years old. Born in Los Angeles on March 5, 1938, she graduated from UCLA in 1960. With her husband Fred Krieger, Stella developed a passion for collecting.
Israel says it kills three Qaeda-linked militants in West Bank
Israeli security officials said their forces killed three Palestinian militants on Tuesday who were part of an al Qaeda-linked network in the West Bank.
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