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No matter what critics say, some "South Park" fans continue to see virtue in the show because, for all its flaws, at least its writers still try to satirically comment on the world around them. Other comments from the same…

This study examines the prevalence and associated factors of loneliness among school-going adolescent girls in Indonesia. A 6.5% prevalence of often or always feeling lonely was found in this study population. This result is lower than…

The reason of the heart is the instinctive recognition of truth, goodness and beauty.…

(RNS) - Summers have long been a time of camp meetings and religious revivals, a week of preaching, singing and rescuing souls in the open air. This tradition has faded over the years, but a form of it still exists on a western North…

The clock says it's time to invent Cloth A very important part of the recent development of AI technology is the "creator" class of AI. Typically rooted in an algorithmic technology known as Generative Adversarial…

By Imen Boudali | Raseef22 | – This article by Imen Boudali was first published by Raseef22 and is republished through a content-sharing partnership with Global Voices. ( Globalvoices.org ) – In May of each year, Tunisia hosts a unique…

The famous American pastry chef keeps love, family and tradition in mind wherever he goesIn the kitchen of a small two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, a young Ebow Dadzie watched his grandmother cook. Sometimes he was asked to pass a spice…

The descriptive statistics and the results of the reliability analyzes are presented in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. In both sexes, trials with an external load less than 3 kg showed < 0.75 of the lower limit of the 95% CI. For male…

CLAREMORE — A state senate candidate from Rogers County is being called…

JERUSALEM, Israel — A unique stone from an uncovered synagogue where Jesus may have prayed has returned to his home in Galilee, and the Magdala Stone is expected to be a particular draw for visitors. Considered by experts to be one of…

In school computer labs in the 1970s, games raised a lot of questions. Specifically, they asked for a lot of numbers. The numbers entered were the fuel needed to power the games - usually short programs written in BASIC - which filled…

The Union organizes a training day for its members The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has instructed public information officers within the civil service to remain…

By Steve Kramer Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The following is my summary of an excellent lecture by Haviv Rettig Gur, a well-known journalist for The Times of Israel. Gur's conference brings something new to the Arab-Israeli…

The German government is playing an increasingly aggressive role in NATO's proxy war against Russia, arming the pro-Western regime in kyiv to the teeth.On Monday, Ukraine received its first Gepard anti-aircraft tanks from Germany. "Today,…

MONROE — After months of controversy and turmoil, the school district has a new permanent superintendent of schools.The district also has a new acting business administrator and chief security officer.By a vote of 6 to 2 with one…

Just over two months after Niles West High School District 219 School Board member Jill Manrique sparked controversy by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh on the stage at the graduation ceremony at Niles West High School in Skokie, a…

Bad behavior among young people and adults has led to new rules at Gahanna's pools, including requiring guests under 16 to be accompanied by an adult.The new requirement came into effect July 16, three weeks before the end of the season,…

LANSING — Emily Dievendorf could have had some extra money for the first time in her life, after selling a house she could barely afford. Instead, she opened a bookstore in downtown Lansing — a nonprofit bookstore, no less — with the idea…

Rachael Pass became pregnant during her second year of rabbinical school and chose to have an abortion. She described her experience as "deeply Jewish" and filled…

DERRY – The Etz Hayim Synagogue will hold an open house and orientation for new and returning students on…

Picking the right actor for a role often means finding someone who matches the character's description in a script, but Josh Sundquist wasn't sure if that was possible for his "Best Foot Forward" series."It seems silly in retrospect, but…

Nickola Cunha, the former Hamden lawyer who was disbarred for anti-Semitic remarks made against a judge faces disciplinary action for allegations she made against three other lawyers, according to court documents.In one case, Cunha falsely…

“Are you visiting Bratislava? a man asks us. He wears a white button-up shirt and approaches my friend Deanna and I in the garden courtyard behind the Heydukova Street Synagogue, the Orthodox synagogue in the Slovak capital. “Yes,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will today officially unveil its running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to the public. Speaking at his official unveiling in Abuja, All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate Kashim Shettima…

Jennifer Down missed the call telling her she had won the Miles Franklin. She was in a hotel room on a Zoom call for work, and later called back with no idea what news awaited her. "I was pretty speechless," she told Guardian Australia.…

Beat a dead horse? Learn about the decline of Protestantism * If you wish to comment here, make your comment relatively brief (no more than 100 words, please), civil and respectful in language, not hostile or argumentative,…

I've always been drawn to the great outdoors: rock climbing in the Catskills, hiking in the Negev, and more recently summering in the Blue Ridge with my family. Nature is my happy place. Many people expressed that they felt connected…

TOKYO – Donald Keene, who had stayed in Tsingtao in China for a period after World War II, finally set foot on the Japanese mainland in December 1945. Although there are no documents indicating the exact date, he There is a letter dated!-->…

These days, perhaps more than ever, we hear about “my rights”. During my life, there have been important movements to guarantee rights of all kinds. And today, protests and debates continue, sometimes civil and sometimes not. But…

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By Laurie Baron Laurie Baron Richard A. Freund, PhD SAN DIEGO – Dr. Richard A. Freund died in Charlottesville, Va., on July 14, 2022, of complications resulting from rejection of a bone marrow transplant he received 18 years ago. He…

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Shmuli stares in dread from the windows of his mobile phone shop. He pulls on his long beard and side curls. "Please don't take my picture," he begs. "Don't speak loudly."His tone becomes menacing. "Go away. Go away.…

On this special day, we can only celebrate an apostle of the modern faith, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, who is 64 years old today. The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle…

The first 3D printing article in a gynecological application was reported by Stitely et al. 2016 about a clinical application of a 3D printed cylindrical tubing connector in 15th trimester dilation and evacuation procedures . Meanwhile,…

The far-reaching shortcomings of so-called Western-style democracy may date back to its earliest days, but what has been particularly troubling lately has been a tendency to elect (or select) leaders whose spectacular inability to…

(Stock) Parashat Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8. Over the past few weeks, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, expanded gun rights and stripped the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas…

Would you like the government to tell you not to spend more than five minutes in the shower – or even to share a bath with a friend? This is what is happening in Germany, where energy rationing now seems inevitable. The crisis caused by…

If you've had a cup of coffee lately, you've probably been served by a robot. It might not have been a "baristabot" that took your order or handed you your latte at your local cafe, but somewhere along the line, from bean to…

Comment this storyCommentThousands of miles and circumstances separate a Jewish cleric based in Maryland and a death row inmate in Texas. But the lives of the two men have been entwined with dozens of handwritten letters over the past…

Discover the beauty of Latin American Jewish fusion. One could argue that reinvention and adaptation are the nouns that best characterize the Jewish experience. In the diaspora, these traits are essential to survive and thrive. Food has…

Doing wacky shit is a central tenet of TikTok. You simply can't exist on the app without filing your own teeth or performing C-sections on pickles and bananas. But doing crazy things in the name of love is perhaps the most sacred…

We have long seen insects as instinctive, mindless creatures with robotic-like reactions to the world and all its impulses.But the closer we look, the more surprisingly complex behaviors we discover, from bees communicating through dance…

photo credit: pixabay *Editor's Note: A new series on the Holocaust from Alex Grobman, PhD The question of how and why the Holocaust occurred in Western civilization remains a matter of concern because it reveals…

A ruling by the Lod District Court has upended the religious status quo in Israel and could herald a marriage revolution in the Jewish state. In a decision released on Friday, Judge Efrat Fink ruled that the Home Office's Population…

It was supposed to be a dream job. When Anna Rajagopal told me about Avodahthey understood it to be a “non-profit social justice group that works specifically with recent college graduates and young Jews between the ages of 21 and…

(JTA) — A Jewish summer camp in Southern California is reassuring families after a prominent anti-LGBT+ Twitter account, Libs of TikTok, drew attention to a years-old “diversity and inclusion” statement. a year on its!-->…

They started with a two-hour literature test starting at 7:35 a.m.In Hanoi, around 98,000 students got up at 4 or 5 a.m. to eat breakfast and prepare for the day ahead.They had to be at the exam site by 6:45 a.m., but many decided to take…

Anna Kronick, 'Dancing Rabbis', cut-out silkscreen paper Few people know today that the walls of many Jewish houses used to be coated with complexes cut papers. Overflowing with detailed ornamentation and religious symbolism, these…

(RNS) - The Reverend Jerry Pillay, the Presbyterian minister elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches last month, takes the helm as the global ecumenical body is already under pressure to expel the Russian Orthodox Church…

ST HELIER, Jersey, 05 July. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia…

I asked Carrère why he wasn't telling the truth at the airport scene. He thought for a moment, said, "Because." . .", then paused again. "I thought that would have ruined it a bit." What he loved about the Gemini woman story was that,…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Photo: UN, via Wikimedia Commons) By Issam KhalidiThe Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international sympathy with Ukraine illustrates the hypocrisy and double standards that the West employs in…

Placeholder while loading article actionsDeborah Lipstadt, the State Department's new special envoy to combat anti-Semitism, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for her first official visit abroad as the Biden administration's top expert on…

A bullet through the kitchen window. The parents of my good friend, Jan Perry, had purchased land in Woodmere, just outside of Cleveland. Well, they didn't buy it. They couldn't because they were black. Instead, they asked a black man…

A draft new constitution for Tunisia significantly strengthens the powers of the head of state, heightening fears from critics of President Kais Saied that it aims to entrench one-man rule and undo the democratic gains of the uprising in…

From search engines to social media, algorithms are quickly becoming part of everyday life, and businesses and academic institutions like Bayerthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and others use them to their advantage.…

Orlando, FL (June 24, 2022) – Attorney Gary S. Lesser, managing partner of West Palm Beach-based Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, was sworn in today as the 74th President of the Law Society of Florida. More than 500…

If he isn't already, Rabbi Ari Sitnik will soon be the most viewed rabbi in internet history, all because of…

A day after the Parliament of Malawi recognized the nomination of George Chaponda as leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party by inviting him to attend the meeting of the National Assembly Affairs Committee, 22 MPs from the…

We've been down this road before. Just nine years ago, Nigeria considered replacing a doctoral graduate with a man who claimed his certificate belonged to army records. At the time, we blind supporters of the candidate felt that the rank…

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Learning. Immersive journey. Community building. Fun. (Remember the fun?) As the world gradually reopens after a pandemic-induced hiatus, CJP is launching an immersive journey to connect people to each other, Israel and Boston's…

ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military…

Marina Warner, English writer, lecturer and former president of the Royal Society of Literature, is an authority on things that don't exist. Magical spells, monstrous beasts, pregnant virgins - if the imagination can conjure it up, she…

By James Finn | DETROIT - Somewhere in the United States this morning, a young girl is pregnant because she was sexually abused by someone she trusts - a parent, an uncle, a teacher, possibly a Baptist pastor from South. She is…

Scan through any list of movies with hidden meanings, and you'll likely find that the term is almost exclusively applied to dramas. While some of the best hidden meanings usually come from movies in the more dramatic genres, there…

Step into a time machine with me and let's go back to the early 1990s. Let's go to a large bookstore. Come with me to the Judaica section. We will see books with titles such as God Was In This Place & I, I Did Not Know, by Lawrence…

ILLINOIS — Two incumbent congressional representatives, Sean Casten and Marie Newman, are fighting for their political lives in Illinois' newly remapped 6th congressional district. The two battle it out in a game of political musical…

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt's first overseas tour as the State Department's anti-Semitism monitor will begin in Saudi Arabia, a sign of the kingdom's efforts to change its image in the West and among Jews.!-->…

Colonel John Carl Johnson (retired U.S. Army), 88, died peacefully at his home in Edmond, OK with his wife, Nancy, by his side on April 3, 2022. He was born September 23, 1933 in Ellen and Ernest Johnson in Memphis, TN. John was the only…

The Department of Communication and Arts (DCA) at Roskilde University invites applications for a postdoc position from September 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. The postdoc is a full-time position of 36 months. 24 months…

A Cleveland police officer who was once recognized as Officer of the Year is under investigation after being accused of glorifying Adolf Hitler and spreading anti-Semitism in old social media posts that resurfaced. The Cleveland Police…

The Jewish Community Center of St. Louis and its partners will be hosting a Pride Shabbat Picnic to celebrate Pride Month on Friday, June 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, their allies and their families of all kinds…

(The Center Square) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says a recession is not inevitable, comments that have been met with skepticism by business leaders. In a interview With ABC's "This Week," Yellen said she believes a…

Little Acorns bookstore, owned by local woman Jenni Doherty, won the award-winning overall award for Business/Entrepreneur of the Year. The business was founded in 2010, growing out of a small market stall in which Jenni had 100 pounds.…

(RNS) - Songs sung at this Friday night Sabbath service included the traditional "Lecha Dodi," as well as "Wade in the Water." The musical accompaniments were a guitar and an African drum. This pioneering service marking Juneteenth — the…

The will of the people of the Holy LandLucky Star: the mighty flag of IsraelJThe other day I came across a wonderful historical treasure. The document is called The Harrison Report (I found it after thinking about naming a YouTube show by…

Days before stepping down as army chief of staff in April, General MM Naravane issued a nuanced appeal to the nation: that the expenses of the armed forces not be seen as a burden on the Indian economy. It was more than a…

WAUKESHA - A father figure is more than a guy grilling hot dogs and shouting bad words at the referee on the…

A motion on anti-Semitism that has sparked anger and fear among many Jewish social workers failed to pass the British Association of Social Workers' annual conference. (BASW) Friday. Jewish News revealed on Wednesday how a motion…

By S. Karweaye After more than 15 years of post-conflict reconstruction and democratic governance, Liberians seem to agree that governance in the country is not working as it should. And at the root of this is the high cost of…

Dear York College Community, I am pleased to announce that after an extensive search process, Kathryn J. Cousins ​​has been selected as the next Vice President of Advancement and Communications at York College. She is excited to return to…

The pilgrimage is an allegory of human life on earth. It is the externalization of an inner journey towards truth, or an adventure of spiritual discovery. Pilgrims from distant countries converge on a center, attracted by a spiritual…

NAME: Sheryl (Shira) Joseph AGE: 65HOMETOWN: Morristown, New JerseyIN THE NEWS: Joseph is retiring after 19 years as a rabbi at Congregation Sha'aray Shalom in Hingham. She has been a rabbi for 27 years. NOW YOU KNOW: Rabbi Joseph was…

Bitcoin and Public policy in the application of international arbitration Cryptocurrencies are a fast-spreading form of transaction in the global financial system and regulators have recognized that crypto-assets are here to stay; they…

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dispersive Holdings, Inc. won the prestigious Publisher Cloud Obfuscation Pricing from Cyber ​​Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine. "We are…

Venice's Jewish ghetto, considered the first in Europe and one of the first in the world, is seeing a new effort underway to preserve its 16th-century synagogues for worshipers who have remained as well as tourists who visit.For nearly two…

LAHORE – Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rao Sardar Ali Khan sacked five Kahna Central Investigation Agency (CIA) officials on Saturday for their involvement in illegal activities. He said there was no place for black…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to appear before a friendly conference of conservative Jewish leaders in New York on Sunday, despite efforts by gay rights advocates to have…

Dr. Wendy Lower The Houston Holocaust Museum will host free public programs in June, including a June 19 panel discussion, an author event with a National Book Award…