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February 5, 2015
Jordan military jets pound Islamic State as king comforts pilot’s family
Jordanian fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria on Thursday, before roaring over the hometown of the pilot killed by the militants while King Abdullah consoled the victim\’s family.
Apple’s health tech takes early lead among top hospitals
Apple Inc\’s healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs.
Joint Arab party hopes for 15 seats in upcoming Israeli election
Aida Touma-Sliman, number five on the new joint Arab list, and assured of winning a seat in the next Israeli parliament.
Obama to seek new authority for force against the Islamic State next week
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for new authority to use force against Islamic State fighters next week, congressional aides said on Thursday.
Are anti-vaxxers’ religious exemption claims grounded in actual religious laws?
As the debate on vaccination heats up again in the U.S., some anti-vaxxers are requesting exemptions from vaccinating their children on religious grounds. But what do their faiths, including Judaism, actually say about the issue?
Moving and shaking: Sinai Akiba Academy, JFS Family Violence Project, Hillel 818 and more
Sinai Akiba Academy in Westwood honored longtime faculty member Rivka Shaked, as well as Luiza and Andrei Iancu, alumni parents who have held various leadership positions over the years, during its annual event and auction Jan. 24.
A day in the life of Jewish summer camp
Think summer camp is all fun and games? It is those things, but there’s a lot more to it. Just talk to some of the many veterans — from a camper to a songleader to a yoga instructor — of JCA Shalom’s residential summer camp in the hills of Malibu.
Russian-Jewish author explores breaking rules to get by
When Boris Fishman began writing “A Replacement Life,” his award-nominated debut novel about a frustrated writer who forges Holocaust restitution claims for Soviet Jews in Brooklyn, he had no idea that the premise of his work-in-progress was playing out in real time.
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