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  • OPINION: The war against hostage families is not part of the Israel we love February 7, 2025 5:55 pm The Jewish News Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling the world again. If you happen to meet him, please consider asking him to tell his son, advisors and media henchmen to get their vicious hands off the released hostages and their families.  Netanyahu’s immediate circle is …
  • OPINION: The intrinsic connection of Judaism to Zionism February 7, 2025 5:55 pm The Jewish News “When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You’re talking anti-Semitism.” Who said this? Not Herzl, not Ben Gurion, not Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis. It was Martin Luther King Jr in 1968. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss …
  • How to Get the Most Out of Memphis’ Music Culture February 7, 2025 2:36 pm Rolling Stone Named after the ancient city in Egypt, Memphis, Tennessee, has a historic reputation as a rowdy, Mississippi River town. It is also well known for the colorful characters that have made indelible imprints on the music scene. Considered to be the place you …
  • Armed and Divided – Shabbat Thought – Torah Portion Beshalach 2025 (revised from previous versions) February 7, 2025 2:23 pm The Jewish Journal - California   Armed and Divided Shabbat Thought Torah Portion Beshalach 2025 (revised from previous versions)   In the Torah portion this week, Beshalach, we are told in Exodus 13:18 that the Israelites arose from Egypt “chamushim,”  “armed.”  This translation, “armed …
  • How Tarot Taught Us to Read Images February 7, 2025 2:17 pm ArtReview In recent years, the act of reading tarot seems more concerned with signalling worldly social justice issues than communing with hidden forces. Was it always this way? The one time I had my tarot read, a woman pulled the cards, looked at me ominously and …