Three Jewish sisters, pop’s newest music sensation
Think Fleetwood Mac, but Jewish.
HAIM (rhymes with time), a band made up of three Jewish sisters, released their second album, “Something to Tell You,” this month. Following up on their 2013 debut album “Days...
Israeli minister: We must keep Jewish historic sites safe
Keeping the Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives safe is a national priority, Construction Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday, on a tour at the site to oversee its security condition.
As construction minister,...
Moses Mendelssohn: Personally observant progenitor of Reform Judaism
The son of Menachem Mendel, a Torah scribe, Moses Mendelssohn (“son of Mendel”) not only studied in yeshiva and became a promising rabbinic scholar, he also pursued secular learning, particularly languages and philosophy, studying...
I’m an American rabbi. Israel no longer recognizes my religious authority
When I discovered this past week that I was one of the 160 rabbis officially not to be trusted by the Israeli Orthodox rabbinate, I had an uncanny flashback to an earlier sensation.
I was 19,...
As Iran berates us to mark second anniversary of nuclear deal, critics warn of...
Iran’s foreign minister marked the second anniversary of the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday by accusing the US of undermining the agreement.
“We expect all the sides to abide by their commitments, but the US...
Yiddish comes alive in Warsaw every summer
When Gołda Tencer, the director of the Shalom Foundation and the Jewish Theater in Warsaw, lit the Sabbath candles last Friday, she was accompanied by dozens of people from various countries. Though their mother tongues...
Platos a baza de sevoya
En esta rubrika, vos traemos esta vez, tres platos a baza de sevoya. En desparte de su rolo tan importante en el gizado sefaradi, los diversos djeneros de sevoya se komen tambien en sus...
‘Common bond’: Film festival focuses ‘through lens of Jewish culture’
Five – this is the number of films that will be screened as part of the fourth annual Jewish Film Festival in Albuquerque, beginning Thursday, July 20.
And each one of the films will have...
The top 5 archaeological finds proving Jerusalem is Jewish
In the face of UNESCO resolutions trying to erase the spiritual bond between the Jews and their holiest sites, a new video series produced by Christians is making a powerful statement showing the undeniable archaeological proof...
Jewish hairdresser who was fired over Sabbath spat wins legal case
A Jewish hairdresser in Montreal who was not allowed to work on Saturdays and was eventually fired has won a discrimination case against his former employer.
A Quebec judge has ordered Iris Gressy, who is...