Monthly Archives: November 2017
Progressives call on Jews to worry less about Israel and more about Trump
The left’s rising hostility toward Israel has alienated many Jews, but progressives want the Jewish community to put aside its misgivings and present a united front against what they see as a greater threat: President Trump.
At a...
Why many classic Christmas songs were written by Jewish composers
Immigrant artists — from Irving Berlin to Mel Tormé — penned odes to the mythic fantasies of the American middle class they desperately wanted to join.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3G5gwZ-fsw
An outtake from "Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas" with...
Knesset to Empower Labor Minister to Consider Jewish Law in Permitting Shabbat Works
The Knesset Plenum on Wednesday approved in a preliminary reading a bill stating that while considering a request to employ a worker on Shabbat, the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs And Social Services may...
2,000 athletes representing different nations compete in Maccabi Games
Two thousand athletes, representing teams from America, Israel and South American nations, competed at the 36th annual Maccabi Games that took place Nov. 16-26 at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami...
Defective Heroes
Defective heroes abound. Currently, in Lithuania, evil is on display.
Prior to 1915, (for approximately 700 years), Jews lived in Lithuanian territories and enjoyed relative peace. After a Russian expulsion of Jews, independent Lithuania realized...
A 30th Anniversary, Soviet Jews, and the Making of History
On December 6, 1987, 30 years ago, more than 250,000 people gathered in Washington to call on the Kremlin to open the gates and let Soviet Jews emigrate. Freedom Sunday, as it came to...
Remembering Rabbi Neil Gillman, A JTS Giant
He stood at the intersection of the ancient and the modern, a kind of theological crossing guard gently guiding several generations of Jews through the crosswalk, a foot on both sides of the divide.
In...
Orthodox Rabbis again urge congregants to boycott JW3 in London
Orthodox rabbis in Hendon and Golders Green have sent another letter to congregants telling them not to attend events at Jewish community centre JW3.
The rabbis are believed to be angry about an event celebrating...
Accusations sur la responsabilité de l’attentat de la mosquée du Sinaï : le Qatar...
Après l’attaque massive du 24 novembre 2017 contre la mosquée Al-Rawdah à Bir Al-Abed au Sinaï, près d’El-Arish, au cours de laquelle 309 personnes ont été tuées et 128 blessées, selon des sources officielles...
L’ancien Premier ministre qatarien Hamed bin Jassim Al Thani : Al-Jazira a été une...
Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV
Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, ancien Premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères qatarien, a accordé une longue interview à la chaîne télévisée Qatar TV, dans laquelle il...