Daily Archives: June 14, 2017

German newspaper Bild, the largest circulation in the country, broadcasted a documentary on anti-Semitism among European Muslims that was canceled by French-German television channel Arteon the ground that it was too pro-Israel. Arte originally commissioned...

What is a brit milah, and what are the reasons for it? A brit milah, also known as a bris, is the Jewish ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised. Circumcision dates back to...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...