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August 5, 2015

More attorneys’ fees ordered in Hotel Shangri-La case

The Hotel Shangri-La and one of its owners must pay a total of more than $400,000 in additional fees to the attorneys for a group of young Jews the hotel illegally discriminated against in 2010, a trial judge ruled on July 28.

Calendar August 7-13, 2015

In addition to being an iconic actor, writer, film director and playwright, Woody Allen is a musician.

Hushed Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation continues

In the aftermath of back-to-back terrorist attacks – one perpetrated by Jewish terrorists against a Palestinian family, killing an 18-month toddler; and one carried out by a Palestinian terrorist on a mother of three young children – Israeli and Palestinian security officials are seeking signs that the joint security cooperation itself not become a casualty of the growing tension.

Let’s talk about sex

This may have been the most distracting, scatter-brained interview I’ve ever conducted. Dogs were barking, phones were ringing off the hook, and Internet was iffy, at best.

Hebrew word of the week: Yod, yud

Although yod is the smallest Hebrew letter (similar to the Greek iota ı),** its ancient form was much larger, looking more like yad “hand” (from shoulder to middle finger).

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