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October 5, 2016
The unforgivable sin I committed Yom Kippur morning
With my mind racing with what I would be saying in synagogue, how I will be praying, and the powerful meaning of this day, I barely noticed what was going on in the street.
Who by strangling and who by Starbucks: the fate of Yom Kippur
What would you give to know who’ll win the election? A lot, I bet — not because you’ll know whether to get out of the stock market, but because the anxiety is killing you.
JDC aiding Hurricane Matthew victims in Haiti
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, is responding to Hurricane Matthew\’s widespread destruction in Haiti, focusing on medical aid and other basic needs provision for beleaguered storm victims.
Israel’s Ministry of Tourism hires Democratic PR firm for U.S. outreach
Israel’s Ministry of Tourism has selected a PR firm linked to the Obama administration, the Democratic Party and its presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, to handle its North American public relations, according to a report by Holmes Report.
Gordon Davidson, director and producer, dies at 83
Gordon Davidson, the Brooklyn-born director and producer who played a key role in transforming Los Angeles from a perceived cultural backwater into a creative center for innovative and controversial plays, died Oct. 2.
World’s oldest man celebrates bar mitzvah 100 years late
The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, celebrated his bar mitzvah a century late.
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