February 3, 2014

Number 248 - 2014/04              February 3, 2014                       Adar I  3, 5774

 

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alla in Israel

(Palito Ortega)

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Sunday, February 2

TBE Religious School

"Irving Berlin: Say it with Music" at the Public Library

Jewish War Veterans monthly meeting

 

Tuesday, February 4

JCCDC/HVCC Community Meeting. Come, listen, ask questions

 

Wednesday, February 5

JFS Lunch and Learn

Gesher High School Program

 

Thursday, February 6

Rabbi Neal's class: The Kings of Israel

Adult Class about Shabbath at Vassar Temple

 

Sunday, February 9

The Roger and Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical Theater(Public Library)

 

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BLOGGING JEWISH IN DUTCHESS

With Super Bowl upon us, I thought it might be interesting to examine some of the sport-related idioms we use every day and what they mean for us. We use these idioms because we relate to them in a way that formal expressions just cannot do it.

 

Take for example “Monday morning quarterback”. Everybody can criticize what a quarterback did or didn't do while sitting in the couch...but how many of us can perform in the field with a few thousands people watching us and putting pressure on us. Not to mention the pressure we put on ourselves in such situations. As easy as criticizing the quarterback is to criticize the life-and-death decisions that many world leaders are forced to make. Of course, we are sitting on the couch rather than the hot seat.

Keep reading

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Israel goes vegan (Israel 21c)

Israel-Canada joint Ocean studies center in Eilat (Israel 21c)

Are aerosols really bad for the environment? (Israel 21c)

Warning! Warning labels can be dangerous to your health (Israel 21c)

New world class cyber security center in Israel (Israel 21c)

This electric car can fold to the size of a motorcycle (No Camels)

 

Israel Advocacy 

Ashton's statement on Holocaust Memorial Day doesn't mention Jews (Algemeiner)

ADL: US treatment of Pollard verges on anti semitism (Israel HaYom)

170,000 rockets are aimed at Israeli cities, says IDF intell head(Times of Israel)

No diplomatic accord can completely ensure Israel's security(Jerusalem Post)

Lapid: Failed negotiations will dramatically impact Israelis(Ynet News)

Why Kerry is scary (Thomas Friedman, NY Times)

Confronting European funding for BDS (Times of Israel)

Jews, Out of France! (Israel National News)

Israel's growing role in Southern Syria (Washington Institute)

Palestinian workers back Scarlett Johansson's oppostion to Soda Stream boycott (Christian Monitor)

Palestinians denounce western "financial blackmail" (Al Jazeera)

Fatah official: Palestinians interested in Iranian role in conflict with Israel (Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post)


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