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Culture 6 Reasons (Jewish) Mommy Blogs Suck
These days, it’s all the rage to knock mommy blogs, but I disagree. I’m a big fan of online mommies, especially the celebrities — I’m looking at you, Gwyneth, Mayim, Tori — I say, you go girls! Because while my friends are reading your tips on how to decorate the playroom, or “Twelve Things My…
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Fast Forward Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy in Cairo, No One Injured
A home-made bomb exploded in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, but no one was hurt, security sources and the website of state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said. The office has not been used by Israeli diplomats for at least two years, following a September 2011 attack on the embassy. Security sources said the…
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Fast Forward Bulgarian Police Identify Israel Tour Bus Bomber as El Hajj Hassan
Bulgarian police identified a Lebanese-Canadian man as the bomber of an Israeli tour bus. The identification came from DNA evidence connected to the July 2012 attack at the Burgas airport on a bus full of Israeli tourists. Five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver were killed. The DNA belongs to Hassan El Hajj Hassan,…
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Fast Forward Brothers Avrohom and Moshe Goldstein Plead Guilty in ‘Get’ Extort Scheme
Two Brooklyn brothers have admitted participating in a violent ring with rabbis that threatened Jewish husbands to agree to grant their wives a religious divorce, and they face possible lengthy prison terms, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Avrohom Goldstein, 34, and Moshe Goldstein, 31, were among 10 men, including their father and two Orthodox Jewish rabbis,…
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News Jewish Traveler Cheats Death by Skipping Malaysia Flight on Shabbat
The owner of a travel site claims a Jewish air traveler cheated death when he decided not to fly on Shabbat — and avoided being on board doomed Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The lucky globetrotter changed his mind about booking the flight last Saturday after an observant travel agent refused to book the flight from…
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Life When Hasidic Boys Grow Up Without Real School
Getty Images My 9-year-old son hates school. I explain to him that “hate” is a strong word used only in rare instances, and that school — as awful as it may seem to him — is essential to pursuing a career as an adult. I explain to him that education is power, that I would…
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The Schmooze Meet the Jewish Bachelorette: Andi Dorfman
If you haven’t been watching the latest season of “The Bachelor,” you’ve probably never heard of Andi Dorfman. That’s about to change. The Jewish assistant district attorney from Atlanta has just been named the next Bachelorette, People Magazine reports. Am I dreaming?!? Insanely grateful, happy and most of all ready to find love!!! #cloudnine —…
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Life Not Becoming a Rabbi Was the Best Decision of My Life
Thinkstock There are a lot of things that I’m never going to be: a morning person, someone who remembers to check the weather report. A rabbi. It’s especially good that I am not this last thing, because it would have been the biggest mistake of my life. Throughout college, there were moments stacking up, like…
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