4,000 Indian jews expected to attend PM Modi address in Israel
Approximately 4,000 Jews of Indian origin, now residing in Israel, are expected to attend a keynote event hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to the Jewish state in July.
According...
Koppel: Maccabiah Games bring excitement
As a small boy, my father, Yehuda Koppel, used to tell a story of how he took my brother and I to the Opening Ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
We watched and proudly...
Reb Dovid Yitzchok Wallk, Z”l
Reb Dovid Yitzchok Wallk of Boro Park was niftar Sunday evening, 17 Sivan, at the age of 61, after a difficult illness. Reb Dovid, a highly respected member of the Gerrer kehillah and alumnus...
The non-issue of Sharia
At a time when Western democracies face a terrible surge in terrorist attacks on their own soil perpetrated chiefly by radical Islamists of the al-Qaida and Islamic State brands, an American group has decided...
Must-see: 150 people sing ‘O Canada’ in Yiddish
Last week a group of 150 people from all walks of life gathered in Toronto to perform a version of the Canadian national anthem … in Yiddish. It’s really something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CarKYJ71lII
Apparently, the June 6 performance, perhaps...
The potential impact of educational technology on jewish education
A History of the “Future of Jewish Education”
By Russel Neiss
In 1911, William Inglis, writing for Harper’s Weekly profiled Thomas Edison’s latest invention that he guaranteed would, “make school so attractive that a big army...
La seconde vie des sites juifs du maroc
Alors que la présence juive au Maroc s’est considérablement réduite ces dernières années (moins de 3000 selon plusieurs sources), l’héritage judéo-marocain prend de plus en plus d’ampleur. «Nous assistons à un intérêt grandissant pour l’histoire...
Kazamiento felís?!
De vista después de la boda el marido dize a la mujer apenas kazada: “Yo tengo tres uzos ke tú deves entender i akseptar, entendites?”
“Sí!” responde la mujer.
“Muy bien! Primer uzo es ke kada...
Swiss parliament votes to end funding of anti-Semitic NGOs
The Swiss Council of States passed today a resolution directing the government to "amend the laws, ordinances and regulations" to prevent funding to NGOs "involved in racist, anti-Semitic or hate incitement actions."
According to NGO...
Dutch Muslim city councilman calls visiting israeli students ‘future zionists terrorists, murderers of children’
A Muslim city councilman in The Hague recently called Israeli high school students visiting the Netherlands “future Zionist terrorists” and “murders of children,” the Center for Information and Documentation of Israel (CIDI) reported late...