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December 5, 2014
No, Bono did not disguise himself as a Hasidic Jew
Bono has dressed up in many styles throughout his career, from a classic leather-jacketed rock star to his Mr. Macphisto alter ego in the early ’90s.
Vayishlach: You name it
Something very strange happens at the juncture of last week’s parsha (Vayetze) and this week’s (Vayishlach). In the last verse of Veyetze (Genesis 32:3), Jacob saw angels and said, “This is the camp of God” – and he named the place Machanayim, which means “two camps.”
Obama nominates Ashton Carter for Pentagon chief
President Barack Obama nominated longtime Defense Department understudy Ashton Carter as his fourth defense secretary on Friday to replace Chuck Hagel, the lone Republican in Obama\’s Cabinet, who resigned last week after disagreements with the White House.
Ben Carson, potential GOP presidential candidate, stands by U.S.-Nazi Germany comparison
Dr. Ben Carson, who is considering a 2016 Republican presidential run, reiterated his provocative opinion that the United States is comparable to Nazi Germany.
Knife-wielding Palestinian girl, 14, arrested at checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested a teenage girl who approached a checkpoint near Jerusalem holding a knife.
Cousin of murdered Palestinian teen helped supermarket terror victims
A cousin of the Palestinian teen who was burned alive in an apparent retaliatory attack was among the first to help the wounded in a stabbing attack at a West Bank supermarket.
It’s Birthright Israel — for Jewish moms
On the surface, the tour looked much like a standard Birthright Israel trip: Participants celebrated Shabbat in Jerusalem’s Old City, swam in the Dead Sea and ascended the ancient mountain fortress at Masada.
Yehuda Glick rejected in appeal on Temple Mount visits
A Jerusalem court rejected an appeal by Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick allowing him to return to the holy site.
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