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Thursday, October 13th 2022 / Thursday, October 13th 2022

Citation de la semaine:   «Je défends d’abord les intérêts de mon pays, le Liban. Devons-nous rester en état de guerre ?… aujourd’hui nous demandons qui est la victime ? C’est le peuple libanais.» Claudine Aoun Roukoz, fille du président libanais Michel Aoun (se prononçant en faveur d’un éventuel accord de paix avec Israël) Table des […]

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Thursday, October 13th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

WHAT’S WITH RUSSIA’S NUCLEAR STOCKPILE? Here’s What Russia’s Attacks May Indicate About Its Weapons Stockpile.:  Mike Ives, NY Times, Oct. 11, 2022 — The Russian missile and drone attacks that killed at least 19 people across Ukraine on Monday were traumatic and wide-ranging, but they were not as deadly as they could have been, in […]

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Wednesday, October 12th 2022 / Wednesday, October 12th 2022

                                       WEEKLY QUOTES “That is ridiculous.” Ambassador Tom Nides shooting down claims that the U.S.-brokered deal on gas and maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon was a surrender to Hezbollah. He also rejected arguments by his predecessor, David Friedman, who tweeted that […]

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Friday, October 7th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

SHABBAT READING The Multiple Metaphors for God in Shirat Haazinu:  Prof. Rabbi Andrea M Weiss, TheTorah.com,  Sept. 23, 2014 —Parashat Haazinu tells of a relationship gone awry.  According to the poem at the heart of Deuteronomy 32 (referred to as “the Song of Moses” or, after its first word, “Shirat Haazinu”), God established a special relationship […]

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Thursday, October 6th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

Gas Deal: Security Guarantees for Israel, Economic Benefits for Lebanon:  Lahav Harkov and Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 2, 2022 — Israel will receive royalties from gas that Lebanon extracts in the disputed area of the Mediterranean Sea, Prime Minister Yair Lapid revealed at Sunday’s cabinet meeting. Maritime Agreement: A Tactical Concession for the Sake […]

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Tuesday, October 4th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2022:  Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report, Sept. 29, 2022 — Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (October 5, 2022), a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew), concluding 10 days of soul-searching and spiritual self-awareness and self-enhancement, which begins on Rosh Hashanah, […]

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Monday, October 3rd 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

  “There is no “Jewish-Free Zone” at Berkeley Law or on the UC-Berkeley campus. The Law School’s rules are clear that no speaker can be excluded for being Jewish or for holding particular views. I know of no instance where this has been violated.”  Erwin Chemerinsky   (Yahoo! Finance, Oct. 1, 2022) When Does anti-Zionism Become Antisemitism? – Barbra Streisand, […]

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Friday, September 30th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

SHABBAT READING The Psalm of the Shofar: Its Use in Liturgy and its Meaning in the Bible:  Prof. Alan Cooper, TheTorah.com, September 2022 — The standard machzorim of today, following the reading of the haftara, introduce the ceremonial sounding of the shofar with Psalm 47. The psalm is recited seven times in many congregations, a late custom […]

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Thursday, September 29th 2022

Citation de la semaine:  « Une bonne année répare le dommage des deux mauvaises. » Anonyme Table des Matières Israël, “un pays où il fait bon vivre” pour 65 % de la population i24NEWS, 25 septembre 2022 Les défis d’Israël pour la nouvelle année – Partie 2: économie et société Jérémie Elfassy i24news, 25 septembre […]

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Thursday, September 29th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

NATO Formally Blames Sabotage for Nord Stream Pipeline Damage:  Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, Sept. 29, 2022 Nord Stream 1: How Russia is Cutting Gas Supplies to Europe:  BBC, Sept. 5, 2022 Who Gains Most from Nord Stream Sabotage?:  Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen, Asia Times,  Sept. 28, 2022 Russia Hits Europe in the Bread Basket:  Ekaterina […]

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Wednesday, September 28th 2022 / Wednesday, September 28th 2022

WEEKLY QUOTES “… Iran’s regime hates Jews, hates women, hates gay people, hates the West. They hate and kill Muslims who think differently, like Salman Rushdie and Mahsa Amini. Their hate is a way of life. It is a way to preserve their oppressive rule. … There is only one member-state in the UN that […]

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Friday, September 23rd 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

Eyes Open, Eyes Shut: Thoughts for Rosh Hashana:  Rabbi Marc D. Angel, The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, September 2022 — Paul Gaugin, the famous 19th century French artist, commented: “When I want to see clearly, I shut my eyes.” He was referring to two different ways of perceiving reality. With our eyes open, […]