The Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel were among a full spectrum of Jewish organizations and leaders — stretching from left to right — who spoke out firmly in opposition to the racist …
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By The Jewish Star
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8/16/17
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A genetic mutation causing a rare and devastating pediatric neurological disease that has puzzled medical centers around the world has been identified at the Hadassah Medical Organization by Dr. Orly …
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Hadassah
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8/9/17
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Over the course of a few days, the tiny Jewish community in Nicaragua more than doubled when 114 people converted to Judaism.
Last month, community members answered questions before a beit din of …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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8/9/17
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The catastrophic numbers of drug users, deaths and overdoses only pale to the nightmare of a 90 percent relapse rate. This plague has not passed over the Jewish …
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By Rabbi Dr. David Nesenoff, Founder
Center for Jewish Addiction Rehabilitation
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8/2/17
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Hadassah Hospital doctors have saved the life of 22-year-old Kimberly Winkler, an industrial engineering student from Minnesota who suffered a massive brain aneurysm.
Winkler, a native of the …
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8/2/17
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Sponsored by Nefesh B’Nefesh
TEL AVIV — Capt. Libby Weiss spent most of the summer of 2014 in a Hamas tunnel.
Israel’s military captured the tunnel, which extended …
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By Renee Ghert-Zand, JTA
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8/2/17
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Back to school season can be an exciting time for young students. For some, however, financial constraints and expenses can put a damper on the experience.
To lessen the burden on struggling …
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By Daniel Maron
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8/2/17
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By Daniella Levy, Kveller via JTA
The composition is exquisite: my firstborn, Hallel, maybe a week old, is lying on his back on a striped felt blanket next to his grandpa. They are gazing lovingly …
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By Daniella Levy, Kveller via JTA
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7/26/17
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Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel was joined outside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum last Thursday by several political and Jewish leaders to protest the upcoming appearance there of …
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By Ed Weintrob
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7/26/17
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It might be just one more brick in virulently anti-Semitic rock superstar Roger Waters’ wall of hate, but for several Nassau County elected officials, it’s one step too far onto the dark …
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By Ed Weintrob
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7/19/17
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