Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Society of St. Pius X's leader expels Holocaust-denying Bishop--and then gets in trouble with his own comments on Jews

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Another backlog item, as reported by Reuters , October 25, 2012 : A rebel Catholic traditionalist group has expelled British-born Bishop R...
Sunday, 13 January 2013

Ultra-orthodox Israeli rabbi claims he has permission to use an iPhone--as other haredim smash smartphones

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Another backlog item, as reported by Kobi Nahshoni of Ynet News , October 17, 2012 : While senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis are stepping up th...

Dutch church official apologizes for commemorating the deaths of World War II German soldiers along with Holocaust victims

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Some people just aren't ready for "reconciliation." File under "It probably seemed like a good idea at the time"--a...

Displaying the Israeli flag at a Copenhagen event celebrating "diversity" attracts the disapproval of the event's organizers

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Another backlog item, as reported by Jewish Telegraphic Agency , October 29, 2012 : The organizers of a Copenhagen event celebrating diver...
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21st century technology confirms ancient date of Priestly Benediction scrolls

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Another old, but still relevant item, as reported by John Noble Wilford in The New York Times , September 28, 2004 : The words are among t...
Saturday, 12 January 2013

Discovery of ancient cemetery reveals aspects of burial rituals of Syria's upper class

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Yet another old, but still interesting, item, as reported by John Noble Wilford of The New York Times , October 24, 2006 : Six years ago, ...

There's money to be made from catering to the Christian market in the U.S.A.

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And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychange...

175 years ago: Joseph Smith and his followers flee Ohio after bank collapse

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On January 12, 1838, Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints leader Joseph Smith and his followers fled Kirtland, Ohio to avoid arrest ...
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Obama administration objects to U.S. Jewish group's bid to have fines levied against Russia for refusing to return historic documents

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Another backlog item, as reported by Associated Press , October 16, 2012 : The Obama administration is opposing a Jewish group's bid t...

Hebrew University study finds that Jews are less than 0.2% of world population

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Another backlog item, as reported by Anav Silverman of Tazpit , October 15, 2012 : The global Jewish population reached 13.75 million in t...

Emory University apologizes for years of anti-Semitism in dental school

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Another backlog item, as reported by Associated Press , October 12, 2012 : Emory University in Atlanta is apologizing for years of anti-Se...

Israeli rabbi arrested on suspicion of stealing Torah scrolls from synagogue

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Another backlog item, as reported by Ilana Curiel of Ynet News , October 11, 2012 : Police on Tuesday arrested a rabbi on suspicion of bei...
Friday, 11 January 2013

Statue of 9th Century B.C. Assyrian king discovered in Turkey

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Another backlog item, as reported by Richard Cuthbertson in the Calgary Herald , August 10, 2012 : When it comes to uncovering invaluable ...
Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Emptying wallets while emptying minds: Edmonton's Urban Sanctuary continues to fleece the flock in 2013

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His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ...

Egypt's leader likely victim of assassination

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According to a study by Zawi Hawass et al published in the British Medical Journal on December 17, 2012 , Pharaoh Ramesses III, who reigned...

100 years ago: The birth of Richard Nixon

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On January 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America (1969-1974), was born in Yorba Linda, California. ...

Israeli Military Rabbinate officer caught surfing porn sites

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Another backlog item, as reported by Yoav Zitun of Ynet News , October 9, 2012 : The IDF's Military Advocate General Corps is delibera...

Genetic map of Jewish diasporas supports record of ancient settlement in North Africa

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Another backlog item, as reported by Ynet News , October 8, 2012 (link inserted by blogger): A new genetic analysis focusing on Jews from...

Jerusalem police accused of harassing Jews who visited Temple Mount during Sukkot

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Another backlog item, as reported by Kobi Nahshoni of Ynet News , October 7, 2012 : Jewish organizations focusing on the Temple Mount are ...

University of California officials investigate allegations of anit-Semitism at Berkeley

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An item from the backlog, as reported by the Los Angeles Times , October 3, 2012 (updated October 11, 2012) : The federal government is in...
Sunday, 6 January 2013

25 years ago: The death of Pete Maravich

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On January 5, 1988, Pete Maravich went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 40. Pistol Pete 's 44.2 average points per game a...
Saturday, 5 January 2013

Scholars in Mali are trying to save valuable archival documents from destruction by Islamists

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Another episode in the wonderful word of Islamism, as reported by Geoffrey York of the Toronto newspaper The Globe and Mail , December 27, 2...
Friday, 4 January 2013

2,750-year-old pagan cult temple found in Israel

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As reported by the Israel Antiquities Authority , December 26, 2012 : Figurines of a person (Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of Israel Antiqu...

Ancient Hebrew manuscripts from Afghanistan provide evidence that Jewish communities were there 1,000 years ago

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( Photograph : Associated Press ) ( Photograph : Associated Press ) ( Photograph : Associated Press ) ( Photograph : Associated Pres...
Monday, 24 December 2012

Dead Sea Scrolls are now online

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As reported in the London Daily Telegraph , December 18, 2012 (link in original): One of the most important archaeological finds of the 2...