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MK Dov Lipman of the Knessets Yesh Atid party poured a bucket of ice water
on himself as part of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge raising money for ALS. The
challenge as been taken by such notables as Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and
Macklemore, and has raised over $15 million for the incurable neurodegenerative disease.
Participants accept the challenge and then challenge three others, who have 24 hours to
pour water on themselves or donate to charity. Lipman challenged three other Yesh Atid
members.
Source: The Times of Israel
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Since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge, the number of women seeking
sperm donations from men who have served in combat has spiked, reports
Rambam Medical Clinic in Haifa. Of the 60 women who have requested insemination
treatment, about half have requested combat background, putting it up there with height
and intelligence. Dina Amnipour, the sperm banks director, suggests that the military
operation has added a dimension to what women see as the ideal man.
Source: The Times of Israel
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While war has been raging in Gaza, two dozen kids from Jerusalem joined 11 kids from the Seattle
area to begin the long process of learning how to make peace.
The letter written by Seattle City Councilwoman condemning Israels actions in Gaza went unsigned by
the rest of her colleagues.
Fall reads
As the nights grow longer and the heat begins to dissipate, weve got some great reads for curling up
with a mug of hot tea.
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As kids start heading back to school, there will likely be talk about the war this summer. Here are
some tips to help them understand the situation.
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As the wildfires in Eastern Washington wound down, a team of Israelis came to the area to help with
the cleanup.
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A researcher at Ben Gurion University of the Negev has been examining the blood of survivors of the
Ebola outbreak in the hopes of finding a cure.
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Move over, Bumbershoot! This Labor Day weekend the musical fun is going to be at Seward Park, for
an all-day, all-Jewish music event.
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Through a series of meetings and text messages, the story of how one woman has pushed through
the negative, anti-Zionist atmosphere to understand so many peoples love for Israel.
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Im writing to publicly congratulate Robert Jacobs of StandWithUs Northwest for his leadership and advocacy during this heart-wrenching month of conflict in Israel.
We reside in a community in which theres a multivocality of opinions regarding the Middle
East. It is essential that Seattles Jewish community have an atmosphere in which these diverse
and sometimes divergent sentiments about Israels future are heard and respected. That
said, the 2014 Hamas-Israel War has proven to be an inflection point for global Jewry, one
that has galvanized Jewish communities around the world. Indeed, while civilian casualties are
always tragic, the moral clarity of Operation Protective Edge a defensive action to protect
the citizens of Israel and preserve the security of its borders is for many Americans Jewish
or otherwise beyond question.
In Seattle, I believe that no individual has done more to proactively engage our community,
educate the public at-large about the core facts concerning this war, and defend Israels actions
against those who choose to vilify it than Rob Jacobs.
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel famously stated, The opposite of love is not hate, its indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, its indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, its
indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, its indifference. To Rob and the leadership
of StandWithUs, todah rabah for raising your voices, mobilizing our community, and making a
difference on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people!
David Chivo, Mercer Island
Above the fold
In my many years working as the editor or reporter on newspapers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and most recently as editor/publisher of The Jewish Transcript, I am
shocked and angry that the JTNews ran what appeared to be a paid half-page ad blasting
Israel, for fighting back against Hamas rocket attacks, under the guise of a news story in your
Aug. 8 issue, page 14. Oh yes, inserted in the fourth paragraph the tiny, two-line acknowledgment: We also condemn the indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas against the civilian population living in Israel. We stand in solidarity with the ordinary people of Israel and their desire
for security, and in particular with the Israeli anti-war movement.
Compounding this severe breach of journalistic integrity, is the headline set in regular news
headline style: Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawants letter to the president. A general, no-information headline. And this lengthy missive, which runs for half a page, is set in blue
type, at an angle, as a paid display ad would be handled, but giving the deceptive impression
this is a straight news story.
I know JTNews has given ample space to the now debunked and fading J Street. These are
the self-professed friends of Israel. This well-financed group describes itself as Jews and others
who care about the tiny nation of Israel. Right. But it is always critical of the way Israel is forced
to defend itself, as it must in Gaza, and wherever else rockets and terror come from. Of course
most J Street heroes live half a world away from the daily Hamas rocket attacks. Difficult to be
braver than that without risk.
But still curious to learn who, if anyone, paid for that pro-terrorism ad in the JT. Or, is it all
just an error in failing to properly label this a paid ad atop the ad?
Phil Scheier, Shoreline
Editors note: The printing of Sawants letter, with a note offering information on how to contact
the councilwoman, was an attempt to make readers aware of the proposed letter and to suggest
that our readers contact her with concerns. We apologize if this created any confusion.
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you go back, you never know the ending. Some of our most memorable sports stories are when
athletes overcome long odds to defeat a titanic foe. Here are some outcomes we might not have
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simplistically portrayed Israel as a country permanently on war footing.
Responses to the Gaza war require North American Jewish schools to address a second
topic that had been pushed to the background in recent years anti-Semitism. Now, with
the blatantly negative media coverage of Israels prosecution of the war and the resurgence
of anti-Semitism around the globe, the subject warrants considerably more attention.
As they formulate a school response to the war, educators might consider three important
lessons derived from Hearts and Minds, a recent report on Israel education in North
American Jewish schools:
First, one size does not fit all students. Classrooms this September will contain some
students who are largely ignorant about the Gaza war and others who have been exposed
to it up close. The diversity of students and their families adds a considerable measure of
complexity to an already challenging situation. All of this places a great responsibility upon
teachers to prepare differentiated responses to a broad range of students.
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well as their hearts. Jewish schools have focused their attention especially on the latter,
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school years, students deserve to be exposed not only to the joyous dimensions of the Jewish
State, but also to the complexities within Israeli society and outside of it in the tough neighborhood of the Middle East.
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people and also Israel. In some parts of the world, notably in several European countries, Jewish
communities are under siege. American Jewish students should not be shielded from these ugly
realities. This is the time to teach students about the interconnectedness of all Jews, a lesson
that will also strengthen their engagement with Israel and its people.
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students (in an age-appropriate manner) the asymmetrical struggle in which Israel is engaged
and the surge in hatred confronting Jews including children in many parts of the world.
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involved in the cleanup dont suffer as
much trauma. He recalled a young couple
in Colorado whose newly built home had
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watched, a smile crept onto their faces.
They were finally able to let go of this
mansion they had builtthat they had
never been able to live in, said Glick.
IsraAID usually makes an effort to
connect with the local Jewish community, particularly to inspire youth who
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