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Be'chol Lashon

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Heart-warming: Be’chol Lashon (“In Every Tongue”) opens new health center for Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda. http://bit.ly/9YdwY3
Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 10/6/2010 3:06 PM Comments (0)

Can you hear me now?

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New Israeli research: a battery that will offer hearing-aid users thousands of hrs—not just 3 wks—of battery life. http://bit.ly/cB1dAg
Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 10/14/2010 10:01 AM Comments (0)

Jewish Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman

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Jewish astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman: 5 missions. 1000+ hrs on Space Shuttle. Fixed Hubble. Carried 1st Torah into space. bit.ly/7jcyHc
Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 10/21/2010 10:58 AM Comments (0)

Gezer Calendar

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One of earliest records of Hebrew writing: Gezer Calendar 10th c. BCE (think K. Solomon). Lists monthly farming duties. bit.ly/92S8aQ
Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 10/25/2010 10:20 AM Comments (0)

Letter Alef

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In Jewish mysticism, the letter Alef is symbolized by air. Also Alef = the season of spring, the human chest. More:bit.ly/bBSAaf

Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 10/28/2010 2:03 PM Comments (0)

Broadway's Scottsboro Boys

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Fascinated by Broadway’s ‘minstrel show’ Scottsboro Boys? Check out this icky, funny Jewish minstrelsy: bit.ly/ck9imo. Listen: bit.ly/bX0pjn

Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 11/1/2010 3:29 PM Comments (0)

Kaddish in Medieval France

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Medieval Jews in France believed that if a son said Kaddish for his father, the act would release the man from hell.
Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 11/4/2010 2:20 PM Comments (0)

Soldiers' Benefits

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An Israeli soldier whose parents live outside Israel for 9+ months/year (Chayal Boded) is entitled to special benefits. bit.ly/cCIiWv

Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 11/8/2010 2:27 PM Comments (0)

Jewish Book Month

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It’s Jewish Book Month! See the striking 1944 poster: http://bit.ly/bkqU0K (HUC watermark in the background)

Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 11/15/2010 4:43 PM Comments (0)

Jerusalem Artichoke

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Jerusalem artichoke: not Jerusalemite, not artichoke. Native to N. Amer. Possible corruption of Italian “girasol” (sunflower). bit.ly/9fBdmb

Last Edited by Barbara Chandler at 11/15/2010 4:45 PM Comments (1)
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