Daily Archives: June 27, 2017
Bibi hits a wall
When push came to shove, when he had to pick between politics and principle, between personal power and Jewish unity, between his position and his people, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caved. He picked his...
How Bibi Just Gave Liberal Jews The Finger — And What We Can Do...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just gave the finger to a huge chunk of American Jews and, by doing so, dangerously upset the already precarious relationship between the Israeli government and the Diaspora.
There is...
Netanyahu insists Western Wall Prayer plan isn’t dead
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the leaders of U.S. Jewish federations on Monday that any other premier would have given in to pressure from ultra-Orthodox political parties and completely canceled the plan for an...
Listen to ‘Despacito,’ Justin Bieber and Luis Fonsi’s megahit song, in Hebrew
(JTA) — Attention Jews who love to dance to Latin grooves: There is a Hebrew version of “Despacito,” the first mostly Spanish-language song to become a number one Billboard chart hit in 20 years.
“Despacito,”...
What the Collapse of the Western Wall Compromise Means for Israel, and for Zionism
For the past eighteen months, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties have succeeded in holding up the implementation of a compromise approved by the Netanyahu government that would create a mixed-sex prayer area at the Western Wall....
L.A. clergy respond to the Kotel controversy
The prime minister, who claims to speak for all Jews, has betrayed a significant portion of the Jewish people by giving in to Charedi demands. He is not a man of his word or...
State department’s anti-semitism office will soon have no staff
The U.S. State Department’s office responsible for monitoring and combatting anti-Semitism will soon have no active staff members.
The office’s last two remaining employees will be reassigned as of July 1, according to multiple reports.
The...
Hoping your toddler will be inspired by Judaism
I was raised as a Conservative Jew. It suited my family and me well. Hebrew school a few times a week and services a few times a month. I was very active in my...
Ynet reporter to receive B’nai B’rith journalism award
Ynet reporter Yaniv Pohoryles will receive on Wednesday the 2017 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage.
Pohoryles, home page editor and writer for the Jewish World section of Ynet,...
A look at Jewish life in Shanghai through Chinese eyes
As a student studying the Holocaust at the University of Haifa, I was honored to do a short-term internship at the Jewish Museum Berlin with the team working on the new permanent exhibition. Before...