Hebrew word of the week: Daf
Jewish Journal
June 11, 2015
Some words have been around thousands of years, and their various meaning reflect cultural history.
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June 11, 2015
Jenna Jameson is converting to Judaism
Jewish Journal
June 11, 2015
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/10/the-l-a-jewelry-fraudster-who-lured-jenna-jameson-to-judaism.html
Unity rally in Beit Shemesh honors slain teens, builds community
Jewish Journal
June 11, 2015
Beit Shemesh is a city known in recent years for divisiveness and contentious political demonstrations.
One year later: Honoring our murdered boys
Jewish Journal
June 11, 2015
When I heard the tragic news that the three Israeli teenagers, Naftali, Eyal, and Gilad, who had been kidnapped by members of Hamas weeks earlier, had been found murdered, I was with 33 American and Israeli peers at a business workshop in Jerusalem.
Head of Israeli hospital was crucial in aiding quake-ravaged Nepal
Roberto Loiederman
June 11, 2015
Just hours after the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, Dr. Jonathan Halevy received an urgent call from his deputy director general, Dr. Ofer Merin, a senior cardiothoracic surgeon.
Moving and shaking: Aish gala, ‘Mad Mensch’ at IKAR and more
Ryan Torok
June 11, 2015
The glitzy 35th annual Aish Los Angeles gala, held on May 20 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, spotlighted the organization’s mission of connecting Jews to Judaism while drawing a crowd of 950 people.
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