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| Josh Shapiro: Winner of 2022 Gubernatorial Race in Pennsylvania

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckNovember 12, 2022

In the recent 2022 midterm elections, Democrat Josh Shapiro , 49, defeated Republican Doug Mastriano by a double-digit margin. Mastriano is a far-right extremist and a prominent figure in fundamentalist Christian nationalism. He has called the separation of church and state a myth, and has been accused of being a racist and antisemite. Shapiro has…

Dan Goldman: Wins New York 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckAugust 29, 2022

Attorney Daniel (“Dan”) Goldman, 46, served as lead majority counsel in the first impeachment…

Gary Gensler: 33rd Head of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckJune 14, 2022

Gary Gensler (64) serves as the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (After President Joe Biden nominated him for the position, he was confirmed by a 53-45 vote in the Senate.) In addition, Gensler is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to his career in the federal government, he…

Nikki Fried: Will This Democrat Unseat Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis?

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckApril 22, 2022

Nicole (“Nikki”) Fried , 44, is the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. She’s the first woman to be elected to the position and was the only Democrat to win a statewide…

Sen. Jon Ossoff’s Blockbuster Speech Against Restricting Voting Rights Goes ‘Megaviral’

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckJanuary 31, 2022

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D. Ga.), 34, recently delivered a powerful speech on the Senate floor, forcefully arguing against restricting voting rights…

Avril Haines: Head of the Department of National Intelligence, Making Her America’s Spy-in-Chief

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckSeptember 29, 2021

Avril Haines (52) became the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) the day after Joe Biden was sworn in as President. She is the first woman to fulfill that role. Previously, she served as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama Administration from 2015-2017, during which time she led…

Daniella Levine Cava: Attorney, Social Worker, and Mayor of Miami-Dade County

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckJune 12, 2021

Daniella Levine Cava (65) was elected mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Previously, she…

Ben Cardin: Senior Senator from the State of Maryland Who Has Never Lost an Election

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckApril 23, 2021

Benjamin “Ben” Cardin (77), who serves as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, was first elected to that seat in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district. Before that, Cardin served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as Speaker…

Janet Yellen: First Female U.S. Treasury Secretary in U.S. History, With a Long and Distinguished Career

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckMarch 12, 2021

Janet Yellen (74), named by President Joe Biden to be the new administration’s Secretary of the Treasury, was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 25, 2021. Previously, Yellen was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Chair of the Federal Reserve. She is also a professor emerita at the Haas…

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Woman and Biden’s Pick for Assistant Secretary of Health

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 3, 2021

Dr. Rachel L. Levine is a 63-year-old pediatrician who was head of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 till early 2021. President Joe Biden has tapped her to be the Assistant Secretary of Health in his administration. Dr. Levine, who also is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of…

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  1. 1. How many “Principles of Faith” did the great 12th century philosopher and scholar Maimonides postulate?
    d. 13
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  3. 2. Judaism is not just a religion. It is a culture, a political force, and even an ethnic group.
    a. True
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  5. 3. How many times a day do observant Jews pray?
    a. Three
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  7. 4. The Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), worn during prayer services, has knotted fringes or tassels at each corner of the shawl. What are they called?
    c. Tzitzit
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  9. 5. In contrast to Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism holds that while both written teaching and oral traditions have a divine origin, how they’re interpreted is up to the rabbis and may reflect modern circumstances.
    a. True
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  11. 6. What percentage of Jews live outside Israel and the United States?
    c. 24%
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Irving Berlin

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Inventor of the mobile phone, “Father of the Internet,” inventor of the video game cosole, inventor fo the laser, inventor of the gramophone, creator of the Barbie Doll, creator of the cruise ship, “Father of Immunology,” inventor fo the modern condom (!), a prime minister of the U.K., a three-time prime minister of France, a president of Switzerland and the primary financier of the American Revolution?

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Nobel Prizes
Although Jews are less than two-tenths of one percent of the world’s population, more than 20% of Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. Source: Google

Polio Vaccine
Millions and millions of people worldwide have been spared the ravages of poliomyelitis — including paralysis and even death — thanks to research conducted by Jewish scientist Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The Salk vaccine entered widespread use in the U.S. in 1955. Source: Wikipedia

Miss Liberty
The words “…give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” on the Statue of Liberty were written by Emma Lazarus, a Jew. Source: BuzzFeed

Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss, an immigrant from Germany, invented his blue jeans in 1873. Source: BuzzFeed

Start-Up Nation
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world. Source: BuzzFeed

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