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'Children Shaped Clay 15,000 Years Ago in Israel’
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (340+ words) An Israeli university announced on Wednesday that archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known clay ornaments in Southwest Asia, dating back 15,000 years in modern-day Israel. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said that 142 beads and pendants were created by Natufian hunter-gatherers. These…...
German School Named for Albanian Who Saved Jews Sends Students to Tirana for Holocaust Remembrance
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1316+ words) Larry Luxner | JTA TIRANA, Albania " Sixteen-year-old Melisa Malo, a 10th-grader at the Gjimnazi Sami Frash'ri here, first learned about the Holocaust four years ago when she attended an Albanian-language stage performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank." That evening, her…...
Navigating Cholesterol: What You Need to Know for a Healthy Heart
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (279+ words) With so much information available, it can be difficult to understand what cholesterol is " and why it's important. Knowing your personal risk of developing heart disease and managing your cholesterol early through healthy habits, regular screening and informed care is…...
Philly Rabbi Makes Divorce the Focus of His Rabbinical Work
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (730+ words) The Jewish ketubah signing includes financial protections for the woman in case the marriage breaks apart. While the focus on the woman was perhaps written for a different time, its wisdom is clear: Jewish communities understand the reality of divorce....
Kaitlyn Arms: Furthering Her Grandfather’s Legacy In Jewish Activism
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (518+ words) For Kaitlyn Arms, education initiatives manager at Gratz College, working in Jewish professional life was a calling of sorts. Her grandfather was the late Charles Davidson, a legendary cantor and composer. Arms was his only grandchild, and they had what…...
65 Women Travel to Panama During Women’s History Month
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (309+ words) From March 1-5, 65 local women traveled to Panama on a Women's Philanthropy mission with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. "The Women's Philanthropy Mission to Panama was truly a meaningful and inspiring experience for me," said Sherrie Spiegel, Women's Philanthropy Mission…...
Chabad of the Main Line Special With Former Hostage Omer Shem Tov
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (160+ words) Rabbi Shraga Sherman, left, former hostage Omer Shem Tov, center, and Mrs. Michal Sherman stand in front of a crowd of over 425 people who came to a special Chabad of the Main Line event on March 18, where Shem Tov spoke…...
Beth Sholom Members Go To The UN Commission On The Status of Women.
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (174+ words) Susan Miller, National President of NA'AMAT USA, and Talia Caplan, Executive Director of Seeding the Dream and co-founder of I Believe Israeli Women, both from Elkins Park and Beth Sholom members, met at the Romanian Mission with other delegates to…...
Matzah Making at Kaiserman JCC ELC!
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (105+ words) Kaiserman JCC Early Learning Center learns to make matzah. Courtesy of Kaiserman JCC The post Matzah Making at Kaiserman JCC ELC! appeared first on Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Matzah Making at Kaiserman JCC ELC! Kaiserman JCC Early Learning Center learns to…...
USCJ’s Jewish Educators Assembly Conference in Philly
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (130+ words) Jewish Educators from across different communities gathered in Philadelphia for the USCJ's Jewish Educators Assembly Conference. Courtesy of USCJ The post USCJ's Jewish Educators Assembly Conference in Philly appeared first on Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. USCJ's Jewish Educators Assembly Conference in…...