The Telegraph

25 Most Influential Jewish Newswires
May 1, 2009
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1. Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) · Israel
These self-described fighters of anti-Semitism and terrorism on the web have a massive following, to whom it delivers (mostly) streaming news.
2. JewishTweets (jewishtweets) · New York, NY
From the National Jewish Outreach Program--the brains behind Shabbat Across America--comes a strikingly comprehensive Jewish content aggregator.
3. Haaretz (haaretzonline) · Israel
The Israeli periodical maintains a strong presence on Twitter.
4. Yedioth Achronot/YNet Newsfeed (ynet_co_il) · Israel
While not officially affiliated with YNet, this Hebrew RSS feed ranks high in terms of number followers and frequency of re-tweets.
5. The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem_Post) · Israel
The English language periodical from Israel has a second Twitter account that ranks in the top 10 (see #8).
6. JTA (jtanews) · New York, NY
7. IsraelNewsNow (israelnewsnow) · California
8. Jerusalem Post (jerusalempost) · Israel
9. The Marker (Haaretz) (themarker) · Israel
10. Pletz.com (pletz) · Brazil
11. Jewish Breaking News (JBN) · New York, NY
12. igoogledisrael (igoogledisrael) · Israel
13. Israel21c (israel21c) · Israel
14. Ron Kampeas (kampeas) · Washington, D.C.
15. NY Jewish Week (NYJewishWeek) · New York, NY
16. The Fundermentalist (fundermentalist) · New York, NY
17. GoodNewsJews (GoodNewsJews) · (unknown)
18. Israel NewsWire (inwnews) · Chicago, IL
19. Jew Key News (jewkeynews) · New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA/Israel
20. The Jewish Chronicle (JewishChron) · London, England
21. IsraelTechNews (IsraelTechNews) · Israel
22. jew_news (jew_news) · (unknown)
23. World Jewish Daily (WrldJewishDaily) · Chicago,IL
24. Religion & State in Israel (religion_state) · Israel
25. Vos Iz Neias (vosiznies) · New York, NY

Jewish Journal

March 18 2009
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Local Composer Wins Soup Contest

A Los Angeles amateur chef has won the 2009 “Better Than Your Bubby’s Chicken Soup Challenge” sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program.

Michael Cohen, 31, a Hollywood composer who scored “The Hebrew Hammer,” beat out four contestants in the final round of the nationwide search for the best chicken soup recipe. Cohen’s recipe, “Elat Chicken Soup,” named for the Pico Boulevard market where he buys his ingredients, features a mix of chickpeas, eggplant and Middle Eastern spices.

Noted food experts, including kosher cookbook author Jamie Geller and syndicated columnist Lenore Skenazy, judged the finals, which were held on March 12 at Abigail’s on Broadway, a New York City kosher restaurant.

Cohen received a round-trip ticket to Israel for his prize-winning recipe. He has won $40,000 in previous national cooking contests over the past four years.