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Number 169 - 2012/29 July 16, 2012 Tammuz 26, 5772 |
(Josh Nelson Project)
PJ Library of Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia County is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation administered by the JCCDC and the Jewish Federation
SHABBATH SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
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WISH THE WORLD A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON VIDEO - AND GET FEATURED ON JFNA NATIONAL ROSH HASHANAH VIDEO (Please contact us by email if you submit an entry) DEADLINE IS AUGUST 15
JEWISH BITES: A great compliment was paid to Jews in New York in 1788(Commentary Magazine)
ISRAEL IS REAL
The Woody Allen Israel Project (The Jewish Journal) Israel's number one handcyclist heads for the Paralympics (Israel 21c) 2012 Festival of lights in Jerusalem's Old City (Israel 21c /includes video) Israeli system stops leading hospital killer (Israel 21c) War news bad for your health (Israel21c) Controlling Avatar Robot by thought (No Camels) Naked mole rat may hold secret to long life (No Camels) Snoring U App will nudge sleepers to stop snoring (No Camels) Simple test identifies individual's ancestral origins (No Camels)
Israel Advocacy The Middle East greatest untold story (Huffington Post) Link provided by Ziva Dahl Pat Condell finally gets it on Israel (Video, YouTube) Link provided by Ziva Dahl Obama invites Egyptian President for US visit (KUNA) France penalizes Boycott of Israeli products (Gatestone Institute) Abbas to attend Teheran summit following Ahmedinejad'sinvitation (HaAretz) Rebutting Abbas, Condoleeza Rice confirms her account of their 2008 refugees conversation (The Times of Israel) Oil sanctions against Iran will not be enough (Washington Post) Israel's "Arab Spring" problem (Washington Post) Muslims combating Islamism (Investigative Project on Terrorism) Link provided by Ziva Dahl Narrow BDS defeat nothing to celebrate (Commentary Magazine) Link provided by Ziva Dahl Barak said Tel-Aviv threatened by long range Gaza rockets (The Times of Israel) Iran Talks fail again (John Bolton - Weekly Standard) Fabricating Palestinian History (Middle East Forum)
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WHEELCHAIRS NEEDED
JFS' Medical Lending is urgently in need of good quality, functional wheelchairs with footrests. If you have a wheelchair to donate, please contact jfs@jewishdutchess.org, or phone Patty Weathers at 845-471-9811. JFS will be happy to provide you with a receipt for your donation
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BLOGGING JEWISH IN DUTCHESS
We are creatures not only of habits but of preconceived ideas. While the Founding Fathers argued extensively on ideological terms about what the new Republic should look like, in contemporary American society most of us barely pay attention to ideologies; we tend to be more “pragmatic” - or we would like to believe so...
Ideologies, however, are ever present in our lives. Ideology is defined in the Webster's Dictionary as “the doctrines, opinions, or way of thinking of an individual, class, etc”. In Philosophy it is also defined as “a system of ideas which shapes an individual's or a group's perception of the world around them”. In other words, what be believe to be true defines the way we look at the world. For example, if we believe that “everything that happens is God's will”, as many religious individuals do – then predestination is a given, and the measure of control we have over our environment is limited. On the other extreme, if we believe that God doesn't exist at all, our free will expands to include everything, and all moral and Ethical standards are culturally defined and therefore realtive. Of course, most of us live in a happy intermediate point, but still the ideas we have about God and his/her role and interaction with Human history shapes what we believe we can do and what we believe we cannot. Let me give you some Jewish examples.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S CALENDAR PLANNER
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HELP US DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JEWISH INVOLVEMENT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
Monday, July 16 "This is my G-d" discussion group at Schomre Israel Adult Hebrew Class at Schomre Israel
Wednesday, July 18
Thursday, July 19
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