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i think that the most important lesson of being a father is to lower the bar into the human realm. i will never be the perfect dad. there are times when i embarrass myself by losing my patience or temper. i also regularly mortify my children now that they are older just by being near them in front of their friends .
but if i can remember that i do not have to be perfect but instead simply a mensch – a decent man – then this is achievable .
psychologist brad e. sachs writes that there are really three births for every child. the first is when we discover that we are going to be a father. we fantasize what this perfect child is going to be like and how we will be moved to new heights of love and generosity. the second is when the child arrives and our dreams are shattered by defiant chubby fists and endless bodily fluids or later by adolescent rebellion and failures. but the third birth is when our child is released from our unrealistic expectations and we accept our kid for who he or she is. our children are then free to meet their own needs instead of ours .
when asked what the secret of being a good father was, the hasidic master the ba’al shem tov said simply, “love your children more. ” even when your children disappoint you or your disappoint yourself, all you can do is to love them more. avinu malkeinu accepts us despite our shortcomings, so can we be flawed dads loving our imperfect children, too .
the essential lesson that i learned from my father (and my mother as well) about building a meaningful jewish life is that judaism is what you make of it. judaism isn’t a set of rules, institutions, or events created by others that an individual simply attends – like a concert or a sporting event – but a dynamic opportunity to create the culture and the spirituality anew. as a family of displaced new yorkers living in michigan, i grew up in a very small jewish community without a great diversity of jewish opportunities. my parents, who came from labor zionist and orthodox backgrounds, were looking for an intense, liberal, and predominantly secular, jewish communal life that was largely unavailable. and they wanted my sister and me to have a powerful and compelling experience of being jewish where we would find ways for judaism to connect us to the generations, our history, our culture and a jewish approach to learning and questioning that would make our lives richer .
so instead of simply signing up for the local synagogue and sending me off, my father was part of one of the early groups to create rishon school, a parent - organized sunday school and community. as a result, i grew up seeing him as a creative leader, developing an institution that was to be my jewish anchor. he and his friends, the other parents, took responsibility for what we learned, finding ways for the traditions to be integrated into a modern life, locating space for us, hiring our teachers, writing a community haggadah for our passovers to capture that particular rishon spirit. and when we kids were at rishon, we knew that our fathers and mothers were deeply engrossed in their own studies of judaism — including a yearlong reading of the book of genesis .
in my jewish life, and my career in jewish communal service, i have benefited greatly from the education and the community feeling that he created. but, in retrospect, i think i got the most out of the experience of knowing that this community was a creation of the love and energy that my father and the other parents were putting into the fabric of the rishon school – love for us and for judaism itself. and today, with small children of my own, i joyfully participate with my kids in our shabbat katan as we march with our huggable torahs and sing welcoming songs to the shabbat dinosaur .
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“anthony bourdain, the chef and gifted storyteller who took tv viewers around the world to explore culture, cuisine and the human condition for nearly two decades, has died. he was 61. cnn confirmed bourdain’s death
flashback to 2013 — bourdain reveals jewish heritage during show in israel: “focusing on what he called “the most contentious piece of real estate in the world, ” bourdain used the episode to reveal his own jewish heritage: “i’ve never been in a synagogue. i don’t believe in a higher power, ” he told viewers. “but that doesn’t make me any less jewish, i don’t think. ” during the show, bourdain puts on tefillin by the western wall, takes a walking tour of the old city with famed international chef yotam ottolenghi, eats a meal with an american - born settler, chats with members of the first all - palestinian race car team in ramallah, and eats fire - roasted watermelon and other palestinian foods in gaza. ” [ toi ]
rudy on the road — palestinian authority is a “renegade group; terrorists and thieves. ” — rudy giuliani referring to the palestinian authority’s success in pushing the argentinian national team to cancel friendly match in jerusalem during in an interview with the jerusalem post. “you don’t let terrorism frighten you into not doing what you already agreed to do. ”
moving the embassy to jerusalem was important “for the same reason it would have been important for argentina to go through with this game. there was only one reason not to move the embassy: fear. america, the greatest military power on earth, should not be affected by fear. ” [ jpost ]
[ in israel ] … “i took him as being in a small room and not being serious about the comments, ” pompeo said during a briefing at the white house. “i think it was a bit in jest. we are focused on the important things. ”
giuliani speaks for trump. except when he doesn’t — by peter baker and maggie haberman :
“mr. giuliani also ventured into middle east peace as jared kushner, the president’s son - in - law and senior adviser, has developed a plan to resolve the decades - old dispute between the israelis and palestinians… the former mayor told israeli reporters that he had seen mr. kushner’s secret peace plan and that it made “all the sense in the world. ” but mr. giuliani called the wall street journal afterward to say he only knew what had been in news reports. “i have not seen any secret plan or been told about one, ” he said. “i based my comments on the publicly available discussion of the plan. ”
“cowards can’t protect people. so donald trump seeks his guidance from the soul of america. and i think your prime minister (benjamin netanyahu) does because he’s really — he may not like it when i say it, he’s really an american. he loves america, he knows american politics, as well i bet as i do. and my goodness they’re now torturing him because he loves cigars. i love cigars and i’ve had more than one with him and… so did winston churchill, by the way. ”
“in the past two years, since the eruption of criminal investigations against him, [ netanyahu ] seems to have become a more frequent flyer than ever. his wife, sara, always goes with him…
, the couple left for germany, france and england… the flight attendants were given a page of guidelines about how to comport themselves vis - a - vis the prime minister and his wife… among the don’ts, one instruction stood out: under no circumstances are you to address the prime minister directly. every approach to him is to be made solely through his wife. ”
“this anecdote will strike a chord with people knowledgeable about the history of the relations between bibi and sara. the two first met in the 1990s on an el al flight. he was deputy foreign minister in the government of yitzhak shamir; she, a stewardess, “blonde with a bob haircut and shy eyes. the two exchanged a few words, no more, ” as journalist ben caspit writes in his recently published biography of netanyahu. “during a stopover at schiphol airport in holland, the flight attendant left him a note with her name and phone number. ” [ haaretz ]
of the washington institute for near east policy. a new alignment of interests between israel, saudi arabia and other arab states helps. “if it’s properly handled there is a way to push back against the iranians in the region, ” says mr indyk. ”
“iran is not the same country that it was a few months ago, ” mr. trump said at a news conference… “they’re a much, much different group of leaders, ” he concluded… some experts, in trying to interpret mr. trump’s comments, pointed to israel’s recent military strike on iranian forces in syria, the pullout of foreign companies from iran, and the deepening woes of the iranian economy as signs of how iran’s position has weakened in the past few weeks. “before we pulled out of the iran deal, iran’s leadership was arrogant and on the march, ” said
… “what i think he means is that he’s cut them down to size. ”
evening said mr netanyahu was left with “hope and belief” that the best chance of real success in breaking continued support for the iranian deal was with britain… one israeli diplomat insisted: “there’s certainly a feeling that britain is currently the weakest link in the european resistance to trump’s policy. ”
“on june 4, secretary of state mike pompeo and his turkish counterpart, mevlut cavusoglu, appeared to reach an understanding that u. s. - backed kurdish fighters and political leaders would pull out of the [ syrian town of manbij ] … a deal between the u. s. and turkey on manbij is important because the turks had threatened to attack the city if kurdish militias didn’t leave. at the same time, the deal could undermine the trump administration’s goal of working with allies to roll back iran’s presence in the middle east… the threat from turkey could force the kurds who fought against the islamic state to seek their own peace with the assad regime, jeopardizing trump’s iran strategy. ”
“muharrem ince… is the main opposition candidate running against turkey’s longtime leader recep tayyip erdogan for president of turkey… in contrast to his usual energetic, combative image, the 64 - year - old erdogan appears tired and easily flustered on the campaign trail… in ince, the president has met a worthy opponent, a streetfighter who’s 10 years younger and has roots in the same rough black sea town of rize that erdogan’s family comes from. ”
“joey allaham, a syrian - born restaurateur and entrepreneur who had been helping qatar make politically useful investments and curry favor with the american jewish community, told politico that he has recently cut ties with the country… his defection comes at the same time that another top qatari agent, nick muzin, a former adviser to sen. ted cruz (r - texas), is also stopping work for the wealthy monarchy. ”
backed away from any rapprochement, reiterating his condemnation of the country. “i’ve lost confidence that they’re at all serious about changing, ” he told politico… allaham told politico that he would register with the justice department as a foreign agent for the work he performed for qatar. ”
that joey allaham… must turn over any records showing ties to the government of qatar. broidy claims allaham worked as an unregistered agent for the middle eastern nation and has ties to one if its lobbyists, nicholas muzin… u. s. district judge katherine forrest in manhattan gave allaham 72 hours to comply. ”
the demonstrations are set for the last friday of the muslim holy month of ramadan… still, appeals to protest by gaza’s rulers, the militant and political group hamas, are more subdued. the loudspeaker announcements and posters imploring gazans to gather at the border fence… have largely been absent this time. for their part, israeli officials said the military would bring more nonlethal equipment to confront any violent protesters. israel’s military also said it also dropped leaflets in the gaza strip warning residents not to approach the border’s security fence. ”
“some of the palestinians protesting as part of the “march of return” will display holocaust - themed clothes, including a striped uniform representing the garb jews were forced to wear in nazi camps. the protest’s organizers say that the theme is intended to send a message that the palestinians are not responsible for the holocaust, yet they pay the price for it. ”
“the tightly edited video shows a woman identified as the medic, rouzan al - najjar, throwing what appears to be a tear - gas canister… in a second scene, according to the video, ms. najjar tells an interviewer, “i am here on the front line and i act as a human shield. ” … the video… did not try to make the case that ms. najjar’s actions provided a justification for her shooting. rather the clip… appeared to be part of the battle over her story’s narrative and an effort to chip away at ms. najjar’s image of fresh - faced innocence. ”
on the hill — kenneth marcus, who founded the louis d. brandeis center for human rights under law, was approved by the senate as the next assistant u. s. secretary of education for civil rights along party lines (50 - 46) .
2018 watch — the most powerful conservative couple you’ve never heard of — by stephanie saul and danny hakim: “few political donors are as influential, yet little known, as liz and dick uihlein. the midwestern couple has joined the upper pantheon of republican donors alongside names like koch, mercer and adelson. they have spent roughly $ 26 million on the current election cycle, supporting more than 60 congressional candidates, working outside the party establishment to advance a combative, hard - right conservatism, from washington to the smallest town. ” [ nytimes ]
sheldon adelson: the casino mogul driving trump’s middle east policy — by chris mcgreal: “adelson’s influence has never been greater. the imprint of the 84 - year - old’s political passions is seen in an array of donald trump’s more controversial decisions… daniel levy, a former member of israeli negotiating teams with the palestinians and policy adviser to the then israeli prime minister, ehud barak, said that adelson’s money had helped resurface neoconservative policies which had been discredited after the us invasion of iraq. ” [ theguardian ]
senator bernie sanders hasn’t endorsed his son in n. h. congress run — by james pindell: “sanders has refrained from endorsing levi sanders in his only son’s campaign for the democratic nomination for a new hampshire congressional seat… levi sanders seemed to take his father’s firm stand on the sidelines with good humor when contacted by the globe… “you know i’m not bernie’s son. i’m the son of larry david’s fourth cousin, ” he quipped in a brief conversation, referring to the distant blood tie between the comedian and the senator. ”
“bernie sanders provided a statement to the globe… “levi has spent his life in service to low income and working families, and i am very proud of all that he has done, ” he said. “in our family, however, we do not believe in dynastic politics. levi is running his own campaign in his own way. ”” [ bostonglobe ]
that stewart said he no longer considers nehlen a hero. “that was before he went nuts and started spewing a bunch of stupid stuff, ” stewart told the post. ”
“one potential candidate who may replace ellison is minnesota state sen. ilhan omar, the nation’s first somali - american lawmaker and a declared candidate for the
vote… if elected, omar appears likely to continue ellison’s approach to israel, if not intensify it… in late 2012… omar… tweeted, “israel has hypnotized the world, may allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of israel. ” … omar spoke forcefully against minnesota’s anti - bds law on the floor of the state senate and once suggested that the university of minnesota should divest from state of israel bonds. ”
against daniels and her current lawyer, michael avenatti, as well as a separate claim against michael cohen… for allegedly illegally recording phone calls with davidson. ”
“there is a sense among cohen’s inner circle that he is exasperated and without allies in washington, despite what some read as the hidden message in trump’s recent pardons… cohen did not see the presidential pardons and commutations trump issued last week as a signal that cohen would get his own pardon, or that he should stay strong and not agree to cooperate with investigators. “those people he pardoned had been convicted and already served time, ” one of these people said. “that’s not at all the same thing. ” … cohen, who once vowed he would “take a bullet” for trump, declined to comment. his e - mail signature no longer identifies him as the personal attorney for the president. ”
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business briefs: glencore faces new legal challenge against congo cobalt mine [ bloomberg ] • carl icahn squeezes a better deal from amtrust [ barrons ] • activist investors back plan for companies to limit quarterly guidance [ nypost ] • warren buffett tells israeli ambassador to the un danny danon: “i’m a big believer in the israeli economy. ” [ pic ]
spotlight — one nyc developer, two projects and $ 3. 4 billion of new condos — by oshrat carmiel :
“new york developer ziel feldman is unleashing about $ 3. 4 billion worth of new condos onto the manhattan market, at prices that guarantee him an exclusive buyer pool — and lots of competition. he’s listing 95 units at the belnord, a century - old upper west side building getting an overhaul by architect robert a. m. stern, where the cheapest three - bedroom apartment will cost $ 5 million. he’ll also start sales for the 236 condos at the eleventh, rising near the high line park in chelsea with a futuristic design by bjarke ingels. two penthouses there are tagged at $ 70 million apiece, a purchase price that would set a downtown record. ”
night… at the event were developer of the park, jed walentas and his father, two trees founder david walentas, eliot spitzer and larry silverstein. also spotted were yeah yeah yeahs guitarist nick zinner… and npr host ira glass. ”
“there’s a strong current of belief in silicon valley, but it’s not in organized religion. the san francisco bay area is among the least religious regions of the us, according to the pew research center, with only 42% of adults saying they believe in god with absolute certainty (compare that to 71% in atlanta). traditional religion in the bay area is being replaced with another sort of faith, a belief in the power of technology and science to save humanity. it’s a creed that says poverty and disease are simply programming challenges yet to be solved, bad code to be debugged. there’s a reason technologists use words like “evangelist” and “mission” to talk about themselves and their work. ”
to become just the 13th horse in history to claim horse racing’s triple crown, two of the three groups that have an ownership stake in the horse’s breeding rights will be front and center during the celebration… a third group, a secretive entity that holds the remaining 15 percent, will remain out of the spotlight because it vigorously avoids any public attention. it is a company controlled by top employees of the billionaire investor george soros. mr. soros’s connection to justify, which was not previously reported, has garnered little notice in the sport despite the horse’s rousing success in the kentucky derby and the preakness stakes because his group tries to operate almost invisibly. ”
transition — lahav harkov, the jerusalem post knesset reporter and one - time kafe knesset contributor, has been moved to the position of news editor of the jerusalem post and managing editor of the online site .
dessert — there’s a kosher cheese pop - up in soho now — by shira feder: “if you’re a food adventurer, tantalized by the notion of chasing cheese to the far ends of the soho area… put on your detective trench - coat and track the cheese guy down to his small, temporary soho popup at449 broadway near grand street, inside broadway market co. no official end date is in sight for this pop - up. the cheeses are all certified ou or ok. ” [ forward ]
wine of the week — bat shlomo 2014 chardonnay — by yitz applbaum: over the years i have found, somewhat counter - intuitively, that drinking chardonnay in cool weather helps to bring out the floral nature of the grape. however, to enjoy a chardonnay on a minus - five - degree day while in saint petersburg, russia during passover, requires a really bold, thick - skinned, hearty chardonnay. the bat shlomo 2014 chardonnay is just what the doctor ordered .
this chardonnay is quite meaty. it starts out with a zesty punch which will make you pucker. by the time this wine gets to your mid - palate, you are tasting green apples which practically ripen on your tongue. the finish coats your whole mouth with creamy butter, all without the traditionally californian vanilla or oak. this wine makes for a very memorable experience. the wine is aged in new french oak for 10 months. this wine goes brilliantly with stinky blue cheese, or, if you are in a brave mood, spicy aged salami (although obviously either one, not both). [ batshlomo ]
turns 81… author, journalist, lecturer and social activist, founding editor of ms. magazine, mother of identical twin daughters, robin pogrebin and abigail pogrebin ,
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that nearly 7 in 10 americans “feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days. ” “the trump presidency has just consumed the news cycle as well as all of the oxygen in the room, ” todd said. ”
, pompeo has taken the lead as the administration assumes a softer tone towards pyongyang ahead of the summit… trump… has not frozen bolton out on north korea and he remains a key player… bolton… has “taken the hint” to assume a lower profile and is mindful that his earlier clashes with pyongyang could cause problems that should be avoided. ”
“national security adviser john bolton has yet to convene a cabinet - level meeting to discuss president donald trump’s upcoming summit with north korea next week, a striking break from past practice that suggests the trump white house is largely improvising its approach to the unprecedented nuclear talks. ” [ politico ]
“with rival camps in his inner circle, trump’s ideas on north korea have evolved” by tracy wilkinson: “inside the trump administration, a camp opposing bolton had been gaining traction. some advisors worried the president had set unattainable goals, and that he might agree to a deal in singapore… that could be potentially dangerous to u. s. interests. senior state department officials feared bolton was setting trump up for failure. ” [ latimes ]
top talker — “three european allies ask u. s. not to enforce secondary sanctions over iran trade” by karen deyoung :
… senior european officials have acknowledged that they are not optimistic about receiving such u. s. waivers. ”
“foreign leaders who embraced trump now feel burned” by matthew nussbaum: “foreign leaders are learning that hand - holding, golf games, military parades and other efforts to personally woo president donald trump do not guarantee that trump won’t burn them on key policy issues… some world leaders are reaping the benefits of flattery. saudi arabia rolled out the red carpet for trump during his spring 2017 visit and has seen unprecedented support from the u. s. the same largely goes for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what makes the difference, [ a ] former official said, is that those regimes take a transactional approach… and trump was already largely in agreement with those countries before his election. ” [ politico ]
that its plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity took it close to a “red line. ” … “the iranians must realize that if they violate the accord they will face new sanctions, ” he told europe 1 radio. a spokesman for the german foreign ministry also described the plan as “not helpful at this time” saying it did not “contribute to the building of trust, in which iran should also have an interest. ””
“we’re watching reports that iran plans to increase its enrichment capacity. we won’t allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon. iran is aware of our resolve. it’s another example of iran foolishly squandering its resources. it should surprise no one if protests in iran continue. ”
bibi on the bbc — israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is not seeking to persuade european powers to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with iran because it is already “dead” adding “because of the force of the economic sanctions of the united states” that would be reinstated in the coming months. [ bbc ]
heard this morning — israeli prime minister netanyahu touting the american economy as leverage at the policy exchange think tank in london: “if you are a european company or an asian company or any company and you have to choose whether to do business with iran or forgo doing business with the united states, you have to choose an economy that is about 3% the size of the american economy or you forgo an economy with 21 trillion dollars gdp, that’s a no brainer… my impression is that everybody understands the economic realities. ”
“i’ve done very well with u. s. presidents, those i agree with and those i disagreed with. the main disagreement with obama was on iran and i was quite forthright about it. there is no disagreement between president trump and me on iran, and i appreciate that very much. ” [ itv; video ]
“we tried water cannon, we tried tear gas and none worked… given our record, we probably will figure out something. the last thing we want is violence [ or ] confrontation. ” when an audience member pressed netanyahu on this issue, the premier said: “we tried other ways, it doesn’t work. hamas wants them to die. ”
told israeli reporters the leaders of france, britain, and germany have reached a “general agreement” regarding the removal of iranian forces from syria… netanyahu also spoke to journalists in london, telling them “my main goal was to bring international agreement that iran would leave syria. ””
report — netanyahu offered syria four - way land exchange deal in 2009, former aide says” by jonathan lis: “according to [ uzi ] arad, netanyahu offered in talks mediated by the united states an international land swap that would have allowed most of the jewish towns in the heights to remain in place… the plan… would have had jordan give syria land along their shared border that would be equivalent in area to land israel would retain in the golan heights. saudi arabia would give jordan a 10 - kilometer strip of land south of aqaba and would get a similar area of land from jordan along their shared border. jordan endorsed the idea, but it was never presented to the saudi government. ” [ haaretz ]
“jonathan schachter, prime minister benjamin netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser, will be stepping down after serving nearly seven years in the prime minister office… schachter, who immigrated from chicago, took over as netanyahu’s top foreign policy adviser after ron dermer was appointed as ambassador to the us in 2013… no replacement has yet been named. ”
in the first two decades since israel’s establishment, “we didn’t have any kind of strategic relationship with the united states. on the contrary, we had the moral support of some political leaders like harry truman, like sen. [ robert ] wagner, hubert humphrey. it was different figures… but we did have the support of jewish communities in this country, and those were very difficult times for israel… you supported us with money, you supported us with money to buy arms to defend ourselves. in those two decades when no one else was here for israel, and we were literally fighting for our lives, you were here for israel, and your parents and grandparents were here, and the first thing i want to tell you is thank you; thank you for that. and now we are in a different place in the world, we are a rising power… it’s a remarkable story, and you were there when this story didn’t exist and you helped make that story happen. ”
dermer on the iran deal debate in 2015: “i don’t think people were on the other side of that issue — no one here in this room wants any harm to come to israel. i hundred percent believe that. i believe that when president obama said that he thought that deal made america safer and made israel safer, i think he was being sincere, and i will say it now even when he is not president of the united states. i just believed then and believe now that he was wrong. we saw this deal then – and we see this deal – as a threat to the survival on the state of israel. not the security of the state of israel, but the survival the state of israel, which was why it was so important to the prime minister to come and speak about an issue that touches on the survival of the state of israel. remember that 75 years ago jewish people did not have a voice, and now we do, and one of the things about having a voice is to use it on critical, existential issues for your country, and we did. ”
“rudy giuliani… found some time to visit mahane yehuda, an open - air marketplace in the center of jerusalem. at a restaurant there, he was filmed on camera dancing to the major lazer song “watch out for this” with a few female patrons, and whipping a cloth napkin over his head. ”
“just had giuliani on the phone for something completely unrelated, and asked him about the video; he laughed and said “yea that was great” lol. ”
mueller watch — “ivanka trump was in contact with a russian who offered a trump - putin meeting” by anthony cormier, jason leopold and emma loop: “during the campaign, [ ivanka ] connected her father’s personal lawyer with a russian athlete who offered to introduce donald trump to putin to facilitate a 100 - story trump tower in moscow… there is no evidence that ivanka trump’s contact with the athlete — the former olympic weightlifter dmitry klokov — was illegal or that it had anything to do with the election… but congressional investigators have reviewed emails and questioned witnesses about the interaction… and so has special counsel robert mueller’s team. ” [ buzzfeed ]
snapshot for jewish voters: jewish incumbents appear safe for the most part, and the fretting about a far - right incursion into republican precincts is overstated — but not entirely put to rest… the one jewish incumbent who could face difficulties is josh gottheimer, a democrat in northern new jersey’s 5th district, who unseated a seven - term republican in 2016. gottheimer, who was uncontested in the primary, is a freshman in a district that could well swing right again. ”
morning that she remains hopeful of being in a runoff as “tens of thousands” of mail ballots remain to be counted in san diego and orange counties… the winner of the runoff in the 49th district will succeed rep. darrell issa, who announced his retirement from congress earlier this year. ”
“gabriel, an attorney, outdistanced justin clark, a 19 - year - old cal state northridge student, with 63. 9 percent of the vote to 36. 1 percent in the other runoff in the 45th district to complete the term of matt dababneh, who also stepped aside in late 2017. ”
big spending by george soros, liberal groups fails to sway d. a. races in california :
“california voters appeared to reject liberal challengers in three closely watched district attorney races… incumbent district attorneys in sacramento, san diego and alameda counties led by large margins… the elections… garnered national attention this year after a consortium of wealthy liberal donors, headlined by new york billionaire george soros, pumped millions of dollars into the races. ”
… the narrower - than - expected margin of menendez’s win suggests that some democratic voters aren’t happy with the senator .
startup nation: “the hybrid and gaza sky geeks are helping arab - israeli and palestinian entrepreneurs overcome adversity” by jonathan shieber: “the billions of capital and transformational opportunity that building startups affords to economies has largely been denied entrepreneurs in israel’s arab community and in palestine. however, two organizations in the country and in the violence - stricken gaza strip are working to provide access. one is the hybrid, an israeli government - backed initiative out of nazareth that is trying to bring the benefits of the tech economy to israel’s arab population. the other is gaza sky geeks, an alphabet - backed initiative based in gaza…” [ techcrunch ]
spotlight: “in brilliant new play, bernard - henri lévy takes on the follies of brexit” by david patrikarakos: “one of the world’s greatest philosophers lies soaking wet. the famous open necked white shirt—as ever unbuttoned almost to the waist—is plastered to his chest. bernard - henri lévy is splayed out in a freestanding white bathtub on a stage surrounded by just under 1, 000 people who have just gasped in shock. the perennially elegant lévy has—for the briefest of moments—stepped out of character. last exit before brexit is many things: a play, a monologue, a piece of performance art, but above all it is a cri de coeur from a deeply european man to a recalcitrant britain. and it is a powerful one. for lévy, brexit—the uk’s decision, taken in a referendum last year, to exit the european union—was a colossal mistake, one that will damage not just britain but the eu itself. ” [ tabletmag ]
“the surprising history of “god bless america, ” the patriotic hymn trump might have forgotten” by julie zauzmer: “the song was written by an immigrant. irving berlin arrived in new york at age 5 as israel baline, the son of a cantor fleeing persecution of the jews of russia. during world war i, berlin wrote “god bless america. ” the title was a phrase his immigrant mother fervently repeated during berlin’s childhood, his daughter later said. berlin decided to cut the song from the revue he wrote it for initially. it did not debut on the radio for another 20 years. when it did, the backlash began almost immediately. a jewish immigrant, critics said, should not get to celebrate this country as his. ” [ washpost ]
night between the golden state warriors and cleveland cavaliers. earlier this week the leaders from each team, steph curry and lebron james respectively, explained that they would not attend the traditional white house celebration to honor the championship team if invited. ”
that they are canceling their scheduled exhibition match against israel… “we knew the palestinian opposition to hosting the game in jerusalem would happen, ” said 21 - year - old idf soldier, liron artuz. “but we didn’t think it would actually affect them enough to cancel because so much money was put into it. people are actually really surprised and very disappointed… people love the argentinian national team and messi is one of the biggest names – not just as an athlete, but one of the biggest names in israel… every kid in israel goes to school with a messi backpack. ””
“in the streets of argentina’s capital some people… focused their ire on the management of the national soccer team. “not that we needed it but it again showed how the management of argentine football is a huge mafia, ” said lorena quiroga, a 40 - year - old small business owner. “all they care about is money, not the players. ” there was also concern the matter would upset the psyche of players ahead of the world cup… “this will really bring down the team’s enthusiasm at a time when they should be focused on the game, ” said gustavo taboada, a 25 - year - old electrician. ”
“a brooklyn lawmaker is renting a government - owned beach to host two gender - segregated swim days this summer for his jewish and muslim constituents. but since the beach would normally be closed those two days, city councilman chaim deutsch says he’s hopeful of avoiding a fight over the separation of church and state at tax - funded facilities. “i have a lot of orthodox jewish and muslim constituents in my district who have never been able to go to the beach before, ” the brooklyn democrat told the post. ”
american jewish university names dr. jeffrey herbst as president: in a statement released jun 6, aju said that herbst’s appointment was unanimous. the decision came 10 months after robert wexler stepped down from the position last september .
“for $ 28, the six - hour ramadan nights trip promised a guided bus tour of “the secrets” of rahat, as well as traditional debka dancing and sweets - making workshops, shopping in the no - frills market and home hospitality for iftar… amit larom, 41, deals in american real estate and came from a village between tel aviv and jerusalem with his wife, hadas, and their 5 - year - old son. he said he had taken the tour “to experience a bit of ramadan. ””
birthdays: prominent chicago - based businessman, reported to own large stakes in general dynamics, maytag, hilton hotels, the new york yankees and the chicago bulls, among many other companies, lester crown turns 93… vice president of the united states, mike pence turns 59… developer of the cardiac defibrillator and other cardiovascular innovations, he also won the 1985 nobel peace prize for his efforts in nuclear disarmament, bernard lown md turns 97… former five - term democratic congressman from california (1983 - 1993), he now serves as president of the los angeles board of water and power commissioners, mel levine turns 75… senior counselor at albright stonebridge group, previously undersecretary of state for political affairs (2011 - 2015) and lead negotiator of the iran nuclear agreement, wendy ruth sherman turns 69… senior advisor in the office of inspector general at the us state department, he earned a ph. d. in political science in 1981 from yale, hillel n. weinberg turns 66… director of voice, creativity and culture at the nathan cummings foundation, isaac luria (born isaac goldstein) turns 35… managing editor of the new yorker, emily s. greenhouse turns 32… actress and model, emily ratajkowski turns 27… andrea gonzales …
podcast playback — former u. s. president bill clinton and author james patterson discuss their new novel, the president is missing, in which a fictional president fights a cybersecurity attack amid intense political dysfunction, on harvard business review’s ideacast .
bill clinton on researching the cyber field: “one of the things that surprised me, half of all the private capital on planet earth going into private sector cyber defense was going to israel. and i know the israelis have been working on this for a long time, it started off when they were worried about, this was years ago, just the elemental threat of cell phones as terror weapons and it’s continued. ” [ hbr ]
trending — “a growing list of u. s. diplomats acting undiplomatically” by gardiner harris :
“this week, richard grenell, the newly installed united states ambassador in berlin, outraged some in germany when he told breitbart london that he wanted to “empower other conservatives throughout europe, ” a direct political threat to chancellor angela merkel’s governing coalition… last week, david m. friedman, the ambassador to israel, told an israeli newspaper, “there’s no question republicans support israel more than democrats, ” making an explicitly partisan argument that is generally forbidden among ambassadors… there is nothing new about ambassadors making unfortunate remarks. but the growing list of top envoys who have provoked controversy even in posts of close allies, where diplomatic duties largely include party - giving and anodyne cheerleading, has been unusual — and, for the trump administration, potentially perilous. ”
started in september 2008 , jinsider is a jewish media brand encompassing the video aggregation website jinsider , a weekly column in the new york jewish week , several documentary film projects and a variety of analysis projects . urltoken showcases jewish web videos and seeks to serve as the web archive of record for jewish video content . jinsider 's weekly column has sparked discussion on topics such as the free services model and how “ free ” affects the jewish community . jinsider was cofounded by yaakov ( jeffrey ) greenman and mark pearlman . pearlman was vice president of corporate development at cbs from 1988 to 1995 , and fox news executive vice president of finance and operations from 1995 to 1997 . he was part of the original management team that launched the fox news channel under roger ailes in 1996 . pearlman is also the former chairman of the children 's museum of manhattan and has funded and directed other jewish community initiatives including the website sinai live and the myhatikva initiative for the state of israel . 
started in september 2008, jinsider is a jewish media brand encompassing the video aggregation website jinsider, a weekly column in the new york jewish week, several documentary film projects and a variety of analysis projects. urltoken showcases jewish web videos and seeks to serve as the web archive of record for jewish video content. jinsider's weekly column has sparked discussion on topics such as the free services model and how “ free ” affects the jewish community. jinsider was cofounded by yaakov (jeffrey) greenman and mark pearlman. pearlman was vice president of corporate development at cbs from 1988 to 1995, and fox news executive vice president of finance and operations from 1995 to 1997. he was part of the original management team that launched the fox news channel under roger ailes in 1996. pearlman is also the former chairman of the children's museum of manhattan and has funded and directed other jewish community initiatives including the website sinai live and the myhatikva initiative for the state of israel.
started in september 2008, jinsider is a jewish media brand encompassing the video aggregation website jinsider, a weekly column in the new york jewish week, several documentary film projects and a variety of analysis projects. urltoken showcases jewish web videos and seeks to serve as the web archive of record for jewish video content. jinsider's weekly column has sparked discussion on topics such as the free services model and how “ free ” affects the jewish community. jinsider was cofounded by yaakov (jeffrey) greenman and mark pearlman. pearlman was vice president of corporate development at cbs from 1988 to 1995, and fox news executive vice president of finance and operations from 1995 to 1997. he was part of the original management team that launched the fox news channel under roger ailes in 1996. pearlman is also the former chairman of the children's museum of manhattan and has funded and directed other jewish community initiatives including the website sinai live and the myhatikva initiative for the state of israel.