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Don’t miss the next JPC forum on June 14 at 7pm at the Historic 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, DC. Popular radio host Michael Medved will moderate a spirited discussion about the prospects for an economic recovery. Panelists include Stephen... 

"The stories in the book of Genesis are the oldest stories in the world yet they continue to inspire and intrigue" commented Rabbi Asher Herson who will instruct the course. "Countless individuals, sages and laymen alike, continue to carefully... 

On the dawn of April 8, on the eve of Passover, more than 70 humans gathered outside the Chabad Center of Raleigh to participate in the blessing of the sun. The special blessing, called 'Birkat Hachama,' was led by Rabbi Pinchas Herman. Original... 

Today’s Golden Oldie is from Israeli Independence Day 1999. Yesterday was Israeli Independence Day 2009, and I’m still in the post-barbeque euphoric stage of our national mood swing. I’ve decided to continue the party for another day... 

Yesterday we marked Remembrance Day in memoriam of the nation’s 22,570 fallen, both soldiers and civilians. The count is comprised of those who gave their lives for the State of Israel from 1860 and on, and includes members of the Jewish Brigade... 

Today’s Golden Oldie is from 1988. I’m sick. I just popped a Coldex tablet, swallowed a couple of vitamin C pills, gulped down two aspirins, and staggered out of a sick bed to work on the blog. When I first found that Golden Oldie from 21... 

Last week, an unidentified ship sunk an Iranian vessel off the Sudanese coast in the Red Sea that was reportedly carrying weapons to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian safety measure source alleges Israel was responsible, but Jerusalem has not commented.... 

If you can eat only one meal in Israel, choose breakfast. Preferably at a kibbutz. If you can’t find a kibbutz, the dawn spread at an Israeli hotel should do the trick. that lavish dairy buffet, an event everyone remembers even whether the rest... 

I woke up that with a stuffed nose, a wicked cough, a headache, and chills …and soon after I read the papers, which headlined the newest pandemic threat!!? Stay tuned for further developments. -Dry Bones- Israel’s Political Comic Strip Since... 

This year, the Chabad emissaries in Chiang Mei, Rabbi Moshe Haddad and his family, hosted 350 guests for the first Seder and more than 60 for the second Seder… The Chabad Houses, meanwhile, were urging visitors to signal home and let their families...