Daily Archives: August 22, 2017
On Birthright, Russians and Ukrainians bond over Jewish identity
As the war in Donbass that began more than three years ago continues, Russia-Ukraine tensions remain high; but citizens of both countries who are on Birthright Israel tours focus instead on the Jewish heritage...
Temple Birthday Bash commemorates 150 years
The Temple celebrated its 150th birthday with a party for the congregational family Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20.
A large tent decorated with green and white balloons covered most of The Temple’s parking lot, and everyone from...
The truth about the Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Congress is currently considering bipartisan legislation, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which would undermine efforts at the United Nations and other international governmental organizations to boycott Israel.
Three-hundred members of the House and Senate have already announced their co-sponsorship of these...
When it cools down a little, you can’t miss the third Jerusalem Biennale for...
The 3rd Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art, which will showcase the work of nearly 200 professional artists, Israeli and international, in dozens of exhibitions and installations in eight venues around the city, will run...
Chief Rabbinate contests high court jurisdiction over Western Wall prayer
The Chief Rabbinate maintained in a position statement to the High Court of Justice on Monday that the court has no authority to intervene on the issue of prayer rights for progressive Jews at...
Worried about anti-Semitism? practice the tolerance you preach.
In The Forward, JFREJ member leader and Women’s March organizer Sophie Ellman-Golan responds the events in Charlottesville through the prism of recent attacks on JFREJ allies Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez. She...
Barcelona’s Chief Rabbi: Spain must fight Islamist terror more effectively
Barcelona’s Chief Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen has urged Jews to move to Israel following the terrorist attacks in Spain on Thursday, calling the country a “hub of Islamist terror for all of Europe” and “a...
Billy Joel wears yellow Star of David at New York show amid rising Neo-Nazi...
Billy Joel made a strong statement against the growing neo-Nazi and white nationalism movement on Monday night, taking the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden wearing a yellow Star of David.
The 68-year-old hitmaker, who...
Jewish artist’s work captures human dignity & betrayal in WW2
Former South African Leora Raikin has taken on the daunting task of cataloguing, preserving and exhibiting the art of her great-uncle, David Labkovski. Most compelling, though, is that she is using the works to...
Babel, Mikhoels, i los tredje fuziyados
Saludes a todos los oyentes de la emisyon Muestra lingua, la emisyon en djudeo-espanyol fundada por el profesor Haïm-Vidal Sephiha i prezentada agora por vuestro servidor Edmond Cohen, kon Philippe en la kabina.
Vos akodro...