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January 13, 2016
NGO law: US ambassador meets Israel justice minister to voice ‘concerns’
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, met with Israel’s justice minister and expressed reservations about her proposed law requiring NGOs to prominently announce substantial foreign funding.
Anti-immigrant ‘Soldiers of Odin’ raise concern in Finland
Wearing black jackets adorned with a symbol of a Viking and the Finnish flag, the \”Soldiers of Odin\” have surfaced as self-proclaimed patriots patrolling the streets to protect native Finns from immigrants, worrying the government and police.
Do stabbings of French Jews mean end of ‘Marseille miracle’?
Only three years ago, the Jews of Marseille were able to congregate without security and in relative safety in their synagogues and community centers. While violence by Muslim extremists rose throughout France, it largely spared the southern port city, where 80,000 Jews and 250,000 Muslims live.
Torah portion: The Jewish Black Swan
Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)\n
How studying Judaism fits into a Christian university
The first thing any visitor to Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus is likely to see is a prominent, thin, 125-foot stucco tower inlaid with a cross.
Marc Cohn’s career takes long walk to Los Angeles
As he assembles playlists both for live gigs and new recordings in 2016, singer-songwriter Marc Cohn will look to his past. And why shouldn’t he? Cohn’s musical past is proving to be extremely fertile ground.
School? There’s an app for that
In a certain well-known California valley, a school is utilizing burgeoning technology to keep parents connected to the classroom with the touch of a screen.
Making a dog bed out of an IKEA side table
I know I spoil my dogs. My reasoning is that, before we got them, they both had difficult lives living homeless on the streets and then doing time in the shelter, so I love to pamper them now that they’re in their forever home.
House Republicans vote for increased oversight on Iran deal
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed Republican-proposed legislation that would create greater oversight on the Iran nuclear deal and restrict President Barack Obama’s ability to lift sanctions on Iran.
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