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From the New York Times:

A new study, which followed the health of more than 90,000 women over an average of more than seven years each, found that those who attended services were one-fifth less likely to die than those who did not…

Whatever the explanation, the researchers found a significant difference over the course of the study in the death rate of women who reported attending the services of Christian, Jewish and other faiths at least once a week.

The study was published by Psychology & Health, can be viewed online at this link.

The Israeli Supreme Court has authorized construction of a new building on the site of a Muslim Cemetery. Muslims who fought the case were backed by Haredi Jews who were opposed to disturbing graves.

Are you ready for the irony?

The building to be erected on the Muslim Cemetary: The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance.

Hat-tip: The LA Times’ Culture Monster blog.

The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have received widespread coverage, and we can’t add anything beyond what’s already been reported.

As we see it, there are two things our readers can do to help alleviate the suffering: Pray for the victims & survivors, and donate to organizations that are helping them.

One of the targets was the Nariman Jewish Center, where Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg (among others) were murdered. A fund has been established to benefit their two children. Click here to learn how to donate.

Jewy News readers are familiar with CUFI—Christians United for Israel. Recently the LA Times reported on a group which might be called “Christians United Against Israel.” They recently held a conference at which Haim Beliak, a Reform Rabbi, spoke about CUFI.

“My religion and my Zionism have been hijacked by Christian Zionists and their Jewish friends,” 

We don’t mean to offend adherents of Reform Judaism. But in this context it’s important to note that the when the Reform movement split off from mainstream Judaism a little over 150 years ago, they tossed overboard 3,000-year-old  Jewish traditions like kashrut and Sabbath observance. Somemight say Reform leaders hijacked Judaism.

Pot, meet kettle.

Found wrapped around a piece of Israeli-made Bazooka bubblegum:

If anyone would like to post a translation, click the word “comments” in blue, below.

Perhaps that’s an inappropriate headline. It seems that Mr. Hitchens, an avowed atheist perhaps best known for his book “God is Not Great,” is already on our side. It seems that he discovered he was Jewish when he was 38 years old, as The Guardian explains:

Once again, quoting from the Page Six column in the New York Post:

IVANKA Trump and Jared Kushner have selected [a] rabbi to convert her to Judaism for their upcoming nuptials, a source tells us… Trump’s conversion is going nicely. “She and Jared were in shul during all the holidays and ate in the sukkah every night,” our spy says.

Maybe Mr. Kushner, who lives in New York, could have tried harder to find a Jewish girl. Rumor has it there are a few Jewish girls in New York.

From the Page Six column in the New York Post:

IS Colin Farrell so in love with British novelist Emma Forrestthat he’s converting to Judaism for her? The two, who have been dating since June, stopped by the Heeb magazine storytelling event at MBar in West Hollywood last week where Forrest proceeded to “do a striptease burlesque act to traditional Jewish music,” said our spy. Farrell, who didn’t take his eyes off her, was wearing a Star of David around his neck.

According to ShowbizSpy.com, “Lindsay Lohan is reportedly set to convert to Judaism.” Why is she interested in converting?

Lohan’s rumored girlfriend Samantah [sic] Ronson — and her family — are practicing Jews.

A source close to the pair tells America’s Life & Style magazine, “Sam’s family is Jewish. Lindsay has learned a lot about Judaism from Sam and admires its beliefs.”

Many recent news stories (like this one by Don Nissenbaum for McClatchy Newspapers) have been written about the Israeli blockade of Gaza. They all blame Israel for blocking imports to the Hamas-controlled territory.

We think Jewy News readers are smart enough to figure out a way to get into Gaza without having to cross the Israeli blockade lines. The map below shows all of Gaza, with the Israeli blockade lines marked in red. Your challenge: Break the blockade!

Hint: Carefully examine the southwestern border of Gaza to see if you can find a gap in the blockade.

Unfortunately, it seems that Egypt is also blockading Gaza. If you didn’t know that, perhaps the reason is that virtually none of the news stories about the blockade documents this fact.