Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Photo: U.S. Senate.
WSJ – WASHINGON–President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) as secretary of state. a senior Obama administration official said.
The Massachusetts senator’s decades of experience in America’s foreign-policy establishment has earned him praise from Republicans and he would likely face an easy confirmation process, the official said.
JNS.org – Discuss these names—Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Benny Goodman—with author/musician Ben Sidran, and you will understand how being Jewish, the Jews’ hunger to fit in, and their ease at doing so helped shape both the core of their identity and many of America’s greatest songs. “Jews in America were able to access a popular imagination because they were, in some ways, experts at being outsiders wanting to be accepted. They had a long tradition of this. A [...]
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JNS.org – JERUSALEM—What kind of ground can you cover in three hours in Jerusalem? Start at First Station (the renovated train station), go to the Haas Promenade for views of the city, continue past Mishkenot Shaananim and the historic windmill, through the Russian Compound, on to Jaffa Street, over the “harp” string bridge crossed by light rail passengers, through the Supreme Court area and the Knesset, past the Israel Museum to the Valley of the Cross, and back through the neighborhood of Rehavia. The [...]
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JNS.org – Worldwide performances of “Fiddler on the Roof” attest to its cultural power, as it evokes the yearning for tradition in a changing world. What is behind its staying power? According to Alisa Solomon, author of the new book “Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof,” it is the show’s balance between the universal and the particular. During a recent symposium at Princeton University celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the play’s Broadway opening on Sept. [...]
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Recipes for latkes and other Hanukkah treats.
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Musical ideas for celebrating Hanukkah.
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The Daniel Fast, named after the Old Testament prophet, recommends eating fruit, vegetables and whole grains and drinking water, while avoiding meat, fish, bread and sweetened or processed foods,the UK’s Daily Mail reported on Thursday. Susan Gregory, author of The Daniel Fast, told the newspaper that the plan is drawn from the Book of Daniel, which describes the prophet’s response to a command from King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to eat the same food he was eating to gain strength. But Daniel refused [...]
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In time for Chanukah, Moshav released its new music video, “World on Fire” featuring Grammy-nominated artist, Matisyahu. At a time when holiday shoppers are tripping over each other to buy presents, the video shows that the greatest of gifts require very little money. The camera follows a $20 bill as it passes through the hands of children and adults that have different hopes and hardships. Produced by my company, Bancs Media, the video boasts a stellar cast of actors. Moshav, whose first studio album was titled ”The [...]
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