Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone radiation treatment for a malignant tumor found on her pancreas, the Supreme Court disclosed Friday. It is her second treatment within a year for the disease.
The court said the treatment began earlier this month, and has been completed.
“The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body,” the court’s spokeswoman said in a statement. “Justice Ginsburg will continue to have periodic blood tests and scans. No further treatment is needed at this time.”

Washington – Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years [...]

Avigdor Liberman continues to enjoy strong support, with TV survey forecasting his Yisrael Beytenu party could hold keys to forming a government

The Mitzvah of Looking at the Shabbos CandlesBy Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
This article was written l’ilui nishmas the author’s mother, whose 12th Yartzeit is today.
For some reason, the Mitzvah or custom of looking at the Shabbos candles (See Ramah in Shulchan Aruch 271:10) is not so well known.
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New York Congressman Lee Zeldin is an ardent supporter of the president and party's standard-bearer for its pro-Israel stance, but still says president should not use that term

Wall Street – Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump called on U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing’s latest tariff increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 400 points after the president made the announcements on Twitter. [...]

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), including Israel Police and Shin Bet, launched a full-scale manhunt on Friday in attempt to catch the culprits who set off a bomb that murdered Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother.
In an official statement released by the IDF, Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said “We are in the midst of a pursuit being led by IDF, [Shin Bet] and Israeli Police forces and are coordinating a wide-ranging operational intelligence effort to locate the perpetrators of this grave and murderous attack.”

 62 Percent Disapprove Of How Trump’s Handling His JobAbout 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which finds some support for the president’s handling of the U.S.
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By Yael E. Geller, MPH
I always wanted to write an article on the history of the kosher wine evolution. It is fascinating that here we are in 5779/2019 and we have access to multitudes of kosher wines from the most famous wine regions in the world. We live in a time where Israeli wine has made tremendous strides and arguably dominates the kosher market. It seems as though every single week we hear of new and exciting wineries popping up all around Israel; from the small-batch, garage wineries to the large estate wineries, there is no shortage of variety.

Marchena – In a bid to reconnect with its Jewish history, the city of Marchena in southern Spain organized an international reunion for foreigners named after it. The two-day gathering will begin Friday in the city of about 40,000 residents near Sevilla. Organizers assume that foreigners whose last names contain the city’s name are predominantly [...]

It’s the judge's fourth bout with cancer since she joined the court in 1993; officials say she completed radiation therapy, no evidence of disease remaining

 Netofa – The Essence Of The Lower Galilee TerroirBy Yael E. Geller, MPH
I always wanted to write an article on the history of the kosher wine evolution. It is fascinating that here we are in 5779/2019 and we have access to multitudes of kosher wines from the most famous wine regions in the world.

Koch and his brother Charles have been hailed by Republicans for their political giving while vilified by Democrats as exemplars of fat-cat capitalism

The Israeli military issued a stern warning to Hamas on Thursday, saying it must enforce its control over other terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad as tensions continue to simmer on the Gaza Strip border, while Israel’s foreign minister said the IDF was prepared for a major operation in Gaza.
Recent days have seen an uptick in attacks on southern Israel, with rockets and mortars being fired, as well as an infiltration attempt. The IDF has engaged in measured retaliation for each incident, many of which are believed to be the work of Iran-backed Islamic Jihad.
Israel holds Gaza-ruling Hamas responsible for all violence emanating from the coastal enclave.

Moscow – President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. In Sunday’s test, a modified ground-launched version of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile accurately struck its target more than 500 kilometers [...]

Iranian FM says Tehran willing to return to nuclear deal if Europeans can find away to work around US sanctions

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas recently went on a frenzied rant in which he pledged, “We shall enter Jerusalem — millions of fighters!” it was revealed on Wednesday.
In a video uploaded to Abbas’ Facebook page on August 10 and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Abbas spoke at the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah, declaiming, “We shall remain [here], and nobody can remove us from our homeland.”
Presumably referring to Jews, Abbas proclaimed, “If they want, they themselves can leave. Those who are foreign to this land have no right to it.”

Montreal – A Canadian editor was handed a one-year prison sentence for promoting hatred against Jews and women in his publication. James Sears, editor of the quarterly Your Ward News in Toronto, was sentenced Thursday to two six-month terms by Judge Richard Blouin of the Ontario Court of Justice. The publication promoted Holocaust denial and [...]

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