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Who Will Light Up Jewish Kids Lit?ForwardHuge Loss: Today's Jewish children's books lack the colorful storytelling that marked Simms Taback's work. By Deborah Kolben Back in my dating days, there was always a moment of panic when I brought a guy home to my apartment for the first time.
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Casspi in chargeCleveland Jewish NewsDuring his rookie season, Casspi meshed with the Jewish community in Sacramento. "I had a wonderful two years there," he said. "The people in Sacramento have been great to me and my family." A rabbi from a Sacramento synagogue even contacted ARCO Arena …
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Daily Mail
Thomas Cohen: Meet Peaches Geldof's charming loverDaily MailPeaches, 22, and Thomas had been friends for some time but started dating in December 2010, when Peaches had just returned to Britain after living in the United States. 'I had known Peaches for a few years and she was always so much more exciting and …and […]
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Would-Be L.A. Mayor Seeks Jewish VotesForwardBy Rex Weiner Wendy Greuel, who as Los Angeles city controller oversees the city's finances, is the only one of four Democratic candidates in the 2013 race for mayor who isn't Jewish, a detail that did not prevent Greuel from attending services at no …and more »
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)
Israel and India celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relationsIsrael Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)In the background of these young and dynamic relations stand the ancient ties between the Jewish and Indian peoples, dating back over 2000 years. In the course of history, Jewish communities throughout India received the […]
Ancient scrolls shed light on Afghan JewsOttawa CitizenBy Amie Ferris-Rotman, Reuters January 29, 2012 2:07 AM A cache of ancient Jewish scrolls from northern Afghanistan that has only recently come to light is creating a storm among scholars who say it could reveal an undiscovered side of medieval Jewry.
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Haaretz
How studying Judaism helped a secular student recover from trauma of the Yom …HaaretzBy Elisha Porat Tags: Hebrew University Golan Heights Jewish World In October 1976 I went up to Jerusalem to study Judaism. Friends had recommended that I try to cure my ongoing shell shock, dating from October 1973, by immersing myself in the […]
GLOE's LGBT Jewish Speed Dating - Registration Closing!Metro WeeklyThe DCJCC's GLBT Outreach and Engagement entity wants to play matchmaker with its special speed-dating fundraising event next weekend. But this isn't your speed-dating of old. No, GLOE's matchmakers will pair LGBT Jews with similar interests or desires …
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The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Dating Sucks Singles EventThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.Being set up, dating online, or hitting the bars are all horrible, but not as bad as going to a singles event. The first of The Jewish Journal's singles events is something new and different. We are going to get honest, get […]
Jweekly.com
Bay Area Jewish singers Saul Kaye and Elana Jagoda tie the knotJweekly.com5 wedding in San Francisco photos/lilia ahner Kaye is a singer-songwriter with five solo CDs, all with Jewish themes, under his belt. Jagoda is a Jewish song leader and recording artist, as well as cantorial soloist at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San …
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