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In red states, Trump victory leaves many Jews feeling doubly like outsiders

Edit The Jerusalem Post 12 Nov 2016
Rabbis in politically conservative areas say some of their congregants are used to feeling different from their neighbors, if not because of their religion then because of their politics ... ....

Impressive international debut for Benny Henrichs in 8-0 win (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Nov 2016
(Source. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH) It was a big day for Benjamin Henrichs in his first start for Germany. The Werkself pro lined-up for his country in the World Cup qualifier in San Marino and went on to produce an impressive display.But that was no surprise ... 19 years and 262 days ... Henrichs chances on goal. The team coached by Joachim Löw dominated proceedings after the early brace and plenty of goalscoring opportunities followed....

Congregations spur members to have end-of-life conversations

Edit Deseret News 12 Nov 2016
Last year, the Rev. Pamela Barz shared some very personal stories about her family with her congregation ... 11-20 ... The Rev ... finishing the sentence “What matters to me most is …” ... Although many clergy have used the designated Conversation Sabbath dates to introduce their congregations to the resources, Rabbi Esther Adler of St ... On Nov ... After the workshop, another rabbi will preach on “We say ‘Choose life’....

Obituary: Yaffa Eliach, historian who dedicated herself to study of Holocaust and its victims

Edit Scotsman 12 Nov 2016
Yaffa Eliach, historian of the Holocaust. Born ... Died. 8 November 2016, in New York, aged 79 ... She is survived by her husband, David, a former principal of the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School; a daughter, Smadar Rosensweig, a professor of Judaic studies at Stern College in Manhattan; a son, Rabbi Yotav Eliach, the principal of a Jewish high school in Lawrence, New York; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren ... ....

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in Ottawa (The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
On November 3, 2016, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth was in Ottawa ... The visit of the Chief Rabbi was welcome validation of Ottawa's importance as a vibrant centre of Jewish life....

Commemorating Kristallnacht (Yeshiva University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
Talmud Professor and Holocaust Survivor Rabbi Dr ... On Wednesday, November 9, close to 100 students, faculty and members of the community filled the Rubin Shul on Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus to hear from Rabbi Dr ... While Rabbi Fulda did not speak directly about that night because, as he said, 'I am not comfortable commemorating that date,' he shared stories and ideas connected to the event....

While visiting the Holy Land, Elder Holland and Elder Cook recall their days as missionary companions

Edit Deseret News 11 Nov 2016
Senator Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut; Rabbi Michael Miller, executive vice president and CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York; Marlene Post, former U.S. national president of Hadassah; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis; and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of Congregation Shearith Israel ......

Singapore, the island city where dreams happen

Edit Independent online (SA) 11 Nov 2016
After flying aboard a new Singapore Airlines Airbus, Singapore made me feel like a wealthy kid in a candy store, writes Rabbie Serumula ... ....

Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Nov. 11-18

Edit LA Daily News 11 Nov 2016
Drum Circle. Bring your own drum, 7 p.m. Nov. 11. Some percussion instruments will be available. Donation $5. Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. 818-894-9251. www.sepulvedauu.org. Be Ready and Stay Ready. The message is based on Isaiah 65 and Luke 21, 10 a.m. Nov. 13 ... 818-360-8111. www.knollwoodchurch.com ... Nov. 13 ... 805-495-0105 ... The Rev ... “Waking Up to Life,” a seminar by Rabbi Moshe Bryski, 7.30 p.m....

Catholic-inspired Community Engagement: Living Our Mission (University of Saint Thomas)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
(Source. University of Saint Thomas). In our first year working on the strategic plan, it was very clear that our community is invested in our Catholic identity. Yet, for many people the Catholic identity was too often experienced as something that divided us, and not something that brought us together ... Our brand reflects that shared purpose ... These will include a Protestant minister and a Jewish rabbi, and, hopefully an Imam ... (noodl....

Veterans Day ceremony at Brown calls for unity, reflection (Brown University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
(Source. Brown University). A crowd near the flagpole on the College Green processed to the tune of bagpipes and patriotic salutes as Brown's annual ceremony to honor service members stepped off on Friday, Nov. 11 ... Zaskey's remarks resonated with both Karen McNeil, program director in Brown's Office of Student Veterans and Commissioning Programs, and Rabbi Michelle Dardashti of the University's Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life....

Angela Merkel becomes leader of the non-populist free world

Edit The Irish Times 11 Nov 2016
Angela Merkel went to bed on Tuesday night as Europe’s first-among-equals leader. She woke up on Wednesday as the leader of the non-populist free world ... In the German – and Jewish - calendar, November 9th is a fated date. In 1936, November 9th was the shameful night when mobs burned and ransacked Jewish places of prayer and business ... Holocaust survivor. Rabbi Arthur Schieler, a Holocaust survivor, told Chancellor Angela Merkel ... ...  . ....

Leonard Cohen — a sublime, spiritual voice for his generation

Edit Business Day 11 Nov 2016
New York — Leonard Cohen, who has died at age 82, wandered the world reaching into his own melancholy and emerged as a sublime, spiritual voice for his generation ... Montreal lowered flags to half-mast on Thursday on the announcement of his death ... "I never thought I was really one of the big guys ... His mother was the daughter of a rabbi but also gave the future artist an early love of music through her Lithuanian traditions ... AFP ....
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