Calendar: July 29 – August 4
Amanda Epstein
July 27, 2016
This comedy show pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present.
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July 27, 2016
Protesters burn Israeli flag outside Democratic convention
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2016
An Israeli flag was set alight as protesters chanted “Long live the intifada” outside the venue of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Israelis start to reject rabbinic establishment
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2016
New movement redefines what is kosher
Voters will choose prescription for health care
Bill Boyarsky
July 27, 2016
Surprisingly, one issue that affects most of us — the high cost of health care — has remained in the background of the presidential campaign so far, even though large numbers of Americans will soon face insurance premium increases for plans purchased from the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Obituaries: Week of July 29, 2016
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2016
Edward David Astrin died July 12 at 80. Survived by wife Barbara; daughter Elizabeth (Garrett) Hoffman; son Gregory; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Letters to the editor: Ringling Bros. Circus, Dennis Prager, Jerusalem Syndrome and more
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2016
I am an avid reader of the Jewish Journal who found the recent article “Ringling Bros. Circus Has Been a Feld Family Affair for Three Generations” very disturbing (July 22).
Shalom, Amar’e Stoudemire: Goodbye to the NBA’s Jewish star
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2016
For those obsessed with the search for Jewish big-time athletes, Amar’e Stoudemire, 33, was an unexpected dream and predictable heartbreaker — in short, the perfect punchline for a Jewish jocks joke.
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