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October 8, 2015
Calendar: October 9-15
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes is going to pare things down to the bare essentials of voice and piano as she takes the audience on a journey through the music of Kurt Weill, the German composer who was active in the 1920s, collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and famously composed “Mack the Knife.”
Letters to the editor: The Pope; Water crisis; The Laugh Factory and more
I think David Suissa perfectly summarizes some unique Jewish principles (“Why Jews Don’t Have a Pope,” Oct. 2).
U.S. officials say Russian cruise missiles aimed at Syria crashed in Iran
U.S. officials said four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from a warship in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday had crashed in Iran while Russia insisted they had reached their targets in Syria.
Two stabbed in suspected terror attack in northern Israel
An Israeli soldier and a civilian were stabbed in a suspected terror attack in the northern Israeli city of Afula.
Torah portion: Yom Kippur a coming home for the Jewish soul
Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
In defense of Jewish circumcision
This past week, I was in Miami for the bris (or brit), the Jewish ritual circumcision, of my grandson. It’s a good time to offer a defense of the Jews’ most ancient ritual.
Netanyahu: No quick fix for latest ‘wave of terror’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there was no quick fix for a spate of Palestinian \”lone-wolf\” attacks that the Jewish state has faced in recent days.
Sanders campaign apologizes for ejecting pro-Palestinian group from rally
The presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has apologized for ejecting members of a pro-Palestinian student group from a rally in Boston.
Facebook to launch Israeli-made satellite to bring Internet access to Africa
Facebook will launch an Israeli-made satellite to bring Internet access to sub-Saharan Africa.
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