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News Could Tefillin Booth Propel Chicago Cubs to World Series Miracle in Game 7?
If at first you don’t succeed — wrap, wrap again. Chabad Rabbi David Kotlarsky, who offers Chicago Cubs fans the opportunity to don tefillin at a booth outside of Wrigley Field, was at it again this year, as Wrigley hosted its first three World Series games in 71 years. Kotlarsky, co-director of Chabad of East…
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Life Pageant for Holocaust Survivors Crowns New Queen
A Russian-born Israeli woman who was 2 days old when World War II broke out was crowned Miss Holocaust Survivor. Anna Grinis, 75, was crowned Sunday at the fifth annual pageant in Haifa for women who survived the Holocaust and the war. Fourteen finalists competed for the crown, according to reports; some 300 women had…
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Food Kosher Food Coming to U.N. Cafeterias
(JTA) — The United Nations will begin serving kosher food in its cafeterias. The decision to introduce kosher food to the United Nations eateries on Monday comes less than a month after Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon wrote to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for the change, pointing out that there are…
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Fast Forward UNESCO Head Distances Herself From Jerusalem Resolution as New Measure Looms
The head of the United Nations cultural agency continued to distance herself from resolutions that deny Jewish ties to Jerusalem holy sites, as another agency committee prepares to vote on a similar measure. Irina Bokova, director general of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, wrote in a letter to Israeli Education Minister…
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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Opens Paris Popcorn Shop
Jewish actress Scarlett Johansson opened a popcorn shop in Paris. The actress and her husband, Romain Dauriac, launched the Yummy Pop store in Paris’ Marais district on Saturday. Johansson was on hand to scoop popcorn for fans who crowded the store. The Saturday event was a soft opening; an official grand opening will take place…
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Fast Forward 4 Palestinians Detained By Their Own Police After Visiting Sukkah
Four Palestinians who attended a Sukkot celebration alongside Israelis in the home of a West Bank mayor were arrested by Palestinian security forces. The celebration took place without incident Wednesday at the home of Oded Revivi, mayor of the Efrat settlement. Revivi had invited several dozen Palestinians living near Efrat to join 30 Israelis in…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Calls Donald’s Lewd Remarks ‘Offensive’
Ivanka Trump said lewd and sexually aggressive comments her father, Donald Trump, made in a leaked 2005 audiotape were “inappropriate and offensive.” “My father’s comments were clearly inappropriate and offensive and I’m glad that he acknowledged this fact with an immediate apology to my family and the American people,” the Republican presidential nominee’s Jewish daughter…
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Fast Forward Online Streaming of Bob Dylan Music Jumps 500% After Nobel Prize
Online streaming of Bob Dylan’s music has increased by more than 500 percent since announcement of his 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Spotify digital music platform said Friday, a day after the prize was announced, that streams of Dylan songs increased by 512 percent and the most listened to song was “Like a Rolling…
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