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- Holocaust survivor prepares for bar mitzvah (The Sacramento Bee)
A little nervous and plenty excited, Bernie Marks practiced Torah chanting Tuesday for his upcoming bar mitzvah ceremony, the symbolic Jewish passage into manhood. Bernie Marks on Tuesday practices the Torah portion he will chant when he is bar mitzvahed Sept. 20 at Sacramento's Congregation B'Nai Israel. Marks, 78, uses a yad from Israel to guide his place in the sacred Jewish ...
- Learn How to Manage Students and Nurture Children With This Comprehensive Guide On Education -- New Book is Written to ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BROOKLINE, Mass., July 28, 2008 -- Every year, diversity among students in schools all over America continues to grow which only means that new and effective methods of teaching and parenting are needed in order to maintain stability and mutual understanding.
- Emory Launches $1.6 Billion Campaign - PressZoom (press release)
Emory Launches $1.6 Billion CampaignPressZoom (press release), Netherlands - 20 hours agoAn Emory professor of English, Natasha Trethewey, was named last year's Pulitzer Prize winner in Poetry, while another Pulitzer Prize winner, Georgia-born ...
- How Kev Choice and Ise Lyfe Get Down (Low) - East Bay Express
How Kev Choice and Ise Lyfe Get Down (Low)East Bay Express, CA - 6 minutes agoSome have advanced from slam poetry to staged monologues or solo shows (in the Danny Hoch or Sarah Jones vein). And some, like celebrated Oakland poet Ise ...
- Back to School, Back to Fun - Morning News
It's time to head back to school, but area organizations are making sure students have something to look forward to when the final bell of the day rings. Arts centers, libraries and museums have scheduled a slew of programs for students of all ages ...
- Teacher inspired to write about unsung heroes - Anderson Independent Mail
Teacher inspired to write about unsung heroesAnderson Independent Mail, SC - 31 minutes agoAnother familiar name is Phyllis Wheatley, a slave woman who wrote poetry. She became well-known and well-traveled. In 1776 George Washington liked the poem ...
- Fabulously Observant: Prayer isn't boring, you are' - Jerusalem Post
Fabulously Observant: Prayer isn't boring, you are'Jerusalem Post, Israel - 52 minutes agoHe posed a challenge for every Jew to find himself or herself inside the siddur, which is filled with beautiful poetry, meaningful philosophy and ...
- Poetry slam features locals, city slickers at Chico Peace ... - Enterprise-Record
Poetry slam features locals, city slickers at Chico Peace ...Enterprise-Record, CA - 13 hours agoBy DEEANN RESK - The Buzz CHICO -- US Poet Laureate, Rita Dove, once wrote, "Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. ...
- Noted writers help UAA reach out to community (Anchorage Daily News)
The metamorphosis of the University of Alaska Anchorage's graduate program in creative writing climaxes with an unfolding of wings this week.
- Poetry: A poet's quest of spiritual intimacy - The Evening Sun
Poetry: A poet's quest of spiritual intimacyThe Evening Sun, PA - 25 minutes agoIf there is any underlying theme in his poetry, it is his relentless and devoted love of his Beloved, God. Consider the following poem by Rumi. ...
- A poet explores the language of collage (International Herald Tribune)
At 81, the poet John Ashbery is making his solo debut as professional artist with a modest but polished exhibition of two dozen small collages at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York.
- Simplicity and repetition may explain staying power of songs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing "Dancing Queen."
- Special to The Times - Chicago Tribune
Three years ago, Freddy Schmidt was confined to the leather couch in his living room, tubes and contraptions sticking out everywhere, unable to taste anything, or eat much at all. "I lost 10 pounds," he said, "and the doctor says, 'No, Freddy, you ...
- What’s New At Machon HaTorah - Five Towns Jewish Times Online
What’s New At Machon HaTorahFive Towns Jewish Times Online, NY - Sep 4, 2008He will also continue to oversee the planning of wedding festivities for indigent brides. The “Ask the Rabbi” seminars will be expanded. ...
- The Armageddon Ritual - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsThe Armageddon RitualOpEdNews, PA - 7 hours agoIn addition he has published more than 1700 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
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